# Doctors
In the Doctors API, hospitals associated with a doctor are presented as nested objects in GET responses (retrieval and listing), providing comprehensive information about each associated hospital. However, when creating or updating a doctor, only the hospital_ids field (a list of hospital unique_ids) should be used to associate the doctor with specific hospitals. This distinction ensures that users manage relationships by specifying only the necessary unique_ids of related hospitals, while receiving full details of associated hospitals in retrieval operations.
# Get Doctor List
Retrieve a list of all doctors, with associated hospitals displayed as nested objects.
- URL:
resources/doctors/ - Method:
GET - Response Example:
[ { "unique_id": "12345", "doctor_name": "Dr. John Doe", "doctor_description": "Cardiologist with 10 years of experience.", "doctor_practice_number": "DOC12345", "doctor_org_code": "ORG67890", "doctor_type": "Specialist", "doctor_physical_address": "123 Health St, Wellness City", "doctor_postal_address": "P.O. Box 7890", "doctor_town": "Wellness City", "doctor_region": "Central", "doctor_province": "Province A", "doctor_country": "Country X", "doctor_postal_code": "1001", "doctor_phone_number": "123-456-7890", "doctor_phone_number_alt": "123-456-7891", "doctor_emergency_number": "123-456-7899", "doctor_fax_number": "123-456-7892", "doctor_email_address": "john.doe@hospital.com", "doctor_website_url": "https://www.johndoe.com", "doctor_image_url": "https://images.com/12345", "doctor_latitude": "-25.12345", "doctor_longitude": "28.12345", "hospitals": [ { "unique_id": "98765", "hospital_name": "General Hospital", "hospital_description": "A primary healthcare hospital.", "hospital_practice_number": "GH123456", "hospital_type": "Private" } ], "date_created": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z", "last_updated": "2023-01-05T08:30:00Z" }, ... ]
# Create a Doctor
Create a new doctor entry, associating them with specific hospitals using the hospital_ids list (a list of hospital unique_ids).
URL:
resources/doctors/Method:
POSTRequest Example:
{ "doctor_name": "Dr. John Doe", "doctor_description": "Cardiologist with 10 years of experience.", "doctor_practice_number": "DOC12345", "doctor_org_code": "ORG67890", "doctor_type": "Specialist", "doctor_physical_address": "123 Health St, Wellness City", "doctor_postal_address": "P.O. Box 7890", "doctor_town": "Wellness City", "doctor_region": "Central", "doctor_province": "Province A", "doctor_country": "Country X", "doctor_postal_code": "1001", "doctor_phone_number": "123-456-7890", "doctor_phone_number_alt": "123-456-7891", "doctor_emergency_number": "123-456-7899", "doctor_fax_number": "123-456-7892", "doctor_email_address": "john.doe@hospital.com", "doctor_website_url": "https://www.johndoe.com", "doctor_image_url": "https://images.com/12345", "doctor_latitude": "-25.12345", "doctor_longitude": "28.12345", "hospital_ids": ["98765", "87654"] }Response Example:
{ "unique_id": "12345", "doctor_name": "Dr. John Doe", "doctor_description": "Cardiologist with 10 years of experience.", "doctor_practice_number": "DOC12345", "doctor_org_code": "ORG67890", "doctor_type": "Specialist", "doctor_physical_address": "123 Health St, Wellness City", "doctor_postal_address": "P.O. Box 7890", "doctor_town": "Wellness City", "doctor_region": "Central", "doctor_province": "Province A", "doctor_country": "Country X", "doctor_postal_code": "1001", "doctor_phone_number": "123-456-7890", "doctor_phone_number_alt": "123-456-7891", "doctor_emergency_number": "123-456-7899", "doctor_fax_number": "123-456-7892", "doctor_email_address": "john.doe@hospital.com", "doctor_website_url": "https://www.johndoe.com", "doctor_image_url": "https://images.com/12345", "doctor_latitude": "-25.12345", "doctor_longitude": "28.12345", "hospitals": [ { "unique_id": "98765", "hospital_name": "General Hospital", "hospital_description": "A primary healthcare hospital.", "hospital_practice_number": "GH123456", "hospital_type": "Private" }, { "unique_id": "87654", "hospital_name": "City Clinic", "hospital_description": "Community health clinic.", "hospital_practice_number": "CC789012", "hospital_type": "Public" } ], "date_created": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z", "last_updated": "2023-01-05T08:30:00Z" }
# Get a Doctor
Retrieve details of a specific doctor by unique ID, displaying associated hospitals as nested objects.
URL:
resources/doctors/<str:unique_id>/Method:
GETResponse Example:
{ "unique_id": "12345", "doctor_name": "Dr. John Doe", "doctor_description": "Cardiologist with 10 years of experience.", "doctor_practice_number": "DOC12345", "doctor_org_code": "ORG67890", "doctor_type": "Specialist", "doctor_physical_address": "123 Health St, Wellness City", "doctor_postal_address": "P.O. Box 7890", "doctor_town": "Wellness City", "doctor_region": "Central", "doctor_province": "Province A", "doctor_country": "Country X", "doctor_postal_code": "1001", "doctor_phone_number": "123-456-7890", "doctor_phone_number_alt": "123-456-7891", "doctor_emergency_number": "123-456-7899", "doctor_fax_number": "123-456-7892", "doctor_email_address": "john.doe@hospital.com", "doctor_website_url": "https://www.johndoe.com", "doctor_image_url": "https://images.com/12345", "doctor_latitude": "-25.12345", "doctor_longitude": "28.12345", "hospitals": [ { "unique_id": "98765", "hospital_name": "General Hospital", "hospital_description": "A primary healthcare hospital.", "hospital_practice_number": "GH123456", "hospital_type": "Private" } ], "date_created": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z", "last_updated": "2023-01-05T08:30:00Z" }
# Update a Doctor
Update an existing doctor by unique ID, associating or updating associated hospitals using hospital_ids.
URL:
resources/doctors/<str:unique_id>/Method:
PUTRequest Example:
{ "doctor_name": "Dr. Jane Doe", "hospital_ids": ["98765"] }Response Example:
{ "unique_id": "12345", "doctor_name": "Dr. Jane Doe", "doctor_description": "Cardiologist with 10 years of experience.", "doctor_practice_number": "DOC12345", "doctor_org_code": "ORG67890", "doctor_type": "Specialist", "doctor_physical_address": "123 Health St, Wellness City", "doctor_postal_address": "P.O. Box 7890", "doctor_town": "Wellness City", "doctor_region": "Central", "doctor_province": "Province A", "doctor_country": "Country X", "doctor_postal_code": "1001", "doctor_phone_number": "123-456-7890", "doctor_phone_number_alt": "123-456-7891", "doctor_emergency_number": "123-456-7899", "doctor_fax_number": "123-456-7892", "doctor_email_address": "john.doe@hospital.com", "doctor_website_url": "https://www.johndoe.com", "doctor_image_url": "https://images.com/12345", "doctor_latitude": "-25.12345", "doctor_longitude": "28.12345", "hospitals": [ { "unique_id": "98765", "hospital_name": "General Hospital", "hospital_description": "A primary healthcare hospital.", "hospital_practice_number": "GH123456", "hospital_type": "Private" } ], "date_created": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z", "last_updated": "2023-01-06T08:30:00Z" }
# Delete a Doctor
Delete a doctor by unique ID.
- URL:
resources/doctors/<str:unique_id>/ - Method:
DELETE - Response:
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