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Represents a PDF printout of an application.
URI
/api/v10/applications/ID/pdfGET Generate a PDF printout
Generate a PDF printout of an application. This API request replicates the Save as PDF feature in the DreamApply portal.
The PDF conversion occurs in real time and may take a few seconds to process larger applications. The API request is also subject to modest throttling, so you may need to slow down your requests when fetching a large number of PDFs.
Syntax
GET /api/v10/applications/123/pdf
Host: apply.example.edu
Authorization: DREAM apikey="..."Example request
Request
curl
curl \
-X GET \
-H "Authorization: DREAM apikey=\"YOUR-API-KEY\"" \
-o ~/Downloads/application_123.pdf \
"https://apply.example.edu/api/v10/applications/123/pdf"Response headers
| Header | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
Content-Type | application/pdf | The media type of the resource |
Content-Length | 12345 | The size of the response body in bytes |
Last-Modified | 2025-05-16T14:59:53+00:00 | The date and time when the PDF printout was last modified |
Response codes
| Response code | Description |
|---|---|
200 OK | The PDF printout of the application was successfully generated |