---
title: "Create a new referral"
method: POST
path: "/public/rdvm/referrals"
tags: ["RdvmPortal"]
---

# Create a new referral

`POST /public/rdvm/referrals`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.clinicos.vet/backend/business`
- URL: `https://api.clinicos.vet/backend/business/public/rdvm/referrals`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1/docs/public/rdvm/referrals/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- CreateRdvmReferralRequest
  - `sessionId` string
  - `clinicId` string
  - `patientName` string
  - `species` string, nullable
  - `breed` string, nullable
  - `ownerName` string, nullable
  - `ownerPhone` string, nullable
  - `ownerEmail` string, nullable
  - `specialty` string
  - `appointmentTypeId` string, nullable
  - `doctorId` string, nullable
  - `reasonForReferral` string
  - `clinicalNotes` string, nullable
  - `urgency` string
  - `preferredDate` string, date-time, nullable
  - `preferredTime` string, nullable

## Response `200`

OK

- RdvmReferralDto
  - `id` string
  - `patientName` string
  - `species` string, nullable
  - `specialty` string
  - `status` string
  - `urgency` string
  - `reasonForReferral` string, nullable
  - `assignedDoctorName` string, nullable
  - `scheduledDate` string, date-time, nullable
  - `referralDate` string, date-time
  - `createdAt` string, date-time
  - `unreadMessages` union
    - integer
    - string, int32
  - `threadId` string, nullable: Communication thread ID for unified inbox integration

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1/revisions/099cf36186e0?raw)