Ruby SDK released for CareHQ

Recently a new CareHQ client asked about integrating CareHQ with a number of existing internal applications they've developed in Ruby. They're leveraging CareHQ's enquiry management features but want to manage the process post admission using their existing internal applications.

The CareHQ API allows clients to integrate CareHQ with other applications they use, to remove any manual process in moving data from one application to another. It's possible to use the CareHQ API with any programming language, however our SDKs (source development kits) make this a lot easier by handling the authentication and verification parts for you when calling the API.

Ruby is a popular programming language that is well suited to a wide variety of development tasks including web development. Along with the excellent Ruby on rails framework, Ruby is an excellent option for the development of web applications.

Our Ruby SDK can be installed with gem or manually by downloading the package repository from GitHub. We've also added Ruby usage examples to the API documentation.

Next steps

If you'd like to integrate your website or another application with CareHQ then we recommend initially speaking to one of our developers. We'll work with you and your development team (internal or external) to help you get started.

If your website or application is written in a programming language we don't currently have an SDK for, we'd love to hear from you as we're planning to introduce new SDKs in response to client feedback.