Creates a named patient cohort in your organization.
POST
/
v1
/
cohorts
import olira
olira.init(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
cohort = olira.create_cohort(name="High-Risk Patients", description="Patients flagged for weekly review")
print(cohort.id)
using Olira;
OliraModule.Init(apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY");
var cohort = OliraModule.CreateCohort(
name: "High-Risk Patients",
description: "Patients flagged for weekly review");
Console.WriteLine(cohort.Id);
POST /v1/cohorts
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
{
"name": "High-Risk Patients",
"description": "Patients flagged for weekly review"
}
Cohort(
id="68582e4a0a0b3c1234567890",
name="High-Risk Patients",
description="Patients flagged for weekly review",
patient_ids=[],
created_at="2026-06-25T10:00:00Z",
updated_at="2026-06-25T10:00:00Z",
)
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 401,
"error_type": "authentication_error",
"message": "Could not validate credentials",
"details": [
{
"type": "authentication_error",
"message": "Could not validate credentials"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 403,
"error_type": "authorization_error",
"message": "Insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint",
"details": [
{
"type": "authorization_error",
"message": "Insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 404,
"error_type": "not_found_error",
"message": "Patient not found",
"details": [
{
"type": "not_found_error",
"message": "Patient not found"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 422,
"error_type": "validation_error",
"message": "Request validation failed (1 error)",
"details": [
{
"type": "missing",
"message": "Field required",
"field": "patient_id",
"location": ["body", "patient_id"],
"input_value": null
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 429,
"error_type": "server_error",
"message": "Rate limit exceeded",
"details": [
{
"type": "rate_limit",
"message": "Too many requests; retry after backoff"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 500,
"error_type": "internal_server_error",
"message": "An internal server error occurred",
"details": [
{
"type": "internal_server_error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred while processing your request"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
olira.create_cohort(name: str, description: str | None = None) -> Cohort
OliraModule.CreateCohort(string name, string? description = null) // -> Cohort
api:manage-patients
Cohorts start empty — use add_patients_to_cohort to enroll patients. Names must be unique per organization.
Parameters
str
required
Display name; unique per organization (1–200 characters).
str | None
Optional free-text description.
Returns
Cohort — Created cohort with Olira-assigned id.
str
Olira cohort id.
str
Display name.
str | None
Optional description.
list[str]
Patient ids in this cohort.
str | None
ISO 8601 creation timestamp.
str | None
ISO 8601 last-updated timestamp.
Raises
| Exception | When |
|---|---|
AuthError | HTTP 401 or 403 — invalid API key or insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint. |
ValidationError | HTTP 400, 404, or 422 — malformed JSON, unknown patient, or validation failure (message includes response excerpt). |
ServerError | HTTP 409 (e.g. conflicting external identifier) or repeated 5xx after retries; includes status_code when applicable. |
RateLimitError | HTTP 429 — rate limited; check retry_after (seconds). |
NetworkError | Connection timeout, DNS failure, or read error after retries. |
import olira
olira.init(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
cohort = olira.create_cohort(name="High-Risk Patients", description="Patients flagged for weekly review")
print(cohort.id)
using Olira;
OliraModule.Init(apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY");
var cohort = OliraModule.CreateCohort(
name: "High-Risk Patients",
description: "Patients flagged for weekly review");
Console.WriteLine(cohort.Id);
POST /v1/cohorts
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
{
"name": "High-Risk Patients",
"description": "Patients flagged for weekly review"
}
Cohort(
id="68582e4a0a0b3c1234567890",
name="High-Risk Patients",
description="Patients flagged for weekly review",
patient_ids=[],
created_at="2026-06-25T10:00:00Z",
updated_at="2026-06-25T10:00:00Z",
)
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 401,
"error_type": "authentication_error",
"message": "Could not validate credentials",
"details": [
{
"type": "authentication_error",
"message": "Could not validate credentials"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 403,
"error_type": "authorization_error",
"message": "Insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint",
"details": [
{
"type": "authorization_error",
"message": "Insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 404,
"error_type": "not_found_error",
"message": "Patient not found",
"details": [
{
"type": "not_found_error",
"message": "Patient not found"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 422,
"error_type": "validation_error",
"message": "Request validation failed (1 error)",
"details": [
{
"type": "missing",
"message": "Field required",
"field": "patient_id",
"location": ["body", "patient_id"],
"input_value": null
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 429,
"error_type": "server_error",
"message": "Rate limit exceeded",
"details": [
{
"type": "rate_limit",
"message": "Too many requests; retry after backoff"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 500,
"error_type": "internal_server_error",
"message": "An internal server error occurred",
"details": [
{
"type": "internal_server_error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred while processing your request"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
⌘I
import olira
olira.init(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
cohort = olira.create_cohort(name="High-Risk Patients", description="Patients flagged for weekly review")
print(cohort.id)
using Olira;
OliraModule.Init(apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY");
var cohort = OliraModule.CreateCohort(
name: "High-Risk Patients",
description: "Patients flagged for weekly review");
Console.WriteLine(cohort.Id);
POST /v1/cohorts
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
{
"name": "High-Risk Patients",
"description": "Patients flagged for weekly review"
}
Cohort(
id="68582e4a0a0b3c1234567890",
name="High-Risk Patients",
description="Patients flagged for weekly review",
patient_ids=[],
created_at="2026-06-25T10:00:00Z",
updated_at="2026-06-25T10:00:00Z",
)
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 401,
"error_type": "authentication_error",
"message": "Could not validate credentials",
"details": [
{
"type": "authentication_error",
"message": "Could not validate credentials"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 403,
"error_type": "authorization_error",
"message": "Insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint",
"details": [
{
"type": "authorization_error",
"message": "Insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 404,
"error_type": "not_found_error",
"message": "Patient not found",
"details": [
{
"type": "not_found_error",
"message": "Patient not found"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 422,
"error_type": "validation_error",
"message": "Request validation failed (1 error)",
"details": [
{
"type": "missing",
"message": "Field required",
"field": "patient_id",
"location": ["body", "patient_id"],
"input_value": null
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 429,
"error_type": "server_error",
"message": "Rate limit exceeded",
"details": [
{
"type": "rate_limit",
"message": "Too many requests; retry after backoff"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}
{
"error": true,
"status_code": 500,
"error_type": "internal_server_error",
"message": "An internal server error occurred",
"details": [
{
"type": "internal_server_error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred while processing your request"
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
}