Observation

Options to work with FHIR R4 Observation resources.

The following example shows one possible Observation workflow. An Observation can be recorded without a ServiceRequest. The subject and encounter references are optional and are included only when applicable.

[Measurement or Assessment Performed]
        |
        v
[Observation Resource Created]
        |
  +-----+-------------------+
  |                         |
[Optional subject]    [Optional encounter]
[reference]           [reference]

Successful HTTP Responses

This table lists successful HTTP responses for this resource.

EndpointMethodSuccessful status code
/api/fhir/r4/Observation GET 200
/api/fhir/r4/Observation POST 201
/api/fhir/r4/Observation/$purgeDeleted POST 200
/api/fhir/r4/Observation/{rid} DELETE 204
/api/fhir/r4/Observation/{rid} GET 200
/api/fhir/r4/Observation/{rid} PUT 200
/api/fhir/r4/Observation/{rid}/$hardDelete POST 200
/api/fhir/r4/Observation/{rid}/_history/{vid} GET 200

For cross-resource interaction summaries, see FHIR status codes.

See also

For permanent deletion guidance, see Data deletion and purge operations.