> ## Documentation Index
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# List patients

> List patients associated with your EMR. Optionally filter by clinic_id. Use pagination (_start, _limit) for large result sets.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-spike-care/openapi.json get /patients
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: Spike Care API
    url: https://api.spikecare.com/public/v1
security: []
paths:
  /patients:
    get:
      tags:
        - patients
      summary: List patients
      description: >-
        List patients associated with your EMR. Optionally filter by clinic_id.
        Use pagination (_start, _limit) for large result sets.
      parameters:
        - description: >-
            0-based index of the first item to return (offset). Use with _limit
            for paging.
          explode: false
          in: query
          name: _start
          schema:
            default: 0
            description: >-
              0-based index of the first item to return (offset). Use with
              _limit for paging.
            format: int64
            minimum: 0
            type: integer
        - description: Maximum number of items to return per request (1–100).
          explode: false
          in: query
          name: _limit
          schema:
            default: 100
            description: Maximum number of items to return per request (1–100).
            format: int64
            maximum: 100
            minimum: 1
            type: integer
        - description: >-
            Name of the field to sort by (e.g. id, name, created_at). Omit for
            default sort.
          explode: false
          in: query
          name: _sort
          schema:
            description: >-
              Name of the field to sort by (e.g. id, name, created_at). Omit for
              default sort.
            type: string
        - description: 'Sort direction: asc or desc.'
          explode: false
          in: query
          name: _order
          schema:
            default: asc
            description: 'Sort direction: asc or desc.'
            enum:
              - asc
              - desc
            type: string
        - description: >-
            Optional. Limit results to patients assigned to this clinic ID. Omit
            or 0 for all clinics.
          explode: false
          in: query
          name: clinic_id
          schema:
            description: >-
              Optional. Limit results to patients assigned to this clinic ID.
              Omit or 0 for all clinics.
            format: int64
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PatientsListResponseBody'
          description: OK
        '400':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorModel'
          description: Bad Request
        '404':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorModel'
          description: Not Found
        '422':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorModel'
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '500':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorModel'
          description: Internal Server Error
components:
  schemas:
    PatientsListResponseBody:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        $schema:
          description: A URL to the JSON Schema for this object.
          examples:
            - >-
              https://api.spikecare.com/public/v1/schemas/PatientsListResponseBody.json
          format: uri
          readOnly: true
          type: string
        patients:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Patient'
          type:
            - array
            - 'null'
      required:
        - patients
      type: object
    ErrorModel:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        $schema:
          description: A URL to the JSON Schema for this object.
          examples:
            - https://api.spikecare.com/public/v1/schemas/ErrorModel.json
          format: uri
          readOnly: true
          type: string
        detail:
          description: >-
            A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the
            problem.
          examples:
            - Property foo is required but is missing.
          type: string
        errors:
          description: Optional list of individual error details
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
          type:
            - array
            - 'null'
        instance:
          description: >-
            A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
            problem.
          examples:
            - https://example.com/error-log/abc123
          format: uri
          type: string
        status:
          description: HTTP status code
          examples:
            - 400
          format: int64
          type: integer
        title:
          description: >-
            A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. This value
            should not change between occurrences of the error.
          examples:
            - Bad Request
          type: string
        type:
          default: about:blank
          description: A URI reference to human-readable documentation for the error.
          examples:
            - https://example.com/errors/example
          format: uri
          type: string
      type: object
    Patient:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        $schema:
          description: A URL to the JSON Schema for this object.
          examples:
            - https://api.spikecare.com/public/v1/schemas/Patient.json
          format: uri
          readOnly: true
          type: string
        address:
          description: Patient’s street address (optional).
          maxLength: 500
          type: string
        clinic_id:
          description: ID of the clinic this patient is assigned to.
          format: int64
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
        date_of_birth:
          description: Date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format.
          format: date
          type: string
        email:
          description: Patient’s email address (optional).
          format: email
          maxLength: 255
          type: string
        group_number:
          description: Insurance group number (optional).
          maxLength: 255
          type: string
        id:
          description: Unique patient identifier assigned by the API.
          format: int64
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
        in_network_override:
          description: >-
            Override default network status: true = in-network, false =
            out-of-network. Omit to use clinic default.
          type: boolean
        insurance_provider_id:
          description: >-
            ID of the patient’s primary insurance provider (payer) from the
            insurance-providers reference.
          format: int64
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
        name:
          description: Patient’s full name as in your EMR.
          maxLength: 255
          minLength: 1
          type: string
        phone:
          description: Patient’s contact phone number in E.164 format (optional).
          maxLength: 30
          type: string
        policy_id:
          description: Insurance policy ID / member ID (optional).
          maxLength: 255
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - date_of_birth
        - insurance_provider_id
        - clinic_id
      type: object
    ErrorDetail:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        location:
          description: >-
            Where the error occurred, e.g. 'body.items[3].tags' or
            'path.thing-id'
          type: string
        message:
          description: Error message text
          type: string
        value:
          description: The value at the given location
      type: object

````