Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 3. Download API

After creating a job, the API to download the generated bulk download files

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GET /api/v1/fhir/Job/{jobUuid}/file/{filename} Downloads a file produced by an export job. #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: AB2D 3. Download API
  description: This API Provides Part A (Hospital Insurance) & B (Medical Insurance) claim data to Part D (Prescription Drug Benefit) sponsors. Consistent with CMS' Final Rule to implement Section 50354 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, CMS is providing standalone Medicare Part D plan (PDP) sponsors the opportunity to request access to Medicare claims data. Access to Medicare claims data for their enrollees will help plans promote the appropriate use of medications and improve health outcomes, among other benefits.
servers:
- url: https://sandbox.ab2d.cms.gov
  description: Generated server url
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: 3. Download
  description: After creating a job, the API to download the generated bulk download files
paths:
  /api/v1/fhir/Job/{jobUuid}/file/{filename}:
    get:
      tags:
      - 3. Download
      summary: Downloads a file produced by an export job.
      operationId: downloadFile_2
      parameters:
      - name: jobUuid
        in: path
        description: A job identifier
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      - name: filename
        in: path
        description: A file name
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the requested file as application/fhir+ndjson
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: 'Header which must match the file format being delivered: application/fhir+ndjson'
              style: simple
          content:
            application/fhir+ndjson: {}
        '404':
          description: Job or file not found. The body will contain a FHIR OperationOutcome resource in JSON format. https://www.hl7.org/fhir/operationoutcome.html Please refer to the body of the response for details.
          content:
            application/fhir+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OperationOutcome'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      name: bearerAuth
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

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