> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.metriport.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # CapabilityStatement > A Capability Statement documents a set of capabilities (behaviors) of a FHIR Server for a particular version of FHIR that may be used as a statement of actual server functionality or a statement of required or desired server implementation. ## Properties | Name | Required | Type | Description | | ------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | url | No | uri | Canonical identifier for this capability statement, represented as a URI (globally unique) | | version | No | string | Business version of the capability statement | | name | No | string | Name for this capability statement (computer friendly) | | title | No | string | Name for this capability statement (human friendly) | | status | Yes | code | draft / active / retired / unknown | | experimental | No | boolean | For testing purposes, not real usage | | date | Yes | dateTime | Date last changed | | publisher | No | string | Name of the publisher (organization or individual) | | contact | No | [ContactDetail](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/contactdetail)\[] | Contact details for the publisher | | description | No | markdown | Natural language description of the capability statement | | useContext | No | [UsageContext](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/usagecontext)\[] | The context that the content is intended to support | | jurisdiction | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Intended jurisdiction for capability statement (if applicable) | | purpose | No | markdown | Why this capability statement is defined | | copyright | No | markdown | Use and/or publishing restrictions | | kind | Yes | code | instance / capability / requirements | | instantiates | No | canonical\[] | Canonical URL of another capability statement this implements | | imports | No | canonical\[] | Canonical URL of another capability statement this adds to | | software | No | CapabilityStatementSoftware | Software that is covered by this capability statement | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - name | Yes | string | A name the software is known by | | - version | No | string | Version covered by this statement | | - releaseDate | No | dateTime | Date this version was released | | implementation | No | CapabilityStatementImplementation | If this describes a specific instance | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - description | Yes | string | Describes this specific instance | | - url | No | url | Base URL for the installation | | - custodian | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Organization that manages the data | | fhirVersion | Yes | code | FHIR Version the system supports | | format | Yes | code\[] | formats supported (xml / json / ttl / mime type) | | patchFormat | No | code\[] | Patch formats supported | | implementationGuide | No | canonical\[] | Implementation guides supported | | rest | No | CapabilityStatementRest | If the endpoint is a RESTful one | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - mode | Yes | code | client / server | | - documentation | No | markdown | General description of implementation | | - security | No | CapabilityStatementRestSecurity | Information about security of implementation | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - cors | No | boolean | Adds CORS Headers ([http://enable-cors.org/](http://enable-cors.org/)) | | - service | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | OAuth / SMART-on-FHIR / NTLM / Basic / Kerberos / Certificates | | - description | No | markdown | General description of how security works | | - resource | No | CapabilityStatementRestResource | Resource served on the REST interface | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - type | Yes | code | A resource type that is supported | | - profile | No | canonical | Base System profile for all uses of resource | | - supportedProfile | No | canonical\[] | Profiles for use cases supported | | - documentation | No | markdown | Additional information about the use of the resource type | | - interaction | No | CapabilityStatementRestResourceInteraction | What operations are supported? | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - code | Yes | code | read / vread / update / patch / delete / history-instance / history-type / create / search-type | | - documentation | No | markdown | Anything special about operation behavior | | - versioning | No | code | no-version / versioned / versioned-update | | - readHistory | No | boolean | Whether vRead can return past versions | | - updateCreate | No | boolean | If update can commit to a new identity | | - conditionalCreate | No | boolean | If allows/uses conditional create | | - conditionalRead | No | code | not-supported / modified-since / not-match / full-support | | - conditionalUpdate | No | boolean | If allows/uses conditional update | | - conditionalDelete | No | code | not-supported / single / multiple - how conditional delete is supported | | - referencePolicy | No | code\[] | literal / logical / resolves / enforced / local | | - searchInclude | No | string\[] | \_include values supported by the server | | - searchRevInclude | No | string\[] | \_revinclude values supported by the server | | - searchParam | No | CapabilityStatementRestResourceSearchParam | Search parameters supported by implementation | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - name | Yes | string | Name of search parameter | | - definition | No | canonical | Source of definition for parameter | | - type | Yes | code | number / date / string / token / reference / composite / quantity / uri / special | | - documentation | No | markdown | Server-specific usage | | - operation | No | CapabilityStatementRestResourceOperation | Definition of a resource operation | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - name | Yes | string | Name by which the operation/query is invoked | | - definition | Yes | canonical | The defined operation/query | | - documentation | No | markdown | Specific details about operation behavior | | - interaction | No | CapabilityStatementRestInteraction | What operations are supported? | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - code | Yes | code | transaction / batch / search-system / history-system | | - documentation | No | markdown | Anything special about operation behavior | | - searchParam | No | \[] | Search parameters for searching all resources | | - operation | No | \[] | Definition of a system level operation | | - compartment | No | canonical\[] | Compartments served/used by system | | messaging | No | CapabilityStatementMessaging | If messaging is supported | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - endpoint | No | CapabilityStatementMessagingEndpoint | Where messages should be sent | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - protocol | Yes | [Coding](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/coding) | http / ftp / mllp + | | - address | Yes | url | Network address or identifier of the end-point | | - reliableCache | No | unsignedInt | Reliable Message Cache Length (min) | | - documentation | No | markdown | Messaging interface behavior details | | - supportedMessage | No | CapabilityStatementMessagingSupportedMessage | Messages supported by this system | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - mode | Yes | code | sender / receiver | | - definition | Yes | canonical | Message supported by this system | | document | No | CapabilityStatementDocument | Document definition | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - mode | Yes | code | producer / consumer | | - documentation | No | markdown | Description of document support | | - profile | Yes | canonical | Constraint on the resources used in the document | ## Search Parameters | Name | Type | Description | Expression | | --------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | | context | token | A use context assigned to the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.useContext.value | | context-quantity | quantity | A quantity- or range-valued use context assigned to the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.useContext.value | | context-type | token | A type of use context assigned to the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.useContext.code | | date | date | The capability statement publication date | CapabilityStatement.date | | description | string | The description of the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.description | | fhirversion | token | The version of FHIR | CapabilityStatement.version | | format | token | formats supported (xml / json / ttl / mime type) | CapabilityStatement.format | | guide | reference | Implementation guides supported | CapabilityStatement.implementationGuide | | jurisdiction | token | Intended jurisdiction for the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.jurisdiction | | mode | token | Mode - restful (server/client) or messaging (sender/receiver) | CapabilityStatement.rest.mode | | name | string | Computationally friendly name of the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.name | | publisher | string | Name of the publisher of the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.publisher | | resource | token | Name of a resource mentioned in a capability statement | CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.type | | resource-profile | reference | A profile id invoked in a capability statement | CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.profile | | security-service | token | OAuth / SMART-on-FHIR / NTLM / Basic / Kerberos / Certificates | CapabilityStatement.rest.security.service | | software | string | Part of the name of a software application | CapabilityStatement.software.name | | status | token | The current status of the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.status | | supported-profile | reference | Profiles for use cases supported | CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.supportedProfile | | title | string | The human-friendly name of the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.title | | url | uri | The uri that identifies the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.url | | version | token | The business version of the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.version | | context-type-quantity | composite | A use context type and quantity- or range-based value assigned to the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.useContext | | context-type-value | composite | A use context type and value assigned to the capability statement | CapabilityStatement.useContext | ## Inherited Properties | Name | Required | Type | Description | | ----------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | | id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact | | meta | No | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta) | Metadata about the resource | | implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | | language | No | code | Language of the resource content | | text | No | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative) | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation | | contained | No | Resource\[] | Contained, inline Resources | | extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored | To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [CapabilityStatement](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CapabilityStatement).