---
title: "Find Duplicates Of Patient"
method: GET
path: "/user/patient/{patient_id}/duplicates"
tags: ["provider", "user"]
---

# Find Duplicates Of Patient

`GET /user/patient/{patient_id}/duplicates`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://docs.decodahealth.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://docs.decodahealth.com/user/patient/{patient_id}/duplicates`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `TENANT`, `API-KEY`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/decodahealth/apis/decoda-api/docs/user/patient/:patient_id/duplicates/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Find duplicate patients for a specific patient based on matching field values.
Uses the patient service find_duplicates_of_patient function.

## Path parameters

- `patient_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string: Comma-separated list of patient fields to check for duplicates

## Headers

- `TENANT` string, required
- `API-KEY` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- PatientSummary[]
  - `id` string, required: The unique identifier for the user.
  - `firstName` string, nullable: The user's first name.
  - `lastName` string, nullable: The user's last name.
  - `phoneNumber` string, nullable: The user's phone number.
  - `email` string, nullable: The user's email address.
  - `type` 'PROVIDER' | 'PATIENT' | 'ASSISTANT', required
  - `locationId` string, nullable: The location of the user.
  - `externalId` string, nullable: The user's external identifier if available.
  - `address` string, nullable: The user's primary address.
  - `addressLineTwo` string, nullable: Additional address information.
  - `city` string, nullable: The city of the user's address.
  - `state` string, nullable: The state of the user's address.
  - `zipCode` string, nullable: The postal code of the user's address.
  - `country` string, nullable: The country of the user's address.
  - `createdDate` string, date-time, required: The date and time when the user was created.
  - `addressValid` boolean, nullable: Whether the user's address is valid.
  - `meta` object, nullable: Any additional metadata about the user relevant to your system.
  - `isArchived` boolean, nullable: Whether the user is archived.
  - `primaryLocationId` string, nullable: The primary location of the user.
  - `gender` string, nullable: The gender of the patient.
  - `dateOfBirth` string, date, nullable: The date of birth of the patient.
  - `patientMedications` string[], nullable: List of patient's self-reported medications.
  - `onSchedulingBlacklist` boolean, nullable: Whether the patient is on the scheduling blacklist.
  - `surchargeDisabled` boolean, nullable: Whether surcharges are disabled for this patient.
  - `tags` PatientTagSummary[], nullable: List of patient tags
    - `id` string, required: Unique identifier for the patient tag
    - `name` string, required: Name of the patient tag
    - `emoji` string, nullable: Emoji associated with the tag
    - `color` string, nullable: Color code for the tag (hex format)
    - `isActive` boolean, required: Whether the tag is active
    - `createdDate` string, date-time, required: Date and time when the tag was created
    - `updatedDate` string, date-time, nullable: Date and time when the tag was last updated
  - `creditBalance` integer, nullable: Patient's credit balance in cents.
  - `preferredProviderId` string, nullable: The preferred provider ID for this patient.

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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