A container of resources.

Introduction

This resource is used to ‘bundle’ a set of resources returned that meet some criteria as part of a search.

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Key FHIR Elements

The following FHIR elements are key to this implementation :

Element Cardinality Description Example(s)
id [0..1] A unique id which identifies a bundle. The id can be a globally unique identifier (e.g. UUID). a56382a1-dce2-483a-8426-65b727b66809
type [0..1] Purpose of the bundle searchset
total [0..1] The total number of matches. 23
link [0..*] Links related to this Bundle  
link.relation [1..1]   self
link.url [1..1] Reference details for the link.  
entry [0..*] Entry in the bundle. This will be a resource.  
entry.fullUrl [0..1] Links related to this entry.  
entry.resource [0..1] Absolute URL for resource (server address, or UUID/OID).  

Examples

This specification includes examples using the Bundle resource as an output for search results. They can be accessed at: