---
title: "Create a document PDF"
method: POST
path: "/fleet/documents/pdfs"
tags: ["Documents"]
---

# Create a document PDF

`POST /fleet/documents/pdfs`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.samsara.com`
- URL: `https://api.samsara.com/fleet/documents/pdfs`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Request creation of a document PDF. 

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## Request body

- DocumentPdfGenerationRequest: Identifies a document for PDF generation.
  - `documentId` string, required: ID of the document.

## Response `200`

Newly created PDF generation job.

- DocumentPdfGenerationResponse: Identifies a PDF generation job.
  - `data` DocumentPdfGenerationResponseData
    - `documentId` string: ID of the document.
    - `id` string: ID of the PDF file generated or being generated for the document.

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response.

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