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# Scan

GET https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/organization-external-providers/v1/updates/scan

Scans up to 1000 organization external provider updates. The since query parameter is inclusive, and the result list is ordered by updatedAt ascending.

**Polling Pattern:**
To continuously poll for updates without gaps:
1. Make your initial request with a `since` timestamp (e.g., `since=2020-01-01T13:00:00.000Z`)
2. The API returns 100 by default and up to 1000 records, sorted by `updated_at` ascending
3. Find the `updated_at` value from the last record in the response
4. Use that `updated_at` value as the `since` parameter in your next request
5. Repeat steps 2-4 to ingest updates until you receive an empty list

**Important Notes:**
- The `since` parameter is inclusive, so you may receive the last record from the previous batch again (you can deduplicate by ID and version)
- All records include `updated_at`, `id`, `version`, `deactivated`, and `updating_user` fields for tracking changes
- Timestamps have millisecond resolution for precise ordering

Reference: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/organization-external-providers/v-1/scan

## Authentication

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

## Servers

- `https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com` (Production, default)
- `https://pre-api-staging.joincandidhealth.com` (Staging)
- `https://sandbox-pre-api.joincandidhealth.com` (CandidSandbox)
- `https://staging-pre-api.joincandidhealth.com` (CandidStaging)
- `http://localhost:4000` (Local)

## Request

### Query parameters

- `since` (datetime, required)
- `maxResults` (integer, optional)

## Response

### 200

- `list of OrganizationExternalProvider`

## Types

### OrganizationExternalProvider

An OrganizationExternalProvider object with immutable server-owned properties.

- `deactivated` (boolean, required) — True if the object is deactivated. Deactivated objects are not returned in search results but are returned in all other endpoints including scan.
- `id` (UUID, required) — The unique identifier for an OrganizationExternalProvider in the database
- `name` (HumanName, required)
- `organization_id` (string, required) — The organization that owns this object.
- `types` (list of enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `REFERRING`, `PRIMARY`, `TREATING`
- `updated_at` (datetime, required)
- `updating_user_id` (string, required) — The user ID of the user who last updated the object.
- `version` (integer, required) — The version of the object. Any update to any property of an object object will create a new version.
- `addresses` (list of Address, optional)
- `emails` (list of string, optional)
- `fax_number` (string, optional)
- `license_type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `MD`, `NP`, `PA`, `LMFT`, `LCPC`, `LCSW`, `PMHNP`, `FNP`, `LPCC`, `DO`, `RD`, `SLP`, `APRN`, `LPC`, `PHD`, `PSYD`, `LMSW`, `LMHC`, `OTHER_MASTERS`, `BCBA`, `UNKNOWN`, `RPH`, `PHT`, `LAC`, `LMT`, `DC`, `ND`, `MA`, `PT`, `IBCLC`, `RN`, `DPT`, `LCMHC`, `CNM`, `RNFA`, `ACSW`, `APC`, `BCABA`, `BHA`, `OD`, `DPM`, `DA`, `DDS`, `DEH`, `DMD`, `PTA`, `LCADC`, `LCAT`, `LCMHCS`, `LCMHCA`, `LCSWA`, `LICSW`, `LISW`, `LMFTS`, `LMFTA`, `LPCI`, `LSCSW`, `MHCA`, `MHT`, `RBT`, `RCSWI`, `RHMCI`, `LPN`, `OTD`, `OMS`, `MFTA`, `APCC`, `DNP`, `AGNPBC`, `ANP`, `FNPPP`, `LCSWR`, `ALC`, `RMFTI`, `LAMFT`, `LPCA`, `LSWI`, `CSW`, `CPC`, `LGMFT`, `LLPC`, `PLPC`, `PLMFT`, `LMHCA`, `CIT`, `CT`, `MFT`, `LSW`, `PLMHP`, `PCMSW`, `LMHP`, `OTR/L`, `RPA`, `COTA`, `CRNP`, `SLP-CF`, `NP-C`, `PA-C`, `AMFT`, `CDN`, `CGC`, `CNS`, `MDPHD`, `AuD`, `ATC`, `LAT`, `OTA`, `LSSP`, `SLPA`
- `npi` (string, optional)
- `other_fax_numbers` (list of string, optional)
- `other_phone_numbers` (list of string, optional)
- `phone_number` (string, optional)
- `tax_id` (string, optional)
- `taxonomy_code` (string, optional)

### HumanName

- `family` (string, required)
- `given` (list of string, required)
- `use` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `USUAL`, `OFFICIAL`, `TEMP`, `NICKNAME`, `ANONYMOUS`, `OLD`, `MAIDEN`
- `period` (Period, optional)
- `suffix` (string, optional)

### Address

- `use` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `HOME`, `WORK`, `TEMP`, `OLD`, `BILLING`
- `line` (list of string, required)
- `city` (string, required)
- `state` (string, required)
- `postal_code` (string, required)
- `country` (string, required)
- `administrative_area` (string, optional) — The top-level administrative subdivision of the country for addresses outside the US — for example a Canadian province, a UK county, or a Japanese prefecture. Only permitted on international addresses: `country` must be present and non-US, and `state` must be "FC" (the X12 foreign-country sentinel). For US addresses use `state` instead.
- `county` (string, optional)
- `period` (Period, optional)

### Period

- `start` (date, optional)
- `end` (date, optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
[
  {
    "deactivated": true,
    "id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
    "name": {
      "family": "family",
      "given": [
        "given",
        "given"
      ],
      "use": "USUAL",
      "period": {
        "start": "2023-01-15",
        "end": "2023-01-15"
      },
      "suffix": "suffix"
    },
    "organization_id": "organization_id",
    "types": [
      "REFERRING",
      "REFERRING"
    ],
    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "updating_user_id": "updating_user_id",
    "version": 1,
    "addresses": [
      {
        "use": "HOME",
        "line": [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        "city": "city",
        "state": "state",
        "postal_code": "postal_code",
        "country": "country",
        "administrative_area": "administrative_area",
        "county": "county",
        "period": {
          "start": "2023-01-15",
          "end": "2023-01-15"
        }
      },
      {
        "use": "HOME",
        "line": [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        "city": "city",
        "state": "state",
        "postal_code": "postal_code",
        "country": "country",
        "administrative_area": "administrative_area",
        "county": "county",
        "period": {
          "start": "2023-01-15",
          "end": "2023-01-15"
        }
      }
    ],
    "emails": [
      "emails",
      "emails"
    ],
    "fax_number": "fax_number",
    "license_type": "MD",
    "npi": "npi",
    "other_fax_numbers": [
      "other_fax_numbers",
      "other_fax_numbers"
    ],
    "other_phone_numbers": [
      "other_phone_numbers",
      "other_phone_numbers"
    ],
    "phone_number": "phone_number",
    "tax_id": "tax_id",
    "taxonomy_code": "taxonomy_code"
  },
  {
    "deactivated": true,
    "id": "d5e9c84f-c2b2-4bf4-b4b0-7ffd7a9ffc32",
    "name": {
      "family": "family",
      "given": [
        "given",
        "given"
      ],
      "use": "USUAL",
      "period": {
        "start": "2023-01-15",
        "end": "2023-01-15"
      },
      "suffix": "suffix"
    },
    "organization_id": "organization_id",
    "types": [
      "REFERRING",
      "REFERRING"
    ],
    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "updating_user_id": "updating_user_id",
    "version": 1,
    "addresses": [
      {
        "use": "HOME",
        "line": [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        "city": "city",
        "state": "state",
        "postal_code": "postal_code",
        "country": "country",
        "administrative_area": "administrative_area",
        "county": "county",
        "period": {
          "start": "2023-01-15",
          "end": "2023-01-15"
        }
      },
      {
        "use": "HOME",
        "line": [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        "city": "city",
        "state": "state",
        "postal_code": "postal_code",
        "country": "country",
        "administrative_area": "administrative_area",
        "county": "county",
        "period": {
          "start": "2023-01-15",
          "end": "2023-01-15"
        }
      }
    ],
    "emails": [
      "emails",
      "emails"
    ],
    "fax_number": "fax_number",
    "license_type": "MD",
    "npi": "npi",
    "other_fax_numbers": [
      "other_fax_numbers",
      "other_fax_numbers"
    ],
    "other_phone_numbers": [
      "other_phone_numbers",
      "other_phone_numbers"
    ],
    "phone_number": "phone_number",
    "tax_id": "tax_id",
    "taxonomy_code": "taxonomy_code"
  }
]
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/organization-external-providers/v1/updates/scan"

querystring = {"since":"2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"}

headers = {"Authorization": "<token>."}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/organization-external-providers/v1/updates/scan?since=2024-01-15T09%3A30%3A00Z';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: '<token>.'}};

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"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/organization-external-providers/v1/updates/scan?since=2024-01-15T09%3A30%3A00Z"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<token>.")

	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://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/organization-external-providers/v1/updates/scan?since=2024-01-15T09%3A30%3A00Z")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<token>.'

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.get("https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/organization-external-providers/v1/updates/scan?since=2024-01-15T09%3A30%3A00Z")
  .header("Authorization", "<token>.")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/organization-external-providers/v1/updates/scan?since=2024-01-15T09%3A30%3A00Z', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => '<token>.',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/organization-external-providers/v1/updates/scan?since=2024-01-15T09%3A30%3A00Z");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "<token>.");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "<token>."]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/organization-external-providers/v1/updates/scan?since=2024-01-15T09%3A30%3A00Z")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

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()
```