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Attachment

Base StructureDefinition for Attachment Type: For referring to data content defined in other formats.

Complex data type in FHIR R4. Maturity: Not stated.

Elements​

ElementTypeCardinalityDescription
idstring0..1Unique id for inter-element referencing
extensionExtension0..*Additional content defined by implementations
contentTypecode0..1Mime type of the content, with charset etc.
languagecode0..1Human language of the content (BCP-47)
database64Binary0..1Data inline, base64ed
urlurl0..1Uri where the data can be found
sizeunsignedInt0..1Number of bytes of content (if url provided)
hashbase64Binary0..1Hash of the data (sha-1, base64ed)
titlestring0..1Label to display in place of the data
creationdateTime0..1Date attachment was first created

Reference​

Official FHIR R4 specification: Attachment.