---
title: "GET /api/lab_documents"
method: GET
path: "/api/lab_documents"
tags: ["Clinical"]
---

# GET /api/lab_documents

`GET /api/lab_documents`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.drchrono.com`
- URL: `https://app.drchrono.com/api/lab_documents`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Authorization code: `https://app.drchrono.com/o/authorize/`
  - Token URL: `https://app.drchrono.com/o/token/` scopes: `labs:read`, `labs:write`

Retrieve or search lab order documents

## Query parameters

- `cursor` string: The pagination cursor value.
- `page_size` integer: Number of results to return per page.
- `patient` integer
- `since` string
- `doctor` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- object: Paginated Result
  - `previous` string: Previous paginated page
  - `data` LabOrderDocument[]: result data
    - `hl7` string: The HL7 data that the document was generated from
    - `timestamp` string: Time at which the document was uploaded
    - `lab_order` integer, required: ID of the order this document is associated with
    - `document` string, required
    - `type` 'REQ' | 'ABN' | 'R-A' | 'RES', required: Value | Notes ----- | ----- `"REQ"` | requisition form | `"ABN"` | `ABN (Advance Beneficiary Notice)` | `"R-A"` | requisition form and :abbr:`ABN (Advance Beneficiary Notice)` | `"RES"` | lab results |
    - `id` integer
  - `next` string: Next Paginated page

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Permission Denied
- `404`: Not Found
- `405`: Method Not Allowed
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-07-26** `e595797fe800`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `patient`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/drchrono/apis/drchrono-api/changes/api/lab_documents/get.md)

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