meal

Create a new meal

Changed on Sep 9, 2026

post/patients/{patient_id}/meals

Request

Base URL
https://api.rxfoodapp.com/api
URL
https://api.rxfoodapp.com/api/patients/{patient_id}/meals
Auth
HTTP bearer

Path parameters

patient_idinteger required

Query parameters

create_queueboolean

Request body

meal_datestring required

calendar date in format YYYY-MM-DD

meal_name'breakfast' | 'lunch' | 'dinner' | 'snack' required

meal_photo_idinteger nullable

meal_timestring required

time in format hh:mm:ss

Example request

{
  "meal_date": "2019-01-02",
  "meal_items": [
    {
      "addons": [],
      "change_context": {
        "review_time": "2016-03-22T21:03:41"
      },
      "custom_addons": [
        {
          "nutrient_overrides": {
            "aa_patient": {
              "ontology": {
                "id": 42,
                "levels": [
                  "food"
                ]
              }
            },
            "bb_reviewer": {
              "ontology": {
                "id": 42,
                "levels": [
                  "food"
                ]
              }
            },
            "cc_external": {
              "ontology": {
                "id": 42,
                "levels": [
                  "food"
                ]
              }
            },
            "dd_estimate": {
              "ontology": {
                "id": 42,
                "levels": [
                  "food"
                ]
              }
            },
            "ee_validation": {
              "ontology": {
                "id": 42,
                "levels": [
                  "food"
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          "serving_unit_amount": 1,
          "serving_unit_label": "gram"
        }
      ],
      "extra_addons": [],
      "nutrient_overrides": {
        "aa_patient": {
          "ontology": {
            "id": 42,
            "levels": [
              "food"
            ]
          }
        },
        "bb_reviewer": {
          "ontology": {
            "id": 42,
            "levels": [
              "food"
            ]
          }
        },
        "cc_external": {
          "ontology": {
            "id": 42,
            "levels": [
              "food"
            ]
          }
        },
        "dd_estimate": {
          "ontology": {
            "id": 42,
            "levels": [
              "food"
            ]
          }
        },
        "ee_validation": {
          "ontology": {
            "id": 42,
            "levels": [
              "food"
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "serving_unit_amount": 1,
      "serving_unit_label": "gram"
    }
  ],
  "meal_time": "17:30:00"
}

Response

successful operation

created_by_user_idinteger nullable

idinteger required

is_deletedboolean

last_updated_by_user_idinteger nullable

meal_datestring required

calendar date in format YYYY-MM-DD

meal_name'breakfast' | 'lunch' | 'dinner' | 'snack' required

meal_name_translationsobject nullable

meal_photo_idinteger nullable

meal_photo_original_urlstring nullable

meal_photo_resized_urlstring nullable