Published: 9 Jul 2024

Medical APIs: Providing Access to Healthcare Information

What is a Medical API?

A medical API is a centralized repository of medical data, such as:

* Drug interactions
* Common disease symptoms
* Treatment options

How Does a Medicine API Work?

Medicine APIs allow users to search for specific drugs or conditions and receive relevant information. This can be done through either a GET request (to retrieve data) or a POST request (to input data).

Using the DdxHub API

The DdxHub API provides users with access to official medical information from government agencies worldwide. Users can either enter symptoms to receive potential diagnoses or vice versa.

HTTP Methods

The Diagnosis API supports the following HTTP methods:

* GET: Retrieve data without sending any request body information.
* POST: Send data in the request body for actions such as creating or updating records.
* DELETE: Delete records.
* PUT: Update records.

Security Considerations

* Azure Storage uses TLS 1.2 for public HTTPS endpoints, but supports TLS 1.0 and 1.1 for backward compatibility.
* CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) is enabled to allow client-side code of web applications to interact with the Diagnosis API.
* Never expose API credentials in any client-side code of public websites.

API Availability

The Diagnosis API is accessible at https://diagnosisapi.azurewebsites.net. It is hosted on Azure Storage and provides read-only access.