---
title: "Update Patient"
method: POST
path: "/api/patients/{id}"
tags: ["patients"]
---

# Update Patient

`POST /api/patients/{id}`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-API-Key` string, required

## Request body

- TypePatientsPatientUpdateV1Request
  - `patientToken` string
  - `externalId` string
  - `coverage` TypePatientsPatientUpdateV1RequestCoverage[] — Sets the active Policies to use for this Patient, applied to un-billed Services. In all cases, maximum of 1 element, secondary insurance does not need to be collected. For uninsured/cash-pay patients, set to an empty array.
    - `rank` integer — Must be 0 (deprecated, no need to include)
    - `policyId` string, required — Reference to an active Policy to use for this Patient
  - `firstName` string
  - `lastName` string
  - `email` string
  - `dateOfBirth` string, date-time
  - `phone` string
  - `address` TypePatientsPatientUpdateV1RequestAddress
    - `line1` string, required
    - `line2` string
    - `city` string, required
    - `state` 'AL' | 'AK' | 'AZ' | 'AR' | 'CA' | 'CO' | 'CT' | 'DE' | 'DC' | 'FL' | 'GA' | 'HI' | 'ID' | 'IL' | 'IN' | 'IA' | 'KS' | 'KY' | 'LA' | 'ME' | 'MD' | 'MA' | 'MI' | 'MN' | 'MS' | 'MO' | 'MT' | 'NE' | 'NV' | 'NH' | 'NJ' | 'NM' | 'NY' | 'NC' | 'ND' | 'OH' | 'OK' | 'OR' | 'PA' | 'RI' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'TN' | 'TX' | 'UT' | 'VT' | 'VA' | 'WA' | 'WV' | 'WI' | 'WY', required
    - `postalCode` string, required
    - `country` 'US'
  - `metadata` TypePatientsPatientUpdateV1RequestMetadata
    - `exampleKey` string

## Response `200`

Response with status 200

- TypePatientsPatientUpdateV1Response
  - `id` string, required
  - `patientToken` string
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `externalId` string
  - `coverage` TypePatientsPatientUpdateV1ResponseCoverage[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `rank` integer, required
    - `policyId` string, required
  - `firstName` string, required
  - `lastName` string, required
  - `dateOfBirth` string, date-time, required
  - `email` string, required
  - `phone` string
  - `address` TypePatientsPatientUpdateV1ResponseAddress
    - `line1` string
    - `line2` string
    - `city` string
    - `state` 'AL' | 'AK' | 'AZ' | 'AR' | 'CA' | 'CO' | 'CT' | 'DE' | 'DC' | 'FL' | 'GA' | 'HI' | 'ID' | 'IL' | 'IN' | 'IA' | 'KS' | 'KY' | 'LA' | 'ME' | 'MD' | 'MA' | 'MI' | 'MN' | 'MS' | 'MO' | 'MT' | 'NE' | 'NV' | 'NH' | 'NJ' | 'NM' | 'NY' | 'NC' | 'ND' | 'OH' | 'OK' | 'OR' | 'PA' | 'RI' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'TN' | 'TX' | 'UT' | 'VT' | 'VA' | 'WA' | 'WV' | 'WI' | 'WY', required
    - `postalCode` string
    - `country` 'US'
  - `metadata` TypePatientsPatientUpdateV1ResponseMetadata
    - `exampleKey` string
  - `account` TypePatientsPatientUpdateV1ResponseAccount
    - `status` 'CURRENT' | 'DUE' | 'DELINQUENT', required
    - `balance` integer, required

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