API Method PracticeCreate

Description

The following code samples describe the processes involved in adding a new practice.

Prerequisites

1. This API call requires Vendor-level credentials. The credentials should be populated into the applicationId and applicationPassword fields of the auth block.

Code Samples

Java

  
 
 
   public void TalkToUpdox() throws Exception {
       String uri = "https://updoxqa.com/io/practiceCreate";
       ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
       Map<String,Object> messageData = BuildMessage();
       String jsonData = mapper.writeValueAsString(messageData);
       HttpResponse httpResponse = SendReceiveJSON(jsonData, uri);
       HttpEntity responseEntity = httpResponse.getEntity();
       String response = EntityUtils.toString(responseEntity);
       JsonNode actualObj = mapper.readTree(response);
 
       System.out.println(actualObj.get("responseCode"));
       System.out.println(actualObj.get("responseMessage"));
   }
 
   private Map<String,Object> BuildMessage() throws Exception
   {
       Map<String,Object> messageData = new HashMap();
       messageData.put("accountId","NewPracticeId"); //required
       messageData.put("name","Family Practice"); //required
       messageData.put("address1", "94 N. High St");
       messageData.put("address2", "Suite 100");
       messageData.put("city", "Dublin");
       messageData.put("state", "OH");
       messageData.put("postal", "43017");
       messageData.put("phone", "6147988170");
       messageData.put("fax", "6144074411");
       messageData.put("directAddress", "practice_direct");
       messageData.put("directDomain", "new_practice");
       messageData.put("timeZone", "America/Chicago");
       messageData.put("websiteAddress", "practice_website");
       messageData.put("active","true"); //recommended, defaults to "false"
       
       Map<String,String> authData = new HashMap();
       authData.put("applicationId", "vendorId");
       authData.put("applicationPassword", "vendorPassword");
       messageData.put("auth", authData);
       
       return messageData;
   }
 
   private HttpResponse SendReceiveJSON(String jsonData, String uri) throws Exception {
       HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
       HttpResponse response = null;
       StringEntity params = new StringEntity(jsonData);
       try {
           HttpPost request = new HttpPost(uri);
           request.addHeader("content-type", "application/json");
           request.setEntity(params);
           response = httpClient.execute(request);
       } catch (Exception ex) {
           // handle exception here
       } finally {
           httpClient.getConnectionManager().shutdown();
       }
       return response;
   }

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C#

  
 public void TalkToUpdox()
 {
 
    string json = new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(new {
     accountId = "NewPracticeId",  // required
     name = "Family Practice",  //required
     address1 = "94 N. High St",
     address2 = "Suite 100",
     city = "Dublin",
     state = "OH",
     postal = "43017",
     phone = "6147988170",
     fax = "6144074411",
     timeZone = "America/Chicago",
     websiteAddress = "practice_website",
     directDomain = "new_practice",
     directAddress = "practice_direct",
     active = "true",  //recommended, defaults to "false"
 
     auth = new {
       applicationId = "vendorId",
       applicationPassword = "vendorPassword",
       accountId = "",
       userId = ""
     }
    });
   
   string url = "https://updoxqa.com/io/practiceCreate";
   SendReceiveJSON(json, url);
 }
 
 private void SendReceiveJSON(string json, string url)
 {
   var httpWebRequest = WebRequest.Create(url);
   httpWebRequest.ContentType = "application/json";
   httpWebRequest.Method = "POST";
   using (var streamWriter = new StreamWriter(httpWebRequest.GetRequestStream()))
   {
     streamWriter.Write(json);
     streamWriter.Flush();
     streamWriter.Close();
     var httpResponse = (HttpWebResponse) httpWebRequest.GetResponse();
     using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream()))
     {
       var result = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
     }
   }
 }

Messages

Request JSON

 {
   "accountId": "NewPracticeId",
   "name": "NewPracticeName",
   ...
   "active": "true",
   "auth": {
       "applicationId": "vendorId",
       "applicationPassword": "vendorPassword"
   }
 }

HTTP Response Status

 200 OK

Response JSON

 {
   "successful": true,
   "responseMessage": "OK",
   "responseCode": 2000,
   "accountId": "NewPracticeId",
   "action": "create"
 }

Relevant Response Codes

In addition to the General Error Set, this method may return the following values in the responseCode and responseMessage fields:

responseCode	responseMessage
4110	no practice ID
4130	account already exists
4140	web address is already taken
4610	direct address error: direct address is taken
4620	direct address error: domain does not match the direct domain for this account
4630	direct address error: account does not have a direct domain configured