Open Dental

Open Dental is dental practice management software with an openly documented public REST API. The API is hosted at Open Dental headquarters (base https://api.opendental.com/api/v1) and lets approved third-party developers read and write practice data - patients, appointments, providers, procedures, insurance claims, payments, ledger adjustments, fee schedules, recalls, documents, medications and prescriptions, referrals, and clinical sheets - on behalf of Open Dental customers. Requests authenticate with a per-application Developer Key and a per-customer Customer Key sent together in an Authorization ODFHIR {DeveloperKey}/{CustomerKey} header. The public spec documents 130+ resource groups with GET/POST/PUT/DELETE operations. Open Dental also runs a local API Service option that talks to the on-premises Open Dental program without routing through Open Dental's servers, and a separate FHIR interface.

Open Dental publishes 13 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Accounts & Ledger API, Appointments API, Claims API, and 10 more. Tagged areas include Dental, Practice Management, Healthcare, EHR, and Patient Records.

Open Dental’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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35.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
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13 APIs
DentalPractice ManagementHealthcareEHRPatient RecordsREST

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Composite quality — 35.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 13

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Open Dental Accounts & Ledger API

MODELED. Adjustments and payment splits on the patient ledger.

Open Dental Appointments API

CONFIRMED. Scheduling, slots, and WebSched.

Open Dental Claims API

CONFIRMED. Insurance claims and claim workflow.

Open Dental Documents API

MODELED. Files and images attached to a patient.

Open Dental Fees & Fee Schedules API

MODELED. Procedure fees and fee schedules.

Open Dental Medications & Prescriptions API

MODELED. Medication catalog, patient meds, and prescriptions.

Open Dental Patients API

CONFIRMED. Patient demographic records.

Open Dental Payments API

CONFIRMED. Patient payments, refunds, and split reallocation.

Open Dental Procedures API

CONFIRMED. ProcedureLogs, insurance history, and group notes.

Open Dental Providers API

CONFIRMED. Dentists, hygienists, and billing entities.

Open Dental Recalls API

MODELED. Hygiene / continuing-care recalls.

Open Dental Referrals API

MODELED. Referral sources and attachments.

Open Dental Sheets API

MODELED. Configurable clinical and administrative forms.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Open Dental API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Opendental Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Opendental Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Opendental Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Opendental Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Opendental Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Opendental Agentic Access

68 operations · 37 acting

68 operations · 37 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: opendental
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opendental/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Open Dental
kind: company
description: Open Dental is dental practice management software with an openly documented public REST API. The API is hosted
  at Open Dental headquarters (base https://api.opendental.com/api/v1) and lets approved third-party developers read and write
  practice data - patients, appointments, providers, procedures, insurance claims, payments, ledger adjustments, fee schedules,
  recalls, documents, medications and prescriptions, referrals, and clinical sheets - on behalf of Open Dental customers.
  Requests authenticate with a per-application Developer Key and a per-customer Customer Key sent together in an Authorization
  ODFHIR {DeveloperKey}/{CustomerKey} header. The public spec documents 130+ resource groups with GET/POST/PUT/DELETE operations.
  Open Dental also runs a local API Service option that talks to the on-premises Open Dental program without routing through
  Open Dental's servers, and a separate FHIR interface.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/opendental.png
tags:
- Dental
- Practice Management
- Healthcare
- EHR
- Patient Records
- REST
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: opendental:opendental-accounts-ledger-api
  name: Open Dental Accounts & Ledger API
  description: MODELED. Adjustments and payment splits on the patient ledger.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Accounts & Ledger
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-accounts-ledger-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-appointments-api
  name: Open Dental Appointments API
  description: CONFIRMED. Scheduling, slots, and WebSched.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Appointments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-appointments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-claims-api
  name: Open Dental Claims API
  description: CONFIRMED. Insurance claims and claim workflow.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Claims
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-claims-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-documents-api
  name: Open Dental Documents API
  description: MODELED. Files and images attached to a patient.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-fees-fee-schedules-api
  name: Open Dental Fees & Fee Schedules API
  description: MODELED. Procedure fees and fee schedules.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Fees & Fee Schedules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-fees-fee-schedules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-medications-prescriptions-api
  name: Open Dental Medications & Prescriptions API
  description: MODELED. Medication catalog, patient meds, and prescriptions.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Medications & Prescriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-medications-prescriptions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-patients-api
  name: Open Dental Patients API
  description: CONFIRMED. Patient demographic records.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Patients
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-patients-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-payments-api
  name: Open Dental Payments API
  description: CONFIRMED. Patient payments, refunds, and split reallocation.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-payments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-procedures-api
  name: Open Dental Procedures API
  description: CONFIRMED. ProcedureLogs, insurance history, and group notes.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Procedures
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-procedures-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-providers-api
  name: Open Dental Providers API
  description: CONFIRMED. Dentists, hygienists, and billing entities.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Providers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-providers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-recalls-api
  name: Open Dental Recalls API
  description: MODELED. Hygiene / continuing-care recalls.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Recalls
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-recalls-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-referrals-api
  name: Open Dental Referrals API
  description: MODELED. Referral sources and attachments.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Referrals
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-referrals-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
- aid: opendental:opendental-sheets-api
  name: Open Dental Sheets API
  description: MODELED. Configurable clinical and administrative forms.
  humanURL: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  baseURL: https://api.opendental.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Sheets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opendental-sheets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipatients.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiappointments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiproviders.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiprocedurelogs.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apiclaims.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apipayments.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apifees.html
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/opendental-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/opendental-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/opendental-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/OpenDental
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-dental-software
- type: Website
  url: https://www.opendental.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
- type: Plans
  url: plans/opendental-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/opendental-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/opendental-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://opendental.blog/feed/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com