---
title: "Submit an async PDF translation job"
method: POST
path: "/pdf"
---

# Submit an async PDF translation job

`POST /pdf`

## Response `202`

Translation job accepted

- TranslationJobResponse
  - `jobId` string, uuid, required — UUID v4 of the async translation job
  - `status` 'PENDING' | 'PROCESSING' | 'COMPLETED' | 'FAILED', required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request — missing file, empty file, unsupported format, missing targetLanguage, or unknown strategy value

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `81f7e55a3813` — 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `strategy`
- **2026-05-08** `9dd64596e70a` — 2 info
  - the request property `file` became optional
  - the request property `targetLanguage` became optional
- **2026-05-07** `b4ea0b09dfe9` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `422`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `500`
  - added the success response with the status `202`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/cdc/apis/zia-translation-service/changes/pdf/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/cdc/apis/zia-translation-service.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/cdc/apis/zia-translation-service/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/cdc/zia-translation-service/revisions/81f7e55a3813/schema)