# National Record Locator - FHIR API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/national-record-locator-fhir-api/  
**Provider:** NHS Digital — https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/  
**Base URL:** https://api.service.nhs.uk/record-locator  
**Documentation:** https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/national-record-locator-fhir

National Record Locator - FHIR 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 Records, FHIR, Interoperability, and Clinical Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Locate and access patient information shared by other NHS healthcare organisations to support direct patient care. Supports both producer and consumer roles, enabling providers to publish record pointers and consumers to search by patient, information type, provider, or record ID.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/national-record-locator-fhir
- **github** — https://github.com/NHSDigital/national-record-locator-consumer-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/)
- [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/)
- [Health Research Data Catalogue API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/health-research-data-catalogue-api/)

## Tags

Records, FHIR, Interoperability, Clinical Data

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