Get Change Alerts

The DynaMed API GET  /user/content-change-alerts endpoint returns change alerts for all topics plus, should there be any, followed topics.

Gather the following information for the request:

• A valid ID token.
• If the optional query parameter limit is left blank, it defaults to 5. The limit value must be less than 100.
• The optional query parameter allUpdatesPriorities must be one of the following values: ppc (potentially practice changing), standard or lowplus.
• The optional query parameter followedUpdatesPriorities must be one of the following values: ppc (potentially practice changing), standard or lowplus.

Request

GET https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/user/content-change-alerts

Response

{
  "_metadata": [
        {
            "rel": "self",
            "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/user/content-change-alerts"
        }
    ],
    "totalItems": 2
  },
  "items": {
    "allUpdates": [
        {
            "updatesText": "velamentous cord insertion associated with increased risk of cerebral palsy in offspring (Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Feb)",
            "updatedAtTimestamp": "1686549084000",
            "asDate": "2023-06-12",
            "practiceChangingUpdate": false,
            "updatePriority": "lowplus",
            "updateType": "evidenceUpdate",
            "relevantTopics": [
                {
                    "id": "t1601912552886",
                    "anchor": "TOPIC_UDT_DCG_MNB__LI_JLW_PM5_TXBEU061223",
                    "practiceChangingUpdate": false,
                    "slug": "/condition/umbilical-cord-abnormalities",
                    "title": "Umbilical Cord Abnormalities"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "followedUpdates": [
        {
            "updatesText": "etafilcon A drug-eluting contact lens with ketotifen (Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen) FDA approved for prevention of allergic conjunctivitis associated ocular itch, and correction of refractive ametropia (myopia and hyperopia) in aphakic and/or phakic patients (FDA Label 2022 Feb)",
            "updatedAtTimestamp": "1646674706000",
            "asDate": "2022-03-07",
            "practiceChangingUpdate": false,
            "updatePriority": "standard",
            "updateType": "drugDeviceUpdate",
            "relevantTopics": [
                {
                    "id": "t115480",
                    "anchor": "TOPIC_UFZ_NNR_ZSB__LI_USD_L1V_TSBDDU030422",
                    "practiceChangingUpdate": false,
                    "slug": "/condition/allergic-conjunctivitis",
                    "title": "Allergic Conjunctivitis"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
  }
}

Error Response Codes

The DynaMed get alert changes endpoint can return one of the error response codes.