---
title: "Create Discovery V1"
method: POST
path: "/v1/discovery"
tags: ["Discovery"]
---

# Create Discovery V1

`POST /v1/discovery`

## Request body

- DiscoveryRequestV1
  - `firstName` string, required — The patient's first name
  - `lastName` string, required — The patient's last name
  - `dateOfBirth` string, required — The patient's birth date in MM/DD/YYYY format
  - `state` 'AK' | 'AL' | 'AR' | 'AZ' | 'CA' | 'CO' | 'CT' | 'DC' | 'DE' | 'FL' | 'GA' | 'HI' | 'IA' | 'ID' | 'IL' | 'IN' | 'KS' | 'KY' | 'LA' | 'MA' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MI' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'NC' | 'ND' | 'NE' | 'NH' | 'NJ' | 'NM' | 'NV' | 'NY' | 'OH' | 'OK' | 'OR' | 'PA' | 'RI' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'TN' | 'TX' | 'UT' | 'VA' | 'VT' | 'WA' | 'WI' | 'WV' | 'WY', required — Two-letter US state code
  - `npi` string, required — A Type 1 or Type 2 NPI
  - `zipCode` string — An optional parameter to improve patient matching confidence
  - `payerId` string — An optional parameter to prioritize the specified payer. See the Sohar [payer list](https://docs.soharhealth.com/api-reference/payers/get-payers)
  - `id` string — An optional user defined identifier for the discovery

## Response `201`

A discovery ID

- object
  - `discoveryId` string — The Sohar ID for the discovery
  - `id` string, nullable — An optional identifier for the discovery. This is a user-defined value that can be used when creating the discovery

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `403` — Unauthorized
- `500` — Internal error

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