Reference Resources

Specifications and Guidelines

HealthVault Service Specification
The HealthVault Service Specification is a specification published under the Community Promise for the development of an open, online environment based on protocols that enables consumers to control the collection, storage, access, use, and disclosure of information about their health and well-being.

Platform Reference

The following pieces of documentation are updated dynamically as new data types and methods are added to the Microsoft HealthVault platform.

• HealthRecordItem Type Schema Browser
  The current list of data types that are available in the HealthVault platform.
• Dictionary Browser
  List of enumerated types and allowable values that are currently available in the HealthVault platform.
• Raw XML API Reference
  Reference for developers who elect to use raw XML Web services rather than using the .NET DLLs that are distributed with the SDK.
• Method Schema Browser
  Additional reference for developers using raw XML Web services.