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Book appointment

Book an in-person visit with a provider.

POST/v1/actions

typebook_appointment

Input

  • patientobjectRequired

    Who the visit is for.

    • refstringRequired

      Your ID for the patient. Vene uses it to match callbacks. Up to 255 characters.

    • first_namestringRequired

      As the place has it on file. Up to 120 characters.

    • last_namestringRequired

      As the place has it on file. Up to 120 characters.

    • date_of_birthdateRequired

      Places check it with the name.

  • provideranyRequired

    Who to book with.

  • patient_relationshipenumRequired

    New or established patient.

    Possible values

    • newHas not seen this provider or practice in three years.
    • establishedHas seen them in the last three years.
  • reasonstringRequired

    Said to the office as written. Up to 500 characters.

  • insuranceobject

    Leave out when the patient pays cash.

    • payer_namestringRequired

      Up to 255 characters.

    • plan_namestring

      Up to 255 characters.

    • member_idstringRequired

      From the card. Up to 64 characters.

    • group_numberstring

      From the card. Up to 64 characters.

    • rx_binstring

      Pharmacy BIN from the card. Up to 32 characters.

    • rx_pcnstring

      Pharmacy PCN from the card. Up to 32 characters.

    • rx_groupstring

      Pharmacy group from the card. Up to 64 characters.

  • referralobject

    Send it when the office needs one.

    • referring_providerobjectRequired
      • first_namestringRequired

        The clinician's first name. Up to 120 characters.

      • last_namestringRequired

        The clinician's last name. Up to 120 characters.

      • credentialstring

        Such as MD or NP. Up to 32 characters.

      • npistring

        The clinician's NPI. The surest way to find the office. 10 digits.

      • specialtystring

        Such as cardiology. Up to 120 characters.

      • practiceobject

        Where the patient is seen.

        • namestring

          Such as Oakland Heart Center. Up to 255 characters.

        • addressobjectRequired
          • line1stringRequired

            Street address. Up to 255 characters.

          • line2string

            Suite or unit. Up to 255 characters.

          • citystringRequired

            Up to 120 characters.

          • statestringRequired

            Such as CA. Two-letter state code.

          • postal_codestringRequired

            Five-digit ZIP code. 5 digits.

        • phonestring

          A hint. Vene checks the number before it dials. E.164 phone number.

    • referral_numberstring

      Up to 64 characters.

  • preferred_windowsarray of objectsRequired

    Times the patient can make. 1 to 10 items.

    • starttimestampRequired

      When the window opens.

    • endtimestampRequired

      When it closes. After start.

Returns

The action, with this result once it ends.

  • summarystring

    What happened, in a sentence or two. Up to 2,000 characters.

  • failure_reasonenum, nullable

    Why it failed. Null unless failed.

    Possible values

    • patient_authorization_requiredThe place needs the patient herself to authorize it.
    • place_would_not_helpThe place would not discuss it with Vene.
    • place_unreachableClosed, never answered, or no working number.
    • declined_by_youYou declined something the action needed.
    • fee_over_maxThe fee was over max_fee. The result names it.
    • internal_errorA Vene fault.
  • next_stepstring, nullable

    What you could do next. Up to 1,000 characters.

  • appointmentobject, nullable

    The booked visit.

    • starts_attimestamp
    • duration_minutesinteger

      1 to 1,440.

    • providerobject
      • first_namestring

        The clinician's first name. Up to 120 characters.

      • last_namestring

        The clinician's last name. Up to 120 characters.

      • credentialstring

        Such as MD or NP. Up to 32 characters.

      • npistring

        The clinician's NPI. The surest way to find the office. 10 digits.

      • specialtystring

        Such as cardiology. Up to 120 characters.

      • practiceobject

        Where the patient is seen.

        • namestring

          Such as Oakland Heart Center. Up to 255 characters.

        • addressobject
          • line1string

            Street address. Up to 255 characters.

          • line2string

            Suite or unit. Up to 255 characters.

          • citystring

            Up to 120 characters.

          • statestring

            Such as CA. Two-letter state code.

          • postal_codestring

            Five-digit ZIP code. 5 digits.

        • phonestring

          A hint. Vene checks the number before it dials. E.164 phone number.

    • locationobject
      • line1string

        Street address. Up to 255 characters.

      • line2string

        Suite or unit. Up to 255 characters.

      • citystring

        Up to 120 characters.

      • statestring

        Such as CA. Two-letter state code.

      • postal_codestring

        Five-digit ZIP code. 5 digits.

    • confirmation_numberstring

      Up to 64 characters.

    • arrival_instructionsstring

      Up to 2,000 characters.

Questions

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How to answer them

Calls

book_provider_appointment

Errors

  • 400invalid_request

    The body or query failed validation.

  • 401unauthorized

    The API key is missing, unknown, or revoked.

  • 403forbidden

    The key lacks the scope.

  • 409idempotency_conflict

    The key was used with a different body.

  • 429rate_limited

    Over a limit. Wait for Retry-After.

  • 500internal_error

    A Vene fault.