---
title: Create Refill for Prescription
slug: create-refill-for-prescription
createdAt: 2026-04-21T15:22:49.957Z
---
{
"id": "jvO8vhw8vdIdQ5NfH0bqy",
"type": "api-oas-v2",
"data": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/prescriptions/{id}/refills",
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/prescriptions/{id}/refills",
"description": "Sandbox server (uses test data)"
},
{
"url": "https://vet.digitail.io/api/v1/prescriptions/{id}/refills",
"description": "Production server (uses live data)"
}
],
"name": "Create Refill for Prescription",
"description": "Permissions needed: ACCESS_PATIENTS\nCreate a new refill for a said prescription
",
"contentType": "application/json",
"request": {
"pathParameters": [],
"headerParameters": [
{
"name": "accept",
"type": "string",
"kind": "optional",
"description": "Generated from available response content types",
"enum": [
"application/json"
],
"default": "application/json"
}
],
"queryParameters": [],
"bodyDataParameters": [
{
"kind": "required",
"name": "body",
"type": "object",
"description": "",
"schema": [
{
"name": "record_id",
"kind": "required",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "vet_id",
"kind": "required",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "type",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "0 - External 1 - In House
",
"example": 0,
"enum": [
"0",
"1"
]
},
{
"name": "label",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "1/2 Tablet every day"
},
{
"name": "refilled_at",
"kind": "required",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "2020-01-01",
"format": "date"
},
{
"name": "internal_notes",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "Internal notes"
},
{
"name": "quantity",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "number",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Overrides the dispensed quantity for this refill. Defaults to the prescription quantity when omitted. Ignored for external and treatment-based refills.
",
"example": 10,
"minimum": 0,
"exclusiveMinimum": true
},
{
"name": "max_refills",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Overrides the prescription's maximum number of refills and is persisted on the prescription. Lowering it below the number of existing refills rejects the request.\n",
"example": 3,
"minimum": 0
}
],
"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": "An individual refill of a prescription.",
"example": "",
"schema": [
{
"name": "id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "prescription_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "record_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "vet_id",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "type",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "0 - External 1 - In House
",
"example": 0,
"enum": [
"0",
"1"
]
},
{
"name": "label",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "Refill"
},
{
"name": "refilled_at",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"description": "",
"example": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"format": "date-time"
},
{
"name": "is_initial",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "",
"example": false
},
{
"name": "number",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "integer",
"description": "",
"example": 1
},
{
"name": "internal_notes",
"kind": "optional",
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "",
"example": "Internal Notes"
}
]
}
],
"isExpanded": true
}
]
}
],
"hasXCodeSamples": false,
"examples": {
"languages": [
{
"id": "Ek5sX7ffYpgkM4zJGLNU3",
"language": "curl",
"label": "cURL",
"code": "curl --request POST \\\n --url https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/prescriptions/{id}/refills \\\n --header 'accept: application/json' \\\n --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n --data '{\n \"record_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"refilled_at\": \"2020-01-01\"\n }'"
},
{
"id": "cs2kpLobmvs5Joie2-Tmy",
"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 \"record_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"refilled_at\": \"2020-01-01\"\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/prescriptions/{id}/refills\", requestOptions)\n .then(response => response.text())\n .then(result => console.log(result))\n .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
},
{
"id": "b7cRwQghoJ7K_cZQQ_ADI",
"language": "ruby",
"label": "Ruby",
"code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/prescriptions/{id}/refills\")\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 \"record_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"refilled_at\": \"2020-01-01\"\n})\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
},
{
"id": "h6pUUlEOs5yBi1uOHv-sc",
"language": "python",
"label": "Python",
"code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/prescriptions/{id}/refills\"\n\npayload = json.dumps({\n \"record_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"refilled_at\": \"2020-01-01\"\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": "Ek5sX7ffYpgkM4zJGLNU3"
},
"results": {
"languages": [
{
"id": "response-0-201",
"language": "201",
"code": "// successful operation\n{\n \"data\": {\n \"id\": 1,\n \"prescription_id\": 1,\n \"record_id\": 1,\n \"vet_id\": 1,\n \"type\": 0,\n \"label\": \"Refill\",\n \"refilled_at\": \"2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z\",\n \"is_initial\": false,\n \"number\": 1,\n \"internal_notes\": \"Internal Notes\"\n }\n}"
}
],
"selectedLanguageId": "response-0-201"
}
},
"children": [
{
"text": ""
}
]
}