core.medplumclient.updateresource

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MedplumClient.updateResource() method

Updates a FHIR resource.

The return value is the updated resource, including the ID and meta.

Signature:

updateResource<T extends Resource>(resource: T, options?: MedplumRequestOptions): Promise<T>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
resource	T	The FHIR resource to update.
options	MedplumRequestOptions	(Optional) Optional fetch options.

Returns:

Promise<T>

The result of the update operation.

Example

Example:

const result = await medplum.updateResource({
  resourceType: 'Patient',
  id: '123',
  name: [{
   family: 'Smith',
   given: ['John']
  }]
});
console.log(result.meta.versionId);

See the FHIR "update" operation for full details: https://www.hl7.org/fhir/http.html\#update