Huli FHIR Core Implementation Guide (R5)
0.1.0 - Release Latin America and the Caribbean

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OperationDefinition: Upload a DocumentReference binary

Official URL: https://fhir.huli.ai/r5/OperationDefinition/DocumentReference-upload Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-09-11 Computable Name: DocumentReferenceUpload

Create a DocumentReference together with its binary in one request. Two intake modes are accepted: (1) an inline DocumentReference whose binary rides in content[0].attachment.data (base64); (2) a multipart/form-data body with a file part plus subject (Patient reference or id) and optional encounter and category fields. Returns the created DocumentReference; a subsequent read carries a time-limited signed download URL.

URL: [base]/DocumentReference/$upload

Parameters

UseNameScopeCardinalityTypeBindingDocumentation
INdocument1..1DocumentReference

The inline DocumentReference (base64 binary in content[0].attachment.data). For the multipart mode the equivalent fields are supplied as form parts (file, subject, optional encounter/category) instead of this resource.

OUTreturn1..1DocumentReference

The created DocumentReference.