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DocumentTemplate

A PDF Monkey document template defining the HTML/Liquid body, SCSS styles, sample data, and generation settings used to produce PDF documents.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique template identifier
app_id string Workspace (app) identifier this template belongs to
identifier string Human-readable unique identifier for the template within the workspace
edition_mode string Whether this template was created with the code editor or visual builder
output_type string Output format for documents generated from this template
is_draft boolean Whether the template is currently in draft state (unpublished changes pending)
body stringnull Published HTML + Liquid template body content
body_draft stringnull Draft HTML + Liquid template body (not yet published)
scss_style stringnull Published CSS/SCSS stylesheet for the template
scss_style_draft stringnull Draft CSS/SCSS stylesheet (not yet published)
sample_data stringnull Published JSON sample data used for template preview and testing
sample_data_draft stringnull Draft JSON sample data (not yet published)
settings object Published PDF generation settings
settings_draft object Draft PDF generation settings (not yet published)
pdf_engine_id stringnull UUID of the PDF rendering engine to use for generation
pdf_engine_draft_id stringnull UUID of the draft PDF rendering engine
template_folder_id stringnull UUID of the folder this template is organized in
ttl integernull Time-to-live in seconds for documents generated from this template. Null means no expiry.
created_at string ISO 8601 timestamp when the template was created
updated_at string ISO 8601 timestamp of the last template update
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JSON Schema

document-template.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api.pdfmonkey.io/schemas/document-template.json",
  "title": "DocumentTemplate",
  "description": "A PDF Monkey document template defining the HTML/Liquid body, SCSS styles, sample data, and generation settings used to produce PDF documents.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "Unique template identifier"
    },
    "app_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "Workspace (app) identifier this template belongs to"
    },
    "identifier": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 100,
      "description": "Human-readable unique identifier for the template within the workspace"
    },
    "edition_mode": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["code", "builder"],
      "description": "Whether this template was created with the code editor or visual builder"
    },
    "output_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["pdf", "image"],
      "description": "Output format for documents generated from this template"
    },
    "is_draft": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the template is currently in draft state (unpublished changes pending)"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Published HTML + Liquid template body content"
    },
    "body_draft": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Draft HTML + Liquid template body (not yet published)"
    },
    "scss_style": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Published CSS/SCSS stylesheet for the template"
    },
    "scss_style_draft": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Draft CSS/SCSS stylesheet (not yet published)"
    },
    "sample_data": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Published JSON sample data used for template preview and testing"
    },
    "sample_data_draft": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Draft JSON sample data (not yet published)"
    },
    "settings": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/TemplateSettings",
      "description": "Published PDF generation settings"
    },
    "settings_draft": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/TemplateSettings",
      "description": "Draft PDF generation settings (not yet published)"
    },
    "pdf_engine_id": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "UUID of the PDF rendering engine to use for generation"
    },
    "pdf_engine_draft_id": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "UUID of the draft PDF rendering engine"
    },
    "template_folder_id": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "UUID of the folder this template is organized in"
    },
    "ttl": {
      "type": ["integer", "null"],
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Time-to-live in seconds for documents generated from this template. Null means no expiry."
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the template was created"
    },
    "updated_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp of the last template update"
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "app_id", "identifier", "edition_mode", "output_type", "is_draft", "created_at", "updated_at"],
  "$defs": {
    "TemplateSettings": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "PDF generation settings controlling layout, dimensions, and rendering behavior",
      "properties": {
        "footer": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Footer configuration with optional left, center, right, or content properties"
        },
        "header": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Header configuration with optional left, center, right, or content properties"
        },
        "inject_javascript": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether to execute JavaScript during PDF generation"
        },
        "margin": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Page margins in millimeters",
          "properties": {
            "top": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
            "bottom": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
            "left": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
            "right": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0}
          }
        },
        "orientation": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["portrait", "landscape"],
          "description": "Page orientation"
        },
        "paper_format": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["a0", "a1", "a2", "a3", "a4", "a5", "a6", "letter", "custom"],
          "description": "Standard paper size. Use 'custom' with paper_height and paper_width."
        },
        "paper_height": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Custom paper height in millimeters (only used when paper_format is 'custom')"
        },
        "paper_width": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Custom paper width in millimeters (only used when paper_format is 'custom')"
        },
        "transparent_background": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the PDF background should be transparent"
        },
        "use_emojis": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether to enable emoji rendering in the generated PDF"
        },
        "use_paged": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether to use Paged.js for print/page layout processing"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}