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title: FHIR Human Name Input
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description: The input representation for the name of a person and all its associated metadata.
---
# FHIR Human Name Input

The input representation for the name of a person and all its associated metadata.

The Human​Name FHIR object maps to the [Human​Name](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/map_fhir_HumanName.htm "The Human​Name FHIR resource maps to the Person​Name object in Salesforce​.") object in Salesforce​.

## JSON example

"humanName": \[
    {
      "use": "Official",
      "text": "Charles Green",
      "family": "Green",
      "given": "Charles",
      "prefix": "Mr.",
      "suffix": "Jr.",
      "periodStart": "1998-05-26T15:40:30.000Z",
      "periodEnd": "2021-08-09T15:40:30.000Z",
      "sourceSystem": "http://sfdc.co",
      "sourceSystemId": "567890",
      "sourceSystemModified": "2012-07-26T15:40:30.000Z"
    }
  \]

## Properties

| Name | Type | Description | Required or Optional | Available Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| additional​Information | [Custom Field Value](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/connect_requests_custom_field_value.htm "Adds additional information to any fields not mapped by the medication statement API.")\[\] | Adds additional information to any fields not mapped in this API. | Optional | 53.0 |
| family | String | The last name of the patient. This field stores a combination of the patient’s middle and last name. | Optional | 53.0 |
| given | String | The first name of the patient. | Optional | 53.0 |
| periodEnd | String | The date until when the name is active. | Optional | 53.0 |
| periodStart | String | The date from when the name is active. | Optional | 53.0 |
| prefix | String | The prefix of the name. | Optional | 53.0 |
| sourceSystem | String | The source system from where the humanName is brought into Salesforce. | Optional | 53.0 |
| sourceSystemId | String | The identifier of the humanName record in its source system. | Optional | 53.0 |
| sourceSystem​ModifiedDate | String | The date and time when the humanName record was last modified in its source system. | Optional | 53.0 |
| suffix | String | The suffix of the name. | Optional | 53.0 |
| text | String | The full name of the person. | Optional | 53.0 |
| use | String | The usage type of the name. | Optional | 53.0 |