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PUT
/
patients
/
update
/
{cpf}
Update Patient
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://api.example.com/patients/update/{cpf} \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "dateOfBirth": "<string>",
  "address": "<string>",
  "medicalHistory": "<string>"
}
'
{}
Updates an existing patient’s information.

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Path Parameters

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cpf
string
required
The CPF of the patient to update (11-digit Brazilian tax ID).

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Request Body

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name
string
Updated patient name.
​
dateOfBirth
string
Updated date of birth in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).
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address
string
Updated address (maximum 255 characters).
​
medicalHistory
string
Updated medical history notes.

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Response

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cpf
string
The patient’s CPF.
​
name
string
The updated patient name.
​
email
string
The patient’s email address (unchanged).
​
dateOfBirth
string
The updated date of birth.
​
address
string
The updated address.
​
medicalHistory
string
The updated medical history.

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Example Request

cURL
curl -X PUT http://localhost:8080/patients/update/12345678901 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Maria Silva Santos",
    "dateOfBirth": "1990-05-15",
    "address": "Rua Nova, 456, São Paulo, SP",
    "medicalHistory": "No known allergies. Previous surgery in 2015. Updated in 2026."
  }'

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Example Response

200 OK
{
  "cpf": "12345678901",
  "name": "Maria Silva Santos",
  "email": "maria.silva@example.com",
  "dateOfBirth": "1990-05-15",
  "address": "Rua Nova, 456, São Paulo, SP",
  "medicalHistory": "No known allergies. Previous surgery in 2015. Updated in 2026."
}

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Error Responses

{}

{
  "error": "Validation failed",
  "message": "Invalid date format for dateOfBirth"
}

{
  "error": "Internal server error",
  "message": "An unexpected error occurred"
}

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Notes

  • The CPF in the URL path identifies which patient to update
  • Only the fields provided in the request body will be updated
  • Email and password cannot be updated through this endpoint
  • Returns 404 if no patient exists with the provided CPF
  • Date of birth must be in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD)
  • All fields in the request body are optional - only send the fields you want to update

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