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# Update

PATCH https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/patient-refunds/v1/{patient_refund_id}
Content-Type: application/json

Updates the patient refund record matching the provided patient_refund_id.

Reference: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/patient-collections/patient-refunds/v-1/update

## Authentication

- OAuth2 — send the obtained token as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`

## Servers

- `https://api.joincandidhealth.com` (Production, default)
- `https://api-staging.joincandidhealth.com` (Staging)
- `https://sandbox-api.joincandidhealth.com` (CandidSandbox)
- `https://staging-api.joincandidhealth.com` (CandidStaging)
- `http://localhost:5050` (Local)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `patient_refund_id` (UUID, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `refund_timestamp` (datetime, optional)
- `refund_note` (NoteUpdate, optional)
- `invoice` (InvoiceUpdate, optional)
- `refund_reason` (RefundReasonUpdate, optional)

## Response

### 200

- `patient_refund_id` (UUID, required)
- `organization_id` (UUID, required)
- `refund_source` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `MANUAL_ENTRY`, `CHARGEBEE`, `SQUARE`, `STRIPE`, `ELATION`, `CEDAR`, `HEALTHIE`, `REALLOCATION`, `PHREESIA`, `INSTAMED`, `SHERPA_HEALTH`, `LOCKBOX`
- `amount_cents` (integer, required)
- `patient_external_id` (string, required)
- `allocations` (list of Allocation, required)
- `source_internal_id` (string, optional)
- `refund_timestamp` (datetime, optional)
- `refund_note` (string, optional)
- `invoice` (UUID, optional)
- `refund_reason` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `OVERCHARGED`, `ENTERED_IN_ERROR`, `TRANSFER`

## Errors

### 404 Entity Not Found Error

- `errorName` ("EntityNotFoundError", required)
- `content` (EntityNotFoundErrorMessage, required)

### 403 Unauthorized Error

- `errorName` ("UnauthorizedError", required)
- `content` (UnauthorizedErrorMessage, required)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

- `errorName` ("UnprocessableEntityError", required)
- `content` (UnprocessableEntityErrorMessage, required)

## Types

### NoteUpdate

- `type`: `set`
  - `value` (string, required)
- `type`: `remove`

### InvoiceUpdate

- `type`: `set`
  - `value` (UUID, required)
- `type`: `remove`

### RefundReasonUpdate

- `type`: `set`
  - `value` (enum, required)
    - Allowed values: `OVERCHARGED`, `ENTERED_IN_ERROR`, `TRANSFER`
- `type`: `remove`

### Allocation

- `amount_cents` (integer, required)
- `target` (AllocationTarget, required) — Allocation targets describe whether the portion of a payment is being applied toward a specific service line, claim, billing provider, or is unallocated.
- `allocation_id` (UUID, optional)
- `earmark` (BalanceEarmark, optional) — The active earmark created by this allocation, if any. Only present when this allocation created an earmark for future auto-allocation and the earmark has not been deleted.
- `allocated_on` (datetime, optional)

### EntityNotFoundErrorMessage

- `id` (string, required)

### UnauthorizedErrorMessage

- `message` (string, optional)

### UnprocessableEntityErrorMessage

- `message` (string, optional)

### AllocationTarget

Allocation targets describe whether the portion of a payment is being applied toward a specific service line, claim, billing provider, or is unallocated.

- `type`: `service_line`
  - `claim_id` (UUID, required)
  - `encounter_id` (UUID, required)
  - `service_line_id` (UUID, required)
- `type`: `claim`
  - `claim_id` (UUID, required)
  - `encounter_id` (UUID, required)
- `type`: `billing_provider_id`
  - `billing_provider_id` (UUID, required)
- `type`: `appointment`
  - `appointment_id` (string, required)
  - `patient_external_id` (string, required)
- `type`: `unattributed`

### BalanceEarmark

Represents an active balance earmarking record that holds allocated funds for future auto-allocation. Earmarks are created when funds are allocated but should be held for a specific encounter or date of service. Only active (non-deleted) earmarks are returned.

- `id` (UUID, required)
- `target` (AllocationEarmarkType, required) — The target for this earmark (date of service or external encounter ID)
- `amount_earmarked_cents` (integer, optional) — The amount earmarked in cents for future allocation
- `created_by_allocation_id` (UUID, optional) — The ID of the allocation that created this earmark

### AllocationEarmarkType

If enabled for your organization, defines how a patient prepayment allocation should be earmarked for future auto-allocation. Earmarks hold the allocation until a matching encounter is created, then attempt to allocate to that encounter. Only applicable for unattributed allocations.

- `type`: `date_of_service`
  - `value` (string, required) — ISO 8601 date; formatted YYYY-MM-DD (i.e. 2012-02-01)
- `type`: `external_encounter_id`
  - `value` (string, required)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "patient_refund_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
  "organization_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
  "refund_source": "MANUAL_ENTRY",
  "amount_cents": 1,
  "patient_external_id": "patient_external_id",
  "allocations": [
    {
      "amount_cents": 1,
      "target": {
        "type": "service_line",
        "claim_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
        "encounter_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
        "service_line_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32"
      },
      "allocation_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
      "earmark": {
        "id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
        "target": {
          "type": "date_of_service",
          "value": "target"
        },
        "amount_earmarked_cents": 1,
        "created_by_allocation_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32"
      },
      "allocated_on": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
    },
    {
      "amount_cents": 1,
      "target": {
        "type": "service_line",
        "claim_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
        "encounter_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
        "service_line_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32"
      },
      "allocation_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
      "earmark": {
        "id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
        "target": {
          "type": "date_of_service",
          "value": "target"
        },
        "amount_earmarked_cents": 1,
        "created_by_allocation_id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32"
      },
      "allocated_on": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "source_internal_id": "source_internal_id",
  "refund_timestamp": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "refund_note": "refund_note",
  "invoice": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
  "refund_reason": "OVERCHARGED"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/patient-refunds/v1/d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "<token>.",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/patient-refunds/v1/d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32';
const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {Authorization: '<token>.', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/patient-refunds/v1/d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<token>.")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/patient-refunds/v1/d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<token>.'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/patient-refunds/v1/d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32")
  .header("Authorization", "<token>.")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/patient-refunds/v1/d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => '<token>.',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/patient-refunds/v1/d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "<token>.");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "<token>.",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/patient-refunds/v1/d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```