OpenMRS Files Module

Files module facilitates upload/download files into OpenMRS database.

File

The File entity is meant to store binary data of an arbitrary file.

REST

Regular OpenMRS REST interface is implemented for the File entity:

Get all files

GET /openmrs/ws/rest/v1/file?v=full

Get single file

GET /openmrs/ws/rest/v1/file/{uuid}?v=full

Delete a file

DELETE /openmrs/ws/rest/v1/file/{uuid}

Download file content

Special endpoint is made for downloading binary data of the file. The URL is included in the Full representation of File entity.

GET /openmrs/ws/rest/v1/file/{uuid}/bytes

Create file with content

Special endpoint is made to upload the file.

POST /openmrs/ws/rest/v1/file

multipart/form-data
    fileCategory: uuid
    filename: string
    mimeType: string (optional)
    file: File

File Category

The File Category entity is meant as simple classification of Files in the system, free to be defined by implementation.

REST

The regular OpenMRS REST interface is implemented.