Subscription resource (FHIR R4)
Subscription is the FHIR R4 resource for the subscription resource is used to define a push-based subscription from a server to another system.
| Resource | Subscription |
|---|---|
| FHIR version | R4 (4.0.1) |
| Canonical URL | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Subscription |
| Required elements | status (1..1), reason (1..1), criteria (1..1), channel (1..1) |
| IG profiles in this catalog | 1 |
Example
{
"resourceType": "Subscription",
"id": "subscription-a98d9cb87f033433bf6bcabe674bfcc8",
"status": "requested",
"reason": "Notify care coordination when an encounter begins.",
"criteria": "Encounter?status=in-progress",
"channel": {
"type": "rest-hook",
"payload": "application/fhir+json"
}
}Generated by the Pidgeon engine: pidgeon generate Subscription --seed 20260722.
Validation context
- strict pidgeon validate grades a Subscription instance against the base R4 structure definition: missing required elements raise REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING and cardinality violations raise CARDINALITY_MIN or CARDINALITY_MAX.(REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING)
- strict Profile validation grades the same instance against an installed IG profile: profile cardinality findings carry FHIR-PROFILE-CARDINALITY and terminology binding findings carry FHIR-PROFILE-BINDING.(FHIR-PROFILE-CARDINALITY)
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