Published: 15 Oct 2024

What is a Medical API?

A medical API (Application Programming Interface) is a central repository for various types of medical data. It allows websites and apps to access and share information about:

* Drug interactions
* Common symptoms of diseases
* Treatment options

How Does a Medical API Work?

These APIs have varying applications. Users can:

* Query for drug interactions and side effects
* Search for common symptoms to find possible diagnoses
* Access official information from government agencies on medicines and health equipment

How to Use a Medical API

* GET Requests: Retrieve data without sending any data in the request body.
* POST Requests: Perform actions that require data to be sent in the request body.

Technical Details

* Azure Storage supports TLS versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2.
* Requests and responses are encoded in UTF-8.
* CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) allows client-side code from web applications to interact with the API.
* API responses are always consistent for the same input, regardless of the number of calls.

Availability and Access

The Diagnosis API is available at https://diagnosisapi.azurewebsites.net. It uses JSON as the data format for all endpoints and error messages.