## MedplumClient.createDocumentReference() method [​](/content/docs/sdk/core.medplumclient.createdocumentreference#medplumclientcreatedocumentreference-method "Direct link to MedplumClient.createDocumentReference(/index.html) method")

Creates a FHIR DocumentReference resource with the provided data content.

**Signature:**

```typescript
createDocumentReference(createDocumentReferenceOptions: CreateDocumentReferenceOptions, requestOptions?: MedplumRequestOptions): Promise<DocumentReference>;
```

## Parameters [​](/content/docs/sdk/core.medplumclient.createdocumentreference#parameters "Direct link to Parameters"/index.html)

| Parameter                         | Type                                                         | Description                                                                                          |
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| createDocumentReferenceOptions     | [CreateDocumentReferenceOptions](/content/docs/sdk/core.createdocumentreferenceoptions)  | The document reference creation options. See `CreateDocumentReferenceOptions` for full details.    |
| requestOptions                     | [MedplumRequestOptions](/content/docs/sdk/core.medplumrequestoptions)                   | _(Optional)_ Optional fetch options.                                                                  |

**Returns:**

Promise<DocumentReference>

The new document reference resource.

- [MedplumClient.createDocumentReference() method](/content/docs/sdk/core.medplumclient.createdocumentreference#medplumclientcreatedocumentreference-method/index.html)
- [Parameters](/content/docs/sdk/core.medplumclient.createdocumentreference#parameters/index.html)