> ## Documentation Index
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# Update Discharge Summary

> 
### Overview

This API updates the content of a **discharge summary** of your workspace. It is a partial update: only the fields sent in the request body are changed, and fields that are omitted keep their current value. The original author (`actor_name` and `actor_oid`) is not changed.

Returns `404` with `Discharge summary not found` when the `summary_id` does not exist or belongs to another workspace.



## OpenAPI

````yaml patch /ipd/v1/service/discharge-summaries/{summary_id}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Ekacare API & Webhook Documentation
  contact: {}
  version: '1.0'
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.eka.care
  - description: Stage/Sandbox
    url: https://api.dev.eka.care
security: []
paths:
  /ipd/v1/service/discharge-summaries/{summary_id}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - IPD API
      summary: Update Discharge Summary
      description: >-

        ### Overview


        This API updates the content of a **discharge summary** of your
        workspace. It is a partial update: only the fields sent in the request
        body are changed, and fields that are omitted keep their current value.
        The original author (`actor_name` and `actor_oid`) is not changed.


        Returns `404` with `Discharge summary not found` when the `summary_id`
        does not exist or belongs to another workspace.
      operationId: UpdateIpdDischargeSummary
      parameters:
        - name: auth
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          example: >-
            eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJiX2lkIjoiMTIzNDU2IiwiY2xpZW50X2lkIjoiNzg5MCIsImV4dHJhX2ZpZWxkIjoiZXh0cmFfZmllbGRfZGF0YSJ9.q9KzBI6f4l3OyM_EkB5Quq0l9EEMFh5JS-fx3F_PHUM
        - name: summary_id
          in: path
          description: Id of the discharge summary to update.
          required: true
          style: simple
          schema:
            type: string
          example: 66f1cbf6e4b0a1b2c3d4ee09
      requestBody:
        description: The summary fields to change. Send only the fields you want to update.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                content_html:
                  type: string
                  description: New summary content as HTML.
                content_json:
                  type: array
                  items: {}
                  description: New summary content in structured (JSON) form.
            example:
              content_html: >-
                <h2>Discharge Summary</h2><p>Patient recovered. Follow up in 7
                days.</p>
              content_json:
                - type: heading
                  text: Discharge Summary
                - type: paragraph
                  text: Patient recovered. Follow up in 7 days.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK — the updated discharge summary.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IpdDischargeSummaryResponse'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  id: 66f1cbf6e4b0a1b2c3d4ee09
                  admission_id: a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab
                  patient_id: pid-321
                  actor_name: Vivek Sharma
                  actor_oid: '161467756044203'
                  content_html: >-
                    <h2>Discharge Summary</h2><p>Patient recovered. Follow up in
                    7 days.</p>
                  content_json:
                    - type: heading
                      text: Discharge Summary
                    - type: paragraph
                      text: Patient recovered. Follow up in 7 days.
                  createdAt: '2026-10-07T12:00:00.000Z'
                  updatedAt: '2026-10-07T12:30:00.000Z'
                  __v: 0
        '400':
          description: >-
            Bad Request. Returns `{ success: false, error }` when the
            `summary_id` is not a valid id or the summary could not be saved
            (for example `content_html` is empty), or `{ message }` when the
            request body failed schema validation (for example an unknown field
            was sent; the `message` is currently empty).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/IpdServiceFailure'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/IpdServiceError'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IpdServiceError'
        '404':
          description: Not Found — the discharge summary was not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IpdServiceFailure'
              example:
                success: false
                error: Discharge summary not found
      deprecated: false
components:
  schemas:
    IpdDischargeSummaryResponse:
      title: IpdDischargeSummaryResponse
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/IpdDischargeSummary'
    IpdServiceFailure:
      title: IpdServiceFailure
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          description: Always `false`.
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
    IpdServiceError:
      title: IpdServiceError
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
    IpdDischargeSummary:
      title: IpdDischargeSummary
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Discharge summary id.
        admission_id:
          type: string
          description: Id of the IPD admission the summary belongs to.
        patient_id:
          type: string
          description: Id of the patient the summary is about.
        actor_name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the user who created the summary.
        actor_oid:
          type: string
          description: Id of the user who created the summary.
        content_html:
          type: string
          description: Summary content as HTML.
        content_json:
          type: array
          items: {}
          description: Summary content in structured (JSON) form.
        createdAt:
          type: string
          description: Created date-time as an ISO-8601 string.
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          description: Last-updated date-time as an ISO-8601 string.
        __v:
          type: number
          description: Internal document version.

````

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