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Use this endpoint to retrieve a list of structured clinical documents matching your filter criteria. All query parameters are optional — omitting them returns all documents visible to your tenant. Combine filters to narrow results, for example all finalized discharge summaries for a specific patient.

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Request

GET https://api.clinikapi.com/v1/documents

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Headers

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x-api-key
string
required
Your ClinikAPI secret key (clk_live_* or clk_test_*).

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Query parameters

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patientId
string
Filter documents to a specific patient (e.g. pt_abc123).
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practitionerId
string
Filter by the practitioner who authored the document (e.g. prac_def456).
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type
string
Filter by document type (e.g. discharge-summary, referral-letter, care-plan).
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status
string
Filter by document status. One of: preliminary, final, amended.
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dateFrom
string
Return documents with a date on or after this value. Format: YYYY-MM-DD.
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dateTo
string
Return documents with a date on or before this value. Format: YYYY-MM-DD.
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sort
string
Sort order. Prefix with - for descending. Example: -date returns the most recent documents first.
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page
number
Page number for paginated results. Defaults to 1.
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pageSize
number
Number of results per page. Defaults to 20. Maximum 100.

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Response

Returns 200 OK with an array of documents and pagination metadata.
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data
array
Array of document objects matching the query. Each item contains the same fields as the single-document read endpoint.
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meta.total
number
Total number of documents matching the query across all pages.
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meta.page
number
Current page number.
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meta.pageSize
number
Number of results per page.
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meta
object
Standard response metadata including requestId, timestamp, status, and rate-limit fields.

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Examples

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curl

# Finalized discharge summaries for a patient
curl "https://api.clinikapi.com/v1/documents?patientId=pt_abc123&type=discharge-summary&status=final&sort=-date" \
  -H "x-api-key: clk_live_abc123"

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TypeScript SDK

import { Clinik } from '@clinikapi/sdk';

const clinik = new Clinik(process.env.CLINIKAPI_SECRET_KEY!);

const { data } = await clinik.documents.search({
  patientId: 'pt_abc123',
  type: 'discharge-summary',
  status: 'final',
  sort: '-date',
});