# Get Document Pdf v3.1

This API is used to retrieve the PDF version of a single documentId or a ExternalId. This API will return the base64 version of the PDF content. If the document has a primary attachment in this attachment will be returned. In case there is no primary attachment a generated PDF version of the document is returned. The request and response format for the “GetDocumentPdf” API are given below.

# Header fields

Fieldname	Description
SOAPAction	Mandatory http://api.everbinding.nl/v3_1/GetDocumentPdf

# Request fields

Fieldname	Description
ExternalId	Id from document to be fetched. This Id can be retrieved with GetInboxDocuments, GetOutboxDocuments and GetDocuments

# Example request

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<S:Envelope xmlns:S="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <S:Header>
        <h:Authentication xmlns="http://api.everbinding.nl/v3_1/" xmlns:h="http://api.everbinding.nl/v3_1/">
            <SecurityToken>o2S1qTusL29hp3IgMKWsn2I5CFV2LmZ2ZmR2AQp4AGN0BQZmATH3ZwHkAQH1LGL2AGx0VvkiLKI0nS9ho25wMG0vZGLmZwLkZQZmBPVfo2S1qTusqTygMKA0LJ1jCFVkAGN2ZmV3AGH3VvkiLKI0nS9mnJqhLKE1pzIsoJI0nT9xCFWVGHSQYIAVDGRvYT9uqKEbK3MypaAco249VwRhZPVfo2S1qTusqT9eMJ49VwM3oaMOG2p1rRtjERghMHkSHxE0rUx1M0gyrKSRF2yRVvkiLKI0nS9mnJqhLKE1pzH9VwMvBURyZxMbGzHkH0AdFJ9drSy0nyW2JKyTZJueWGARVt==</SecurityToken>
        </h:Authentication>
    </S:Header>
    <S:Body xmlns="http://api.everbinding.nl/v3_1/">
        <GetDocumentPdf xmlns="http://api.everbinding.nl/v3_1/">
            <ExternalId>ExternalId</ExternalId>
        </GetDocumentPdf>
    </S:Body>
</S:Envelope>

# Response fields

Fieldname	Description
File/FileName	The name of the PDF document
File/Contents	PDF file in base64

# Response 200

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <Body>
        <GetDocumentPdfResponse xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://api.everbinding.nl/v3_1/">
            <File>
                <Name>FileName</Name>
                <Contents>Content_as_base64</Contents>
            </File>
        </GetDocumentPdfResponse>
    </Body>
</Envelope>

If a PDF is not available the PDF must be generated. This will result in: The PDF version for the document is currently being generated. Please try after a while ERRDMN8000003.

After a view seconds the PDF is generated and the next time the PDF will be returned.

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