GET
/
medical
/
v1
/
patient
/
external-id
Get Patient by External ID
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.sandbox.metriport.com/medical/v1/patient/external-id \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'
import { MetriportMedicalApi, USState } from "@metriport/api-sdk";

const metriport = new MetriportMedicalApi("YOUR_API_KEY");

const patient = await metriport.getPatientByExternalId("1234567890");

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Query Params

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externalId
string
The exact external identifier you're trying to find. For Athena external identifiers, it must include the practice prefix (e.g. a-12345.E-6789).
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source
string
If not included, Metriport will search along the custom external identifier submitted at patient create as externalId. If included, it must be athenahealth, elation, or canvas, and will filter along the respective EHR patient identifiers of Metriport patients.

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Response

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id
string
required
The ID assigned to this Patient. This ID will be used to uniquely identify this Patient in medical documents.
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externalId
string
The ID of the Patient on your internal system to associate to a Patient in Metriport.
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additionalIds
AdditionalIdentifiers
A map containing additional external identifiers. If the patient is created or mapped in Metriport through one of our EHR apps - this property will be populated with the ID from the EHR, and included within the webhook payloads.
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firstName
string[]
required
The Patient's first name(s).
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lastName
string[]
required
The Patient's last name(s).
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dob
string
required
The Patient's date of birth (DOB), formatted YYYY-MM-DD as per ISO 8601.
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genderAtBirth
string
required
The Patient's gender at birth, can be one of M or F or O or U. Use O (other) when the patient's gender is known but it is not M or F, i.e intersex or hermaphroditic. Use U (unknown) when the patient's gender is not known.
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personalIdentifiers
PersonalIdentifier[]
An array of the Patient's personal IDs, such as a driver's license. May be empty.
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address
Address[]
required
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contact
Contact[]
​
facilityIds
string[]
required
Array of the IDs of the Facilities where the Patient is receiving care.
import { MetriportMedicalApi, USState } from "@metriport/api-sdk";

const metriport = new MetriportMedicalApi("YOUR_API_KEY");

const patient = await metriport.getPatientByExternalId("1234567890");

{
  "id": "018a80c4-292a-7486-a1234-76yuhe23yu14",
  "externalId": "1234567890",
  "additionalIds": { 
    "athenahealth": ["43210"], 
    "canvas": ["1234567890"], 
    "elation": ["0987654321"] 
  },
  "facilityIds": ["018a80c4-292a-7486-a1234-9uiu76yhe234"]
  "firstName": "Jose",
  "lastName": "Juarez",
  "dob": "1951-05-05",
  "genderAtBirth": "M",
  "personalIdentifiers": [
    {
      "type": "driversLicense",
      "state": "CA",
      "value": "51227265"
    }
  ],
  "address": [
    {
      "zip": "12345",
      "city": "San Diego",
      "state": "CA",
      "country": "USA",
      "addressLine1": "Guadalajara St"
    }
  ],
  "contact": [
    {
      "phone": "1234567899",
      "email": "jose@domain.com"
    }
  ],
}