---
title: "Create a searchable PDF from ordered vault objects"
method: POST
path: "/vault/{id}/objects/merge"
tags: ["Vault Objects"]
---

# Create a searchable PDF from ordered vault objects

`POST /vault/{id}/objects/merge`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.case.dev`
- URL: `https://api.case.dev/vault/{id}/objects/merge`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Starts an asynchronous merge that creates a new PDF vault object. Source objects are unchanged. Missing searchable PDF renditions are generated on demand before combining. Completion is reported through vault.object.merge webhooks.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `sourceObjectIds` string[], required: Source object IDs in output order
  - `filename` string, required: Output PDF filename
  - `sourceRendition` 'original' | 'searchable_pdf', required
  - `clientReference` string
  - `bates` object
    - `prefix` string
    - `suffix` string
    - `start` integer
    - `padTo` integer

## Response `202`

Merge accepted

- object
  - `objectId` string
  - `workflowId` string
  - `status` 'processing'
  - `clientReference` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request or unsupported source objects
- `401`: Invalid API key
- `403`: Vault write access required
- `404`: Vault or source object not found
- `409`: Idempotency conflict or source metadata not ready

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `a21d188f4b21`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/casemark/apis/case-dev-api/changes/vault/:id/objects/merge/post.md)

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