FHIR IG Error handling examples

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1 Error handling examples

This page provides guidance on how a server could handle errors. Examples are provided in XML format but could have been in JSON format as well. Please note: these examples are not considered to be part of the normative content of the implementation guide.

1.1 All interactions

1.1.1 Not authorized

Scenario Not authorized.
Request
 GET [base]/Practitioner/86475712701
Response
  • HTTP 401 Unauthorized
  • OperationOutcome with OperationOutcome.code set to security or if applicable a more specific child code.

1.1.2 Invalid authorization

Scenario Invalid authorization.
Request
 GET [base]/Patient/20118482245
Response
  • HTTP 403 Forbidden
  • OperationOutcome with OperationOutcome.code set to security or if applicable a more specific child code.

1.1.3 Resource is not supported

Scenario The Resource is not supported by the resource server.
Request
GET [base]/Questionnaire
Response
  • HTTP 404 Not Found
  • OperationOutcome with OperationOutcome.code set to not-supported

1.2 Search

1.2.1 Unkown or unsupported search parameter value

Scenario

Unknown or unsupported search parameter value. In this example scenario, the Consent endpoint is supported. Although a system has implemented support for the HCIM TreatmentDirective (category=http://snomed.info/sct|11291000146105) it has not implemented the HCIM AdvanceDirective (category=http://snomed.info/sct|11341000146107).

Request
GET [base]/Consent?category=http://snomed.info/sct|11341000146107
Response
  • HTTP 200 OK
  • Empty Bundle of .type searchset
  • OperationOutcome in Bundle as an entry marked with Bundle.entry.search.mode of outcome
  • OperationOutcome with OperationOutcome.code set to not-found and OperationOutcome.severity not set to fatal or error

1.2.2 Syntactically incorrect parameter

Scenario Syntactically incorrect parameter in the search request.
Request
 GET [base]/Procedure?patient:john
Response * HTTP Status code 404 Not Found
* OperationOutcome

1.3 Read

1.3.1 Request on an unknown id

Scenario The id is not known by the server
Request
GET [base]/Patient/wrong-id
Response * HTTP Status code 404 Not Found
* OperationOutcome

1.4 Create/Update

1.4.1 No or incorrect Resource id

Scenario Update an existing Patient resource, using a wrong id in the Resource.
Request
 PUT [base]/Patient/34235234
Response
  • HTTP 400 Bad Request

OperationOutcome with OperationOutcome.code set to invalid

1.4.2 Resource syntax or data is incorrect, invalid or unsupported

Scenario Resource syntax or data is incorrect, invalid or unsupported.
Request
 POST [base]/Patient
Response
  • HTTP 400 Bad Request or HTTP 422 Uprocessable Entity
  • OperationOutcome with OperationOutcome.code set to invalid or a more specific child code.
Scenario Resource syntax or data is incorrect, invalid or unsupported.
Request
 POST [base]/Observation
Response
  • HTTP 400 Bad Request or HTTP 422 Uprocessable Entity
  • OperationOutcome with OperationOutcome.code set to invalid or a more specific child code.