Availity

Availity Dfs API

The Dfs API from Availity — 1 operation(s) for dfs.

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Operations 1

GET /dfs/{id} Download a stored file using an encrypted URL #

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/availity/refs/heads/main/openapi/availity-dfs-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

availity-dfs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Availity Dfs API
  version: 1.0.0
  x-custom-api-description: The Availity DFS 1.0.0 API is designed for secure, real-time healthcare data exchange, specifically within the context of HIPAA-compliant transactions.
  description: 'Operations tagged Dfs across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: availity-dfs-openapi.json, availity-dfs-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.availity.com/sdk/v1
security:
- oauth2:
  - hipaa
tags:
- name: Dfs
paths:
  /dfs/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: download
      parameters:
      - description: The ecrypted file identifier
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Not Authorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      summary: Download a stored file using an encrypted URL
      tags:
      - Dfs
    servers:
    - url: https://api.availity.com/sdk/v1
components:
  schemas:
    FieldError:
      properties:
        code:
          description: A code for the error.
          type: string
        errorMessage:
          description: The message associated with this error.
          type: string
        field:
          description: The field or parameter associated with this error.
          type: string
        index:
          description: The array index of the item associated with this error.
          type: integer
      type: object
    ErrorResponse:
      properties:
        developerMessage:
          description: A more technical error message.
          type: string
        errors:
          description: A list of detailed user friendly messages.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldError'
          type: array
        reasonCode:
          description: A reason code.
          type: integer
        statusCode:
          description: The status code.
          type: integer
        userMessage:
          description: A high level error message.
          type: string
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          scopes:
            healthcare-hipaa-transactions: Healthcare HIPAA Transactions
            healthcare-hipaa-transactions-highvolume: Healthcare HIPAA Transactions High Volume
            healthcare-hipaa-transactions-highvolume-standard: Standard
            healthcare-hipaa-transactions-highvolume-unlimited: Unlimited
            healthcare-hipaa-transactions-standard: Standard
          tokenUrl: https://api.availity.com/v1/token
x-refined-from:
- availity-dfs-openapi.json
- availity-dfs-openapi.yml