Create Order Results

Add results to an order

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'access_token: <api-key>' \
  --header 'client_id: <api-key>' \
  --header 'client_secret: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "results": [
    {
      "component": "Hemoglobin",
      "field_id": "hemoglobin-123",
      "value": 13.5
    }
  ],
  "result_date": "2026-03-15",
  "collected_date": "2026-03-15",
  "collection_time": "9:30 AM",
  "performed_date": "2026-03-15",
  "callback_urls": [
    "https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt"
  ]
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results"

payload = {
    "results": [
        {
            "component": "Hemoglobin",
            "field_id": "hemoglobin-123",
            "value": 13.5
        }
    ],
    "result_date": "2026-03-15",
    "collected_date": "2026-03-15",
    "collection_time": "9:30 AM",
    "performed_date": "2026-03-15",
    "callback_urls": ["https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt"]
}
headers = {
    "client_id": "<api-key>",
    "client_secret": "<api-key>",
    "access_token": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    client_id: '<api-key>',
    client_secret: '<api-key>',
    access_token: '<api-key>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    results: [{component: 'Hemoglobin', field_id: 'hemoglobin-123', value: 13.5}],
    result_date: '2026-03-15',
    collected_date: '2026-03-15',
    collection_time: '9:30 AM',
    performed_date: '2026-03-15',
    callback_urls: ['https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt']
  })
};

fetch('https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'results' => [
        [
                'component' => 'Hemoglobin',
                'field_id' => 'hemoglobin-123',
                'value' => 13.5
        ]
    ],
    'result_date' => '2026-03-15',
    'collected_date' => '2026-03-15',
    'collection_time' => '9:30 AM',
    'performed_date' => '2026-03-15',
    'callback_urls' => [
        'https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt'
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "access_token: <api-key>",
    "client_id: <api-key>",
    "client_secret: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"results\": [\n    {\n      \"component\": \"Hemoglobin\",\n      \"field_id\": \"hemoglobin-123\",\n      \"value\": 13.5\n    }\n  ],\n  \"result_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collected_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collection_time\": \"9:30 AM\",\n  \"performed_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"callback_urls\": [\n    \"https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt\"\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("client_id", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("client_secret", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("access_token", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results")
  .header("client_id", "<api-key>")
  .header("client_secret", "<api-key>")
  .header("access_token", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"results\": [\n    {\n      \"component\": \"Hemoglobin\",\n      \"field_id\": \"hemoglobin-123\",\n      \"value\": 13.5\n    }\n  ],\n  \"result_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collected_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collection_time\": \"9:30 AM\",\n  \"performed_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"callback_urls\": [\n    \"https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt\"\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["client_id"] = '<api-key>'
request["client_secret"] = '<api-key>'
request["access_token"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"results\": [\n    {\n      \"component\": \"Hemoglobin\",\n      \"field_id\": \"hemoglobin-123\",\n      \"value\": 13.5\n    }\n  ],\n  \"result_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collected_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collection_time\": \"9:30 AM\",\n  \"performed_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"callback_urls\": [\n    \"https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt\"\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Lab result queued for delivery to the EMR",
  "lab_result_id": "c3d4e5f6a1b2478899aabbccddeeff00",
  "order_id": "b2c3d4e5f6a1478899aabbccddeeff00",
  "job_id": 12345
}

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Bad request — missing or invalid parameters"
}

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Unauthorized — missing or invalid credentials"
}

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Internal server error"
}

POST

orders

{id}

results

Add results to an order

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'access_token: <api-key>' \
  --header 'client_id: <api-key>' \
  --header 'client_secret: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "results": [
    {
      "component": "Hemoglobin",
      "field_id": "hemoglobin-123",
      "value": 13.5
    }
  ],
  "result_date": "2026-03-15",
  "collected_date": "2026-03-15",
  "collection_time": "9:30 AM",
  "performed_date": "2026-03-15",
  "callback_urls": [
    "https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt"
  ]
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results"

payload = {
    "results": [
        {
            "component": "Hemoglobin",
            "field_id": "hemoglobin-123",
            "value": 13.5
        }
    ],
    "result_date": "2026-03-15",
    "collected_date": "2026-03-15",
    "collection_time": "9:30 AM",
    "performed_date": "2026-03-15",
    "callback_urls": ["https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt"]
}
headers = {
    "client_id": "<api-key>",
    "client_secret": "<api-key>",
    "access_token": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    client_id: '<api-key>',
    client_secret: '<api-key>',
    access_token: '<api-key>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    results: [{component: 'Hemoglobin', field_id: 'hemoglobin-123', value: 13.5}],
    result_date: '2026-03-15',
    collected_date: '2026-03-15',
    collection_time: '9:30 AM',
    performed_date: '2026-03-15',
    callback_urls: ['https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt']
  })
};

fetch('https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'results' => [
        [
                'component' => 'Hemoglobin',
                'field_id' => 'hemoglobin-123',
                'value' => 13.5
        ]
    ],
    'result_date' => '2026-03-15',
    'collected_date' => '2026-03-15',
    'collection_time' => '9:30 AM',
    'performed_date' => '2026-03-15',
    'callback_urls' => [
        'https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt'
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "access_token: <api-key>",
    "client_id: <api-key>",
    "client_secret: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"results\": [\n    {\n      \"component\": \"Hemoglobin\",\n      \"field_id\": \"hemoglobin-123\",\n      \"value\": 13.5\n    }\n  ],\n  \"result_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collected_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collection_time\": \"9:30 AM\",\n  \"performed_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"callback_urls\": [\n    \"https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt\"\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("client_id", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("client_secret", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("access_token", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results")
  .header("client_id", "<api-key>")
  .header("client_secret", "<api-key>")
  .header("access_token", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"results\": [\n    {\n      \"component\": \"Hemoglobin\",\n      \"field_id\": \"hemoglobin-123\",\n      \"value\": 13.5\n    }\n  ],\n  \"result_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collected_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collection_time\": \"9:30 AM\",\n  \"performed_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"callback_urls\": [\n    \"https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt\"\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/{id}/results")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["client_id"] = '<api-key>'
request["client_secret"] = '<api-key>'
request["access_token"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"results\": [\n    {\n      \"component\": \"Hemoglobin\",\n      \"field_id\": \"hemoglobin-123\",\n      \"value\": 13.5\n    }\n  ],\n  \"result_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collected_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"collection_time\": \"9:30 AM\",\n  \"performed_date\": \"2026-03-15\",\n  \"callback_urls\": [\n    \"https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt\"\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Lab result queued for delivery to the EMR",
  "lab_result_id": "c3d4e5f6a1b2478899aabbccddeeff00",
  "order_id": "b2c3d4e5f6a1478899aabbccddeeff00",
  "job_id": 12345
}

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Bad request — missing or invalid parameters"
}

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Unauthorized — missing or invalid credentials"
}

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Internal server error"
}

Creating results is asynchronous: a valid request creates a lab-result record, returns immediately with the lab_result_id, and queues the record for the EHR. A lab_result.created webhook is sent when processing completes. If the operation fails terminally, a lab_result.create_failed webhook is sent instead. Each result targets a component of the order. Reference a component by its component (name) or field_id, both of which come from the result_components returned by Get Order.

Request Parameters

Required Fields

results (array, required): Result values, one per component. At least one entry is required. Each entry is an object with:
- value (string or number, required): The result value.
- component (string): The component name, from GET /v1/orders/{id}.
- field_id (string): The component’s EMR id, from GET /v1/orders/{id}.
Provide component or field_id to identify each component.

Optional Fields

result_date (string, optional): Result date (ISO 8601, YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today when omitted.
collected_date (string, optional): Specimen collection date (ISO 8601, YYYY-MM-DD).
collection_time (string, optional): Specimen collection time, e.g. "12:58 PM".
callback_urls (string[], optional): URLs to receive the lab_result.created webhook, in addition to the account webhook.

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.usecobalt.com/v1/orders/ord_123456/results \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'client_id: ci_live_198908HJDKJSH98789OHKJL' \
-H 'client_secret: cs_live_9827hofdsklOYYHJLJh' \
-H 'access_token: 493JKLHIU98789hLKH9HHJH' \
-d '{
    "results": [
        { "component": "1hr Glucose (OB)", "value": 142 },
        { "field_id": "col_1002", "value": "88" }
    ],
    "result_date": "2026-03-17",
    "collected_date": "2026-03-16",
    "collection_time": "09:15 AM"
}'

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Lab result created and queued. A lab_result.created webhook will be sent when it completes.",
  "lab_result_id": "lr_123456",
  "order_id": "ord_123456",
  "job_id": 12345
}

Webhook Notifications

When processing completes, we send a webhook to your registered endpoint.

Success

{
  "id": "evt_1J9X2q2eZvKYlo2CluR9g9gV",
  "access_token_reference_id": "user_1J9X2q2eZvKYlo2Cxyz",
  "object": "event",
  "created": "2025-10-09T10:30:00Z",
  "type": "lab_result.created",
  "job_id": "12345",
  "data": {
    "lab_result_id": "lr_123456",
    "order_id": "ord_123456",
    "emr_order_id": "998877",
    "emr_encounter_id": "445566",
    "patient_mrn": "12345"
  }
}

Failure

{
  "id": "evt_1J9X2q2eZvKYlo2CluR9g9gW",
  "access_token_reference_id": "user_1J9X2q2eZvKYlo2Cxyz",
  "object": "event",
  "created": "2025-10-09T10:35:00Z",
  "type": "lab_result.create_failed",
  "job_id": "12345",
  "data": {
    "lab_result_id": "lr_123456",
    "order_id": "ord_123456",
    "patient_mrn": "12345",
    "failure_reason": "Lab result creation failed after multiple attempts. Please try again later or contact support."
  }
}

Authorizations

client_id

string

header

required

client_secret

string

header

required

access_token

string

header

required

Path Parameters

string

required

Cobalt order ID.

Example:

"b2c3d4e5f6a1478899aabbccddeeff00"

Body

application/json

results

object[]

required

Result values, one per component. Reference a component by component (its name, from GET /v1/orders/:id) or field_id.

Minimum array length: 1

Show child attributes

Example:

[
  {
    "component": "Hemoglobin",
    "field_id": "hemoglobin-123",
    "value": 13.5
  }
]

result_date

string

Result date (ISO 8601, YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today when omitted.

Example:

"2026-03-15"

collected_date

string

Specimen collection date (ISO 8601, YYYY-MM-DD).

Example:

"2026-03-15"

collection_time

string

Specimen collection time, e.g. "12:58 PM".

Example:

"9:30 AM"

performed_date

string

Performed date (ISO 8601, YYYY-MM-DD). For diagnostic imaging, the exam/performed date from the report.

Example:

"2026-03-15"

callback_urls

string[]

URLs to receive the order.updated webhook, in addition to the account webhook.

Example:

["https://example.com/webhooks/cobalt"]

Response

Lab result created and queued for the EMR

success

boolean

required

Example:

true

message

string

required

Example:

"Lab result queued for delivery to the EMR"

lab_result_id

string

required

Example:

"c3d4e5f6a1b2478899aabbccddeeff00"

order_id

string

required

Example:

"b2c3d4e5f6a1478899aabbccddeeff00"

job_id

required

Example:

12345

​Request Parameters

​Required Fields

​Optional Fields

​Example Request

​Example Response

​Webhook Notifications

​Success

​Failure

Authorizations

Path Parameters

Body

Response

Request Parameters

Required Fields

Optional Fields

Example Request

Example Response

Webhook Notifications

Success

Failure