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# Contacts

Contacts are non-patient individuals associated with a patient record — such as family members, caregivers, emergency contacts, or referring providers.

**Base path:** `/{tenantName}/{instanceName}/patients/{patientId}/contacts`

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## Endpoints

### GET Get All Contacts

**GET** `/{tenantName}/{instanceName}/patients/{patientId}/contacts`

Returns all contacts associated with a patient.

#### Query Parameters

| Parameter | Type    | Default | Description      |
| --------- | ------- | ------- | ---------------- |
| `page`    | integer | `0`     | Page number      |
| `size`    | integer | `20`    | Results per page |

#### Example Response `200 OK`

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "contact-uuid",
      "patientId": "a1b2c3d4",
      "firstName": "Robert",
      "lastName": "Smith",
      "relationship": "SPOUSE",
      "phone": "+14155550001",
      "email": "robert.smith@example.com",
      "isPrimary": true
    }
  ]
}
```

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### GET Get Contact by ID

**GET** `/{tenantName}/{instanceName}/patients/{patientId}/contacts/{contactId}`

Returns a single contact record.

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### POST Create Contact

**POST** `/{tenantName}/{instanceName}/patients/{patientId}/contacts`

Creates a new contact for a patient.

#### Request Body

| Field          | Type    | Required | Description                                               |
| -------------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| `firstName`    | string  | Yes      | Contact's first name                                      |
| `lastName`     | string  | Yes      | Contact's last name                                       |
| `relationship` | string  | Yes      | Relationship type (e.g., `SPOUSE`, `PARENT`, `CAREGIVER`) |
| `phone`        | string  | No       | Contact phone number                                      |
| `email`        | string  | No       | Contact email address                                     |
| `isPrimary`    | boolean | No       | Whether this is the primary contact                       |

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### PATCH Update Contact

**PATCH** `/{tenantName}/{instanceName}/patients/{patientId}/contacts/{contactId}`

Partially updates a contact record.


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