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Codesystem-http-verb.json

Example CodeSystem/http-verb (JSON)

Maturity Level : N/A
Vocabulary Responsible Owner: FHIR Infrastructure Work Group Ballot Standards Status : Informative

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

Definition for Code System HTTPVerb SystemHTTPVerb

{
  "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
  "id": "http-verb",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"

  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "http-verb",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2025-12-17T09:50:17.012+00:00"

  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"

  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem http-verb</b></p><a name=\"http-verb\"> </a><a name=\"hchttp-verb\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/http-verb</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">GET<a name=\"http-verb-GET\"> </a></td><td>HTTP GET Command.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">HEAD<a name=\"http-verb-HEAD\"> </a></td><td>HTTP HEAD Command.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">POST<a name=\"http-verb-POST\"> </a></td><td>HTTP POST Command.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">PUT<a name=\"http-verb-PUT\"> </a></td><td>HTTP PUT Command.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">DELETE<a name=\"http-verb-DELETE\"> </a></td><td>HTTP DELETE Command.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">PATCH<a name=\"http-verb-PATCH\"> </a></td><td>HTTP PATCH Command.</td></tr></table></div>"

  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status",
      "valueString": "Informative"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 5
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "fhir"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/http-verb",
  "identifier": {
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.617"

  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "fhir"

  },
  "version": "3.0.2",
  "name": "HTTPVerb",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        },
        {
          "system": "email",
          "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "HTTP verbs (in the HTTP command line).",
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/http-verb",
  "content": "complete",
  "concept": [
    {
      "code": "GET",
      "display": "GET",
      "definition": "HTTP GET"
    },
    {
      "code": "POST",
      "display": "POST",
      "definition": "HTTP POST"
    },
    {
      "code": "PUT",
      "display": "PUT",
      "definition": "HTTP PUT"

  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "normative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 5
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/http-verb",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.625"
  },
  {
    "use" : "old",
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.617"
  },
  {
    "use" : "old",
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.329"
  }],
  "version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
  "name" : "HTTPVerb",
  "title" : "HTTP Verb",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"

    },
    {
      "code": "DELETE",
      "display": "DELETE",
      "definition": "HTTP DELETE"
    }
  ]

      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "HTTP verbs (in the HTTP command line). See [HTTP rfc](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231) for details.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/http-verb",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "GET",
    "display" : "GET",
    "definition" : "HTTP GET Command."
  },
  {
    "code" : "HEAD",
    "display" : "HEAD",
    "definition" : "HTTP HEAD Command."
  },
  {
    "code" : "POST",
    "display" : "POST",
    "definition" : "HTTP POST Command."
  },
  {
    "code" : "PUT",
    "display" : "PUT",
    "definition" : "HTTP PUT Command."
  },
  {
    "code" : "DELETE",
    "display" : "DELETE",
    "definition" : "HTTP DELETE Command."
  },
  {
    "code" : "PATCH",
    "display" : "PATCH",
    "definition" : "HTTP PATCH Command."
  }]

}

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.