---
title: "Returns a PDF for the given activity"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/activities/download_entity/{activity_id}"
tags: ["activities"]
---

# Returns a PDF for the given activity

`GET /api/v1/activities/download_entity/{activity_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://demo.invoiceninja.com`
- URL: `https://demo.invoiceninja.com/api/v1/activities/download_entity/{activity_id}`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `X-API-TOKEN`, `X-Requested-With`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/invoiceninja/apis/invoice-ninja-api-reference/docs/api/v1/activities/download_entity/:activity_id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns a PDF for the given activity

## Path parameters

- `activity_id` string, string, required

## Query parameters

- `include` string

## Headers

- `X-API-TOKEN` string, required
- `X-Requested-With` string, required

## Response `200`

PDF File

## Other responses

- `401`: Authentication error
- `403`: Authorization error
- `404`: No file exists for the given record
- `422`: Validation error
- `default`: Unexpected Error

## Changes

- **2024-06-06** `8e82a2bd77e0`: 1 breaking, 2 info
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `default`
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `default` status
  - added the optional property `message` to the response with the `default` status
- **2024-06-05** `e61df65649e2`: 1 breaking, 2 warning
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `default`
  - removed the optional property `code` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `message` from the response with the `default` status
- **2024-03-07** `71171a40d629`: 4 breaking, 7 info
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `401`
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `403`
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `422`
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `default`
  - …7 more
- **2024-02-18** `88bbc1f38ff7`: 4 breaking, 7 warning
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `401`
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `403`
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `422`
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `default`
  - …7 more
- **2024-02-10** `4ad0fff44c6c`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/invoiceninja/apis/invoice-ninja-api-reference/changes/api/v1/activities/download_entity/:activity_id/get.md)

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