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Example OperationDefinition/Resource-graphql (JSON)

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Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Operation Definition

{
  "resourceType" : "OperationDefinition",
  "id" : "Resource-graphql",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "extensions",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>URL: [base]/$graphql</p><p>URL: [base]/Resource/[id]/$graphql</p><p>Parameters</p><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td><b>Use</b></td><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Scope</b></td><td><b>Cardinality</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Binding</b></td><td><b>Documentation</b></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>query</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href=\"datatypes.html#string\">string</a></td><td/><td/></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>result</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href=\"binary.html\">Binary</a></td><td/><td><div><p>The content is always returned as application/json; this SHOULD be specified in the Accept header</p>\n</div></td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 1
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "trial-use"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/Resource-graphql",
  "version" : "5.0.0",
  "name" : "Graphql",
  "title" : "Execute a graphql statement",
  "status" : "draft",
  "kind" : "operation",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Execute a graphql statement on a since resource or against the entire system. See the [Using GraphQL with FHIR](graphql.html) page for further details.\n\nFor the purposes of graphQL compatibility, this operation can also be invoked using a POST with the graphQL as the body, or a JSON body (see [graphQL spec](http://graphql.org/) for details)",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "affectsState" : false,
  "code" : "graphql",
  "resource" : ["Resource"],
  "system" : true,
  "type" : false,
  "instance" : true,
  "parameter" : [{
    "name" : "query",
    "use" : "in",
    "min" : 1,
    "max" : "1",
    "type" : "string"
  },
  {
    "name" : "result",
    "use" : "out",
    "min" : 1,
    "max" : "1",
    "documentation" : "The content is always returned as application/json; this SHOULD be specified in the Accept header",
    "type" : "Binary"
  }]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.