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Retrieve Cheque Deposit-Ready PDF (Digital Only)

GET/print-mail/v1/cheques/{id}/with_deposit_ready_pdf

Retrieve the deposit-ready PDF for a digital-only cheque. The endpoint can only be called by users with 'Admin' role. In test mode, the preview PDF of the digitalOnly cheque and the deposit-ready PDF are the same. In live mode, the deposit-ready will have the full account number.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

id: string

ReturnsExpand Collapse

Cheque = object { id, amount, bankAccount, 27 more }

id: string

A unique ID prefixed with cheque_

amount: number

The amount of the cheque in cents.

formatint32

bankAccount: string

The bank account (ID) associated with the cheque.

createdAt: string

The UTC time at which this resource was created.

formatdate-time

currencyCode: "USD" or "CAD"

The currency code of the cheque. This can be USD even if drawing from a Canadian bank account and vice versa. Defaults to the currency of the bank account country if not otherwise specified.

One of the following:

"USD"

"CAD"

from: Contact { id, addressLine1, addressStatus, 20 more }

The contact information of the sender.

id: string

A unique ID prefixed with contact_

addressLine1: string

The first line of the contact's address.

addressStatus: "verified" or "corrected" or "failed"

One of verified, corrected, or failed.

One of the following:

"verified"

"corrected"

"failed"

countryCode: string

The ISO 3611-1 country code of the contact's address.

createdAt: string

The UTC time at which this resource was created.

formatdate-time

live: boolean

true if this is a live mode resource else false.

object: "contact"

Always contact.

updatedAt: string

The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

formatdate-time

addressErrors: optional string

A series of human-readable errors/warnings that were raised when running the provided address through our address verification.

addressLine2: optional string

Second line of the contact's address, if applicable.

city: optional string

The city of the contact's address.

companyName: optional string

Company name of the contact.

description: optional string

An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.

email: optional string

Email of the contact.

firstName: optional string

First name of the contact.

forceVerifiedStatus: optional boolean

If true, PostGrid will force this contact to have an addressStatus of verified even if our address verification system says otherwise.

jobTitle: optional string

Job title of the contact.

lastName: optional string

Last name of the contact.

metadata: optional map[unknown]

See the section on Metadata.

phoneNumber: optional string

Phone number of the contact.

postalOrZip: optional string

The postal or ZIP code of the contact's address.

provinceOrState: optional string

Province or state of the contact's address.

skipVerification: optional boolean

If true, PostGrid will skip running this contact's address through our address verification system.

live: boolean

true if this is a live mode resource else false.

mailingClass: "first_class" or "standard_class" or "express" or 23 more

The mailing class of this order. This determines the speed and cost of delivery. See OrderMailingClass for more details.

One of the following:

"first_class"

"standard_class"

"express"

"certified"

"certified_return_receipt"

"registered"

"usps_first_class"

"usps_standard_class"

"usps_eddm"

"usps_express_2_day"

"usps_express_3_day"

"usps_first_class_certified"

"usps_first_class_certified_return_receipt"

"usps_first_class_registered"

"usps_express_3_day_signature_confirmation"

"usps_express_3_day_certified"

"usps_express_3_day_certified_return_receipt"

"ca_post_lettermail"

"ca_post_personalized"

"ca_post_neighbourhood_mail"

"ups_express_overnight"

"ups_express_2_day"

"ups_express_3_day"

"royal_mail_first_class"

"royal_mail_second_class"

"au_post_second_class"

object: "cheque"

Always cheque.

sendDate: string

This order will transition from ready to printing on the day after this date. For example, if this is a date on Tuesday, the order will transition to printing on Wednesday at midnight eastern time.

formatdate-time

size: ChequeSize

Enum representing the supported cheque sizes.

One of the following:

"us_letter"

"us_legal"

status: "ready" or "printing" or "processed_for_delivery" or 2 more

See OrderStatus for more details on the status of this order.

One of the following:

"ready"

"printing"

"processed_for_delivery"

"completed"

"cancelled"

to: Contact { id, addressLine1, addressStatus, 20 more }

The recipient of this order. This will be provided even if you delete the underlying contact.

id: string

A unique ID prefixed with contact_

addressLine1: string

The first line of the contact's address.

addressStatus: "verified" or "corrected" or "failed"

One of verified, corrected, or failed.

One of the following:

"verified"

"corrected"

"failed"

countryCode: string

The ISO 3611-1 country code of the contact's address.

createdAt: string

The UTC time at which this resource was created.

formatdate-time

live: boolean

true if this is a live mode resource else false.

object: "contact"

Always contact.

updatedAt: string

The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

formatdate-time

addressErrors: optional string

A series of human-readable errors/warnings that were raised when running the provided address through our address verification.

addressLine2: optional string

Second line of the contact's address, if applicable.

city: optional string

The city of the contact's address.

companyName: optional string

Company name of the contact.

description: optional string

An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.

email: optional string

Email of the contact.

firstName: optional string

First name of the contact.

forceVerifiedStatus: optional boolean

If true, PostGrid will force this contact to have an addressStatus of verified even if our address verification system says otherwise.

jobTitle: optional string

Job title of the contact.

lastName: optional string

Last name of the contact.

metadata: optional map[unknown]

See the section on Metadata.

phoneNumber: optional string

Phone number of the contact.

postalOrZip: optional string

The postal or ZIP code of the contact's address.

provinceOrState: optional string

Province or state of the contact's address.

skipVerification: optional boolean

If true, PostGrid will skip running this contact's address through our address verification system.

updatedAt: string

The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

formatdate-time

cancellation: optional object { reason, cancelledByUser, note }

The cancellation details of this order. Populated if the order has been cancelled.

reason: "user_initiated" or "invalid_content" or "invalid_order_mailing_class"

The reason for the cancellation.

One of the following:

"user_initiated"

"invalid_content"

"invalid_order_mailing_class"

cancelledByUser: optional string

The user ID who cancelled the order.

note: optional string

An optional note provided by the user who cancelled the order.

depositReadyPDFURL: optional string

A link to the deposit-ready PDF for a digital-only cheque, returned if requested and available.

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description: optional string

An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.

digitalOnly: optional DigitalOnly { watermark }

The digitalOnly object contains data for digital-only cheques. A watermark must be provided.

watermark: string

Text to be displayed as a watermark on the digital cheque.

envelope: optional "standard" or string

The envelope of the cheque. If a custom envelope ID is not specified, defaults to standard.

One of the following:

"standard"

The envelope of the cheque. If a custom envelope ID is not specified, defaults to standard.

string

imbDate: optional string

The last date that the IMB status was updated. See imbStatus for more details.

formatdate-time

imbStatus: optional "entered_mail_stream" or "out_for_delivery" or "returned_to_sender"

The Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB) status of this order. Only populated for US-printed and US-destined orders. This is the most detailed way to track non-express/certified orders.

One of the following:

"entered_mail_stream"

"out_for_delivery"

"returned_to_sender"

imbZIPCode: optional string

The most recent ZIP code of the USPS facility that the order has been processed through. Only populated when an imbStatus is present.

logoURL: optional string

An optional logo URL for the cheque. This will be placed next to the recipient address at the top left corner of the cheque. This needs to be a public link to an image file (e.g. a PNG or JPEG file).

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memo: optional string

The memo of the cheque.

mergeVariables: optional map[unknown]

These will be merged with the variables in the template or HTML you create this order with. The keys in this object should match the variable names in the template exactly as they are case-sensitive. Note that these do not apply to PDFs uploaded with the order.

message: optional string

The message of the cheque.

metadata: optional map[unknown]

See the section on Metadata.

number: optional number

The number of the cheque. If you don't provide this, it will automatically be set to an incrementing number starting from 1 across your entire account, ensuring that every cheque has a unique number.

formatint32

trackingNumber: optional string

The tracking number of this order. Populated after an express/certified order has been processed for delivery.

url: optional string

PostGrid renders a PDF preview for all orders. This should be inspected to ensure that the order is correct before it is sent out because it shows what will be printed and mailed to the recipient. Once the PDF preview is generated, this field will be returned by all GET endpoints which produce this order.

This URL is a signed link to the PDF preview. It will expire after a short period of time. If you need to access this URL after it has expired, you can regenerate it by calling the GET endpoint again.

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Retrieve Cheque Deposit-Ready PDF (Digital Only)

HTTP

HTTP

TypeScript

Python

curl https://api.postgrid.com/print-mail/v1/cheques/$ID/with_deposit_ready_pdf \
    -H "X-API-Key: $POSTGRID_PRINT_MAIL_API_KEY"

200 example

{
  "id": "cheque_123456",
  "object": "cheque",
  "status": "ready",
  "live": false,
  "to": {
    "id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
    "object": "contact",
    "live": false,
    "companyName": "PostGrid",
    "addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
    "city": "BOSTON",
    "provinceOrState": "MA",
    "postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "skipVerification": false,
    "forceVerifiedStatus": false,
    "addressStatus": "verified",
    "createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
    "updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
  },
  "from": {
    "id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
    "object": "contact",
    "live": false,
    "companyName": "PostGrid",
    "addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
    "city": "BOSTON",
    "provinceOrState": "MA",
    "postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "skipVerification": false,
    "forceVerifiedStatus": false,
    "addressStatus": "verified",
    "createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
    "updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
  },
  "bankAccount": "bank_123",
  "amount": 1000,
  "currencyCode": "USD",
  "number": 123456,
  "size": "us_letter",
  "sendDate": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z",
  "createdAt": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z",
  "updatedAt": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z",
  "mailingClass": "first_class",
  "digitalOnly": {
    "watermark": "TEST"
  },
  "depositReadyPDFURL": "https://example.s3.amazonaws.com/deposit_ready.pdf"
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "id": "cheque_123456",
  "object": "cheque",
  "status": "ready",
  "live": false,
  "to": {
    "id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
    "object": "contact",
    "live": false,
    "companyName": "PostGrid",
    "addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
    "city": "BOSTON",
    "provinceOrState": "MA",
    "postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "skipVerification": false,
    "forceVerifiedStatus": false,
    "addressStatus": "verified",
    "createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
    "updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
  },
  "from": {
    "id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
    "object": "contact",
    "live": false,
    "companyName": "PostGrid",
    "addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
    "city": "BOSTON",
    "provinceOrState": "MA",
    "postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "skipVerification": false,
    "forceVerifiedStatus": false,
    "addressStatus": "verified",
    "createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
    "updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
  },
  "bankAccount": "bank_123",
  "amount": 1000,
  "currencyCode": "USD",
  "number": 123456,
  "size": "us_letter",
  "sendDate": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z",
  "createdAt": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z",
  "updatedAt": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z",
  "mailingClass": "first_class",
  "digitalOnly": {
    "watermark": "TEST"
  },
  "depositReadyPDFURL": "https://example.s3.amazonaws.com/deposit_ready.pdf"
}