Create a referral source

post/v1/referral-sources

Creates a referral source and returns it. Send an Idempotency-Key header to make the request safe to retry. Available to keys belonging to office staff. Requires a key with write scope.

Authorization

Authorization: Bearer ak_...requiredscope: read + write

An AveeCare API key created in Settings → API Keys. This endpoint changes data, so the key needs read + write scope. About authentication

Headers

Idempotency-Key
stringmax length 255

A unique value (a UUID works well) that makes this request safe to retry for 24 hours. A retry with the same key and body returns the first result; the same key with a different body is refused with idempotency_conflict.

Request body

application/json
name
stringrequiredmax length 200

Name of the source.

type
string | nullmax length 100

Kind of source, such as Hospital or Physician.

organization
string | nullmax length 200

Organization the contact works for.

contactName
string | nullmax length 200

Main contact.

contactTitle
string | nullmax length 100

Contact's job title.

contactPhone
string | nullmax length 30

Contact's phone number.

contactEmail
string · email | nullmax length 320

Contact's email address.

address
string | nullmax length 200

Street address.

city
string | nullmax length 100

City.

state
string | nullmax length 50

State, as a two-letter code.

zipCode
string | nullmax length 20

ZIP code.

notes
string | nullmax length 20000

Notes.

isActive
boolean | null

Whether you still receive referrals from this source.

Response

201

The new referral source.

object
stringread-only

String representing the object's type. Always referral_source.

id
stringread-only

Unique identifier of the referral source.

name
string | nullmax length 200

Name of the source.

type
string | nullmax length 100

Kind of source, such as Hospital or Physician.

organization
string | nullmax length 200

Organization the contact works for.

contactName
string | nullmax length 200

Main contact.

contactTitle
string | nullmax length 100

Contact's job title.

contactPhone
string | nullmax length 30

Contact's phone number.

contactEmail
string · email | nullmax length 320

Contact's email address.

address
string | nullmax length 200

Street address.

city
string | nullmax length 100

City.

state
string | nullmax length 50

State, as a two-letter code.

zipCode
string | nullmax length 20

ZIP code.

notes
string | nullmax length 20000

Notes.

isActive
boolean | null

Whether you still receive referrals from this source.

totalReferrals
integer | nullread-only

Referrals received from this source.

totalConversions
integer | nullread-only

Referrals from this source that became clients.

lastReferralDate
string · date-time | nullread-only

When the most recent referral arrived.

createdAt
string · date-time | nullread-only

When the referral source was created.

updatedAt
string · date-time | nullread-only

When the referral source was last changed.

Response headers

Request-IdstringUnique ID of this request. Quote it when contacting support.
RateLimit-LimitintegerRequests allowed in the current window.
RateLimit-RemainingintegerRequests left in the current window.
RateLimit-ResetintegerSeconds until the window resets.
Idempotent-ReplayedstringPresent and true when this response is the stored result of an earlier request with the same Idempotency-Key.

Errors

StatusCodeMeaning
400
n/a
The request was malformed, a value was invalid, or it contained an unknown field (invalid_request, unknown_field).
401
n/a
The API key is missing, malformed, expired or revoked (unauthorized).
403
n/a
The key is read-only (insufficient_scope), or its user's role cannot do this (forbidden).
409
n/a
The Idempotency-Key was already used with a different request, or that request is still running (idempotency_conflict).
429
n/a
Too many requests (rate_limited). Wait for Retry-After seconds.
500
n/a
Something went wrong on our side (internal_error). Retry, and quote the request ID if it persists.

Every error uses the same body. See Errors for the full list of codes.