# Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/message-exchange-for-social-care-and-health-mesh-api/  
**Provider:** NHS Digital — https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/  
**Base URL:** https://api.service.nhs.uk/mesh-mailbox  
**Documentation:** https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/message-exchange-for-social-care-and-health-api

Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) API is one of 23 APIs that [NHS Digital](https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Messaging, Mesh, Interoperability, and Data Exchange. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Exchange messages and data files between NHS organisations using MESH, the national messaging infrastructure. Supports sending and receiving structured clinical messages, bulk data transfers, and real-time event notifications between Spine-connected systems.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/message-exchange-for-social-care-and-health-api

## Other NHS Digital APIs (12)

- [Personal Demographics Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/personal-demographics-service-fhir-api/)
- [Electronic Prescription Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/electronic-prescription-service-fhir-api/)
- [Summary Care Record - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/summary-care-record-fhir-api/)
- [National Record Locator - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/national-record-locator-fhir-api/)
- [Booking and Referral - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api/)
- [GP Connect Appointment Management - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/gp-connect-appointment-management-fhir-api/)
- [e-Referral Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/e-referral-service-fhir-api/)
- [Immunisation History - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/immunisation-history-fhir-api/)
- [NHS App API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/nhs-app-api/)
- [Directory of Healthcare Services (Service Search) API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/directory-of-healthcare-services-service-search-api/)
- [NHS Login API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/nhs-login-api/)
- [Spine Directory Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/spine-directory-service-fhir-api/)

## Tags

Messaging, Mesh, Interoperability, Data Exchange

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