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The module exposes the OpenMRS API as REST web services. if If an OpenMRS instance is running the Webservices.REST module, other programs (and languages) can connect to retrieve and post certain information to an OpenMRS database.
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Visit https://rest.openmrs.org/#openmrs-rest-api for an overview of our Rest Documentation.
Required OpenMRS Version
The REST Web Services module requires at least OpenMRS 1.9.0 or 1.8.1 to run.
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