---
title: "Create a PDF export for an existing form submission."
method: POST
path: "/form-submissions/pdf-exports"
tags: ["Forms"]
---

# Create a PDF export for an existing form submission.

`POST /form-submissions/pdf-exports`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.samsara.com`
- URL: `https://api.samsara.com/form-submissions/pdf-exports`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates a PDF export for an existing form submission.

 <b>Rate limit:</b> 100 requests/min (learn more about rate limits <a href="https://developers.samsara.com/docs/rate-limits" target="_blank">here</a>).

To use this endpoint, select **Write Form Submissions** under the Forms category when creating or editing an API token. <a href="https://developers.samsara.com/docs/authentication#scopes-for-api-tokens" target="_blank">Learn More.</a>
 

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## Query parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `202`

Accepted response.

- FormSubmissionsPostFormSubmissionsPdfExportsResponseBody
  - `data` FormSubmissionPdfExportResponseObjectResponseBody, required: Form Submission PDF export response object.
    - `completedAtTime` string, date-time: Time when the PDF export job was completed. Included if 'jobStatus' is 'done'. UTC timestamp in RFC 3339 format.
    - `errorMessage` string: An error message for failed PDF export jobs. Included if 'jobStatus' is 'failed'.
    - `expiresAtTime` string, date-time, required: Time when the PDF export job expires. After expiration, GET requests for this job will fail and clients must create a new one with another POST request. UTC timestamp in RFC 3339 format.
    - `id` string, required: ID of the form submission being exported.
    - `jobStatus` 'unknown' | 'pending' | 'done' | 'failed', required: Status of the PDF export job. Valid values: `unknown`, `pending`, `done`, `failed`
    - `pdfId` string, required: Unique ID for the PDF export that is created.
    - `pdfUrl` string: URL to download the PDF file. Expires at time specified in 'pdfUrlExpiresAtTime'. Included if 'jobStatus' is 'done'.
    - `pdfUrlExpiresAtTime` string, date-time: Time when the PDF export's 'pdfUrl' expires. After expiration, clients can retrieve a fresh url with another GET request. UTC timestamp in RFC 3339 format.
    - `requestedAtTime` string, date-time, required: Time when the PDF export POST request was made. UTC timestamp in RFC 3339 format.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized response.
- `404`: Not Found response.
- `405`: Method Not Allowed response.
- `413`: Content Too Large response.
- `429`: Too Many Requests response.
- `500`: Internal Server Error response.
- `501`: Not Implemented response.
- `502`: Bad Gateway response.
- `503`: Service Unavailable response.
- `504`: Gateway Timeout response.
- `default`: Bad Request response.

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