---
title: Create Prescription for Pet
slug: create-prescription-for-pet
docTags:
createdAt: 2026-04-21T15:22:49.957Z
---
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"type": "api-oas-v2",
"data": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/pets/{id}/prescriptions",
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/pets/{id}/prescriptions",
"description": "Sandbox server (uses test data)"
},
{
"url": "https://vet.digitail.io/api/v1/pets/{id}/prescriptions",
"description": "Production server (uses live data)"
}
],
"name": "Create Prescription for Pet",
"description": "Permissions needed: ACCESS_PATIENTS\nStore Prescriptions for a specific patient
",
"contentType": "application/json",
"request": {
"pathParameters": [],
"headerParameters": [
{
"name": "accept",
"type": "string",
"kind": "optional",
"description": "Generated from available response content types",
"enum": [
"application/json"
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"default": "application/json"
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],
"queryParameters": [],
"bodyDataParameters": [
{
"kind": "required",
"name": "body",
"type": "object",
"description": "",
"schema": [
{
"name": "record_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "clinic_id",
"kind": "required",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "vet_id",
"kind": "required",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "product_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "product_name",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "(required when product_id is null)
"
},
{
"name": "type",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "0 - External 1 - In House
",
"example": 0,
"enum": [
"0",
"1"
]
},
{
"name": "quantity",
"kind": "required",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 5
},
{
"name": "unit_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "unit",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "(required when unit_id is null)
",
"example": "Tablet"
},
{
"name": "label",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Label",
"example": "1/2 Tablet every day"
},
{
"name": "prescribed_at",
"kind": "required",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "2020-01-01",
"format": "date"
},
{
"name": "expiration_date",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "2020-01-01",
"format": "date"
},
{
"name": "status",
"kind": "required",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "ACTIVE",
"enum": [
"ACTIVE",
"INACTIVE"
]
},
{
"name": "internal_notes",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "Internal notes"
}
],
"isExpanded": true
}
],
"formDataParameters": [],
"oAuthParameters": [
{
"id": "passport",
"name": "passport",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "oauth2",
"description": "Laravel passport oauth2 security.",
"oauth2Flows": {
"authorizationCode": {
"authorizationUrl": "https://digitail.test/oauth/authorize",
"tokenUrl": "https://digitail.test/oauth/token",
"refreshUrl": "https://digitail.test/oauth/token"
}
}
},
{
"id": "Bearer",
"name": "Bearer",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "http",
"scheme": "bearer"
}
],
"cookieParameters": []
},
"responses": [
{
"statusCode": "201",
"description": "successful operation",
"jsonExample": "",
"isExpanded": true,
"schema": [
{
"kind": "optional",
"type": "object",
"description": "",
"schema": [
{
"name": "data",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "object",
"description": "Prescriptions can be dispensed to patients for medications.",
"example": "",
"schema": [
{
"name": "id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "record_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "clinic_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "vet_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "pet_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "product_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "product_name",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "Product name"
},
{
"name": "type",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "0 - External 1 - In House
",
"example": 0,
"enum": [
"0",
"1"
]
},
{
"name": "quantity",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "unit_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "unit",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "Unit"
},
{
"name": "label",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "Administer 1 tablet by mouth every 12 hours for 7 days"
},
{
"name": "prescribed_at",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"format": "date-time"
},
{
"name": "expires_at",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"format": "date-time"
},
{
"name": "status",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "ACTIVE",
"enum": [
"ACTIVE",
"INACTIVE"
]
},
{
"name": "delivery_status",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "Complete"
},
{
"name": "delivery_provider",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "vetsource"
},
{
"name": "internal_notes",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "Internal notes"
},
{
"name": "product_ext_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": ""
},
{
"name": "prescription_ext_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": ""
},
{
"name": "order_ext_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": ""
},
{
"name": "refills_received",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "max_refills",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 3
},
{
"name": "last_refill_at",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "2022-02-06T22:00:00.000000Z",
"format": "date-time"
},
{
"name": "refills",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "array",
"description": "",
"modelRef": "#/paths/~1api~1v1~1prescriptions~1%7Bid%7D~1refills/post/responses/201/content/application~1json/schema/properties/data",
"customType": "data[]",
"schema": []
},
{
"name": "created_at",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "2022-02-06T22:00:00.000000Z",
"format": "date-time"
},
{
"name": "updated_at",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "2022-02-06T22:00:00.000000Z",
"format": "date-time"
}
]
}
],
"isExpanded": true
}
]
}
],
"hasXCodeSamples": false,
"examples": {
"languages": [
{
"id": "-uCM5CN7AE7wZDWym1vm5",
"language": "curl",
"label": "cURL",
"code": "curl --request POST \\\n --url https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/pets/{id}/prescriptions \\\n --header 'accept: application/json' \\\n --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n --data '{\n \"clinic_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"quantity\": 5,\n \"prescribed_at\": \"2020-01-01\",\n \"status\": \"ACTIVE\"\n }'"
},
{
"id": "cQ1QHE9hqza-TXftuctFN",
"language": "javascript",
"label": "javascript",
"code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar raw = JSON.stringify({\n \"clinic_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"quantity\": 5,\n \"prescribed_at\": \"2020-01-01\",\n \"status\": \"ACTIVE\"\n});\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n method: 'POST',\n headers: myHeaders,\n body: raw,\n redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/pets/{id}/prescriptions\", requestOptions)\n .then(response => response.text())\n .then(result => console.log(result))\n .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
},
{
"id": "SNZCt2c4MtzmiSLFLzcdC",
"language": "ruby",
"label": "Ruby",
"code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/pets/{id}/prescriptions\")\n\nhttps = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)\nhttps.use_ssl = true\n\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest.body = JSON.dump({\n \"clinic_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"quantity\": 5,\n \"prescribed_at\": \"2020-01-01\",\n \"status\": \"ACTIVE\"\n})\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
},
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"id": "VvkT8eoczhMkQCVgRnHoz",
"language": "python",
"label": "Python",
"code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/pets/{id}/prescriptions\"\n\npayload = json.dumps({\n \"clinic_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"quantity\": 5,\n \"prescribed_at\": \"2020-01-01\",\n \"status\": \"ACTIVE\"\n})\nheaders = {\n 'accept': 'application/json',\n 'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"POST\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n"
}
],
"selectedLanguageId": "-uCM5CN7AE7wZDWym1vm5"
},
"results": {
"languages": [
{
"id": "response-0-201",
"language": "201",
"code": "// successful operation\n{\n \"data\": {\n \"id\": 1,\n \"record_id\": 1,\n \"clinic_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"pet_id\": 1,\n \"product_id\": 1,\n \"product_name\": \"Product name\",\n \"type\": 0,\n \"quantity\": 1,\n \"unit_id\": 1,\n \"unit\": \"Unit\",\n \"label\": \"Administer 1 tablet by mouth every 12 hours for 7 days\",\n \"prescribed_at\": \"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z\",\n \"expires_at\": \"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z\",\n \"status\": \"ACTIVE\",\n \"delivery_status\": \"Complete\",\n \"delivery_provider\": \"vetsource\",\n \"internal_notes\": \"Internal notes\",\n \"product_ext_id\": \"\",\n \"prescription_ext_id\": \"\",\n \"order_ext_id\": \"\",\n \"refills_received\": 1,\n \"max_refills\": 3,\n \"last_refill_at\": \"2022-02-06T22:00:00.000000Z\",\n \"refills\": [\n \"\"\n ],\n \"created_at\": \"2022-02-06T22:00:00.000000Z\",\n \"updated_at\": \"2022-02-06T22:00:00.000000Z\"\n }\n}"
}
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