PDF

Represents a PDF printout of an application.

URI
/api/v10/applications/ID/pdf

GET 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

HeaderValueDescription
Content-Typeapplication/pdfThe media type of the resource
Content-Length12345The size of the response body in bytes
Last-Modified2025-05-16T14:59:53+00:00The date and time when the PDF printout was last modified

Response codes

Response codeDescription
200 OKThe PDF printout of the application was successfully generated