---
title: "Create or update a patient"
method: POST
path: "/api/patients"
tags: ["Patients"]
---

# Create or update a patient

`POST /api/patients`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.veterical.com`
- URL: `https://api.veterical.com/api/patients`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in header `Authorization`

Create a patient (animal) in the API key's clinic. Requires the `patients:write` scope.

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

The created patient

## Other responses

- `403`: The API key lacks the patients:write scope

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/veterical/apis/veterical-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/veterical/apis/veterical-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/veterical/apis/veterical-api/revisions/7cfb330ccff7?raw)