---
title: "POST /specimen"
method: POST
path: "/specimen"
tags: ["specimenController"]
---

# POST /specimen

`POST /specimen`

## Request body

- Newspecimen — (tsType: Omit<specimen, >, schemaOptions: { title: 'Newspecimen', exclude: [] })
  - `specimen_id` number
  - `person_id` number
  - `specimen_concept_id` number
  - `specimen_type_concept_id` number
  - `specimen_date` string, date-time
  - `specimen_datetime` string, date-time
  - `quantity` number
  - `unit_concept_id` number
  - `anatomic_site_concept_id` number
  - `disease_status_concept_id` number
  - `specimen_source_id` string
  - `specimen_source_value` string
  - `unit_source_value` string
  - `anatomic_site_source_value` string
  - `disease_status_source_value` string

## Response `200`

specimen instance created

- Specimen
  - `specimen_id` number
  - `person_id` number
  - `specimen_concept_id` number
  - `specimen_type_concept_id` number
  - `specimen_date` string, date-time
  - `specimen_datetime` string, date-time
  - `quantity` number
  - `unit_concept_id` number
  - `anatomic_site_concept_id` number
  - `disease_status_concept_id` number
  - `specimen_source_id` string
  - `specimen_source_value` string
  - `unit_source_value` string
  - `anatomic_site_source_value` string
  - `disease_status_source_value` string

## Changes

- **2022-12-15** `17f92620449e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2022-11-28** `8517ac9eef50` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ohdsi/apis/data-connection/changes/specimen/post.md)

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