POST https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1/cremains
Content-Type: application/json
X-API-Key: uc_your_api_key_here

{
    "full_name": "John Robert Smith",
    "known_aliases": "Johnny Smith, J.R. Smith",
    "date_of_birth": "1942-03-15",
    "date_of_death": "2019-11-22",
    "state_of_death": "IL",
    "case_type": "Unclaimed",
    "physical_description": "Male, approximately 5'10\", gray hair",
    "is_veteran": true,
    "veteran_branch": "US Army",
    "veteran_war_era": "Vietnam",
    "facility_name": "Oak Grove Funeral Home",
    "facility_case_number": "OG-2019-0847",
    "facility_contact_email": "info@oakgrovefh.com",
    "facility_contact_phone": "217-555-0123"
}

PUT https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1/cremains/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
Content-Type: application/json
X-API-Key: uc_your_api_key_here

{
    "known_aliases": "Johnny Smith, J.R. Smith, John R. Smith",
    "is_veteran": true,
    "veteran_branch": "US Marine Corps"
}

DELETE https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1/cremains/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
X-API-Key: uc_your_api_key_here

# Submit a case
curl -X POST https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1/cremains \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: uc_your_api_key_here" \
  -d '{
    "full_name": "Jane Marie Doe",
    "date_of_birth": "1938-06-12",
    "date_of_death": "2015-01-30",
    "state_of_death": "TX",
    "case_type": "Unclaimed",
    "facility_name": "Peaceful Rest Mortuary",
    "facility_case_number": "PR-2015-0291",
    "facility_contact_email": "info@peacefulrest.com"
  }'

# List your cases
curl -H "X-API-Key: uc_your_api_key_here" \
  "https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1/cremains?page=1&per_page=50"

# List only published cases
curl -H "X-API-Key: uc_your_api_key_here" \
  "https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1/cremains?status=published"

# Get a single case
curl -H "X-API-Key: uc_your_api_key_here" \
  https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1/cremains/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890

# Update a case
curl -X PUT https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1/cremains/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: uc_your_api_key_here" \
  -d '{"is_veteran": true, "veteran_branch": "US Marine Corps"}'

# Withdraw a case
curl -X DELETE https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1/cremains/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 \
  -H "X-API-Key: uc_your_api_key_here"

<?php
$api_key = 'uc_your_api_key_here';
$base_url = 'https://unclaimedcremains.org/api/v1';

// Submit a case
$data = [
    'full_name'              => 'Jane Marie Doe',
    'date_of_birth'          => '1938-06-12',
    'date_of_death'          => '2015-01-30',
    'state_of_death'         => 'TX',
    'case_type'              => 'Unclaimed',
    'facility_name'          => 'Peaceful Rest Mortuary',
    'facility_case_number'   => 'PR-2015-0291',
    'facility_contact_email' => 'info@peacefulrest.com',
];

$ch = curl_init("$base_url/cremains");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode($data),
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        "X-API-Key: $api_key",
    ],
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$http_code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
echo "Status: $http_code\n";
echo "Case ID: " . ($result['id'] ?? 'error') . "\n";
echo "Case Status: " . ($result['status'] ?? 'unknown') . "\n";