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# binary

A resource that represents the data of a single raw artifact as digital content accessible in its native format. A Binary resource can contain any content, whether text, image, pdf, zip archive, etc. See the [HL7 FHIR R4 spec](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/binary.html) for full details.

**Previous version:** [binary](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v000/binary)

**Tables in this resource:** **binary** – Binary content (this page).

**Primary Keys:**

* binary\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* patient\_id - links to the [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base) table

| Column | Data Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| binary\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the binary resource |
| patient\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the patient |
| contenttype | varchar | MIME type of the binary data (e.g., text/plain) |
| data | varchar | Base64-encoded binary data |
| meta\_source | varchar | Data source (e.g., metriport:ai-generated-brief) |
| meta\_lastupdated | datetime | Last update timestamp from FHIR meta |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base)

## Version diff

**Renamed**

* `content_type` → `contenttype`
* `meta_last_updated` → `meta_lastupdated`


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