Dow Jones PDF Export API

The PDF Export API allows clients to create PDF documents of Alerts, Assessments and Searches.

Operations 6

POST /pdf/export/create/alert Create a PDF Export #
POST /pdf/export/create/assessment Create a PDF Export #
POST /pdf/export/create/search Create a PDF Export #
GET /pdf/export/list List PDF exports #
GET /pdf/export/status/{job_id} Check the status of a PDF export job #
GET /pdf/export/download/{job_id} Download PDF export #

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OpenAPI Specification

dow-jones-pdf-export-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Advanced Screening and Monitoring PDF Export API
  description: 'Dow Jones


    ### Rate limits


    Most endpoints are subject to a general rate limit of 10,000 requests per user per 15 minutes.


    Some endpoints are also subject to a global concurrent request limit of 5 simultaneous requests per customer.'
  version: '3'
  license: {}
  contact: {}
servers:
- url: API_INSTANCE
security:
- basicAuth: []
- jwt: []
- clientCert: []
tags:
- name: PDF Export
  description: The PDF Export API allows clients to create PDF documents of Alerts, Assessments and Searches.
paths:
  /pdf/export/create/alert:
    post:
      operationId: createAlertPDFExport
      summary: Create a PDF Export
      description: 'Returns a Job ID which can be used to check the status of the export. Once complete the ID can be used to request the full PDF document from the download endpoint

        ### Rate Limits


        This endpoint is subject to a general rate limit of 10,000 requests per user per 15 minutes.


        <!-- operational-characteristics:start -->


        ### Operational characteristics


        Values below are measured from production traffic. Only collected values are shown.


        **Latency distribution**


        Latency values are shown as milliseconds below 1 s, seconds with one decimal place below 1 min, otherwise as M:SS (min).


        | Metric | Value |

        | --- | --- |

        | Median | 189 ms |

        | 90th percentile | 230 ms |

        | 95th percentile | 242 ms |

        | 98th percentile | 267 ms |

        | 99th percentile | 325 ms |

        <!-- operational-characteristics:end -->

        '
      tags:
      - PDF Export
      x-operational-characteristics:
        description: 'Operational characteristics from production log analysis (generatedAt: 2026-06-16T10:56:29.271Z).

          '
        latencyDistribution:
          median: 188.13
          p90: 229.51
          p95: 241.19
          p98: 266.37
          p99: 324.86
          sampleSize: 4568
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              description: Request body to create an Alert PDF export
              required:
              - alertId
              - evidenceSortOrder
              properties:
                options:
                  type: array
                  description: 'Features to include in the PDF output.

                    "coverPage" - Cover page

                    "toc" - Table of contents page

                    "markup" - Markup within documents

                    "fullProfiles" - Include full profiles

                    "alertComments" - Alert comments

                    "closureSummary" - Include closure summary for closed alerts

                    "groupEvidence" - Group evidence

                    "groupMastersOnly" - Only show first article in storyline

                    '
                  items:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - coverPage
                    - toc
                    - markup
                    - fullProfiles
                    - alertComments
                    - closureSummary
                    - groupEvidence
                    - groupMastersOnly
                comment:
                  type: string
                  description: A comment to add to the PDF
                evidenceIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: number
                    description: An array of individual evidence ID's to include. When used PDF will only contain these pieces of evidence
                evidenceSortOrder:
                  type: string
                  description: Dot notation a property on the evidence model followed by the direction of sort
                  example: reasons.matchScore:-1
                configurableBuckets:
                  description: The name of the current bucket to export
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  example:
                  - Relevant
                alertId:
                  type: number
                location:
                  type: string
                  description: String printed in the footer of each page of the created PDF.
                locale:
                  type: string
                  description: 2 letter locale code
                  example: en
                  enum:
                  - en
                  - fr
                  - de
                  - it
                contentFilters:
                  type: object
                  description: For filtering the data within AME tables, will be applied to the generated PDF
                filter:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    tags:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                        example: list-PEP
                    range:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        createdTimestamp:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            gte:
                              type: number
                              format: unix timestamp seconds
                            lte:
                              type: number
                              format: unix timestamp seconds
                    type:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                        example: list
                    assessmentOrFilter:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        unassessed:
                          type: boolean
                        assessed:
                          type: boolean
                        bookmarked:
                          type: boolean
                        codes:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: integer
                    includeCommentCounts:
                      type: boolean
                    realerting:
                      type: string
                    sort:
                      type: string
                      description: dot notation of the key followed by colon and direction of sort integer
                      example: reasons.matchScore:-1
                    unassessed:
                      type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An ID of the PDF export
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  job:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: number
                      state:
                        type: string
                      user:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          id:
                            type: number
                          username:
                            type: string
                      time:
                        type: object
                        description: Dictionary containing state transitions with the EPOCH they occurred at
                        additionalProperties:
                          type: number
                        example:
                          start: 1234455678
                          in progress: 1234455678
                          done: 1234455678
                      tags:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                          example: PDF
                      namespace:
                        type: string
                      clientKey:
                        type: string
                      transitions:
                        description: Array of state transition history for the PDF generation job
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            from:
                              type: number
                            to:
                              type: number
                            description:
                              type: string
                              example: job complete
                            fromValue:
                              type: string
                              example: in progress
                            toValue:
                              type: string
                              example: done
                      metadata:
                        type: object
                        additionalProperties: true
                        description: Arguments passed to the PDF generation process includes defaults
          links:
            pdfStatusCheck:
              operationId: statusPDFExport
              parameters:
                job_id: $response.body#/job/id
              description: 'The `id` value returned in the response can be used as the `job_id` parameter in `GET /pdf/export/status/{job_id}`.

                '
            pdfDownload:
              operationId: pdfDownload
              parameters:
                job_id: $response.body#/job/id
              description: 'The `id` value returned in the response can be used as the `job_id` parameter in `GET /pdf/export/download/{job_id}`.

                '
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - code
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Error code that can be used when contacting support or looking up information
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of the error, which will usually indicate possible next steps if applicable
                  status:
                    type: number
                    description: HTTP Error code
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - code
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Error code that can be used when contacting support or looking up information
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of the error, which will usually indicate possible next steps if applicable
                  status:
                    type: number
                    description: HTTP Error code
        '403':
          description: Forbidden (e.g. the user does not have the correct permission)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - code
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Error code that can be used when contacting support or looking up information
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of the error, which will usually indicate possible next steps if applicable
                  status:
                    type: number
                    description: HTTP Error code
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - code
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Error code that can be used when contacting support or looking up information
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of the error, which will usually indicate possible next steps if applicable
                  status:
                    type: number
                    description: HTTP Error code
  /pdf/export/create/assessment:
    post:
      summary: Create a PDF Export
      description: 'Returns a Job ID which can be used to check the status of the export. Once complete the ID can be used to request the full PDF document from the download endpoint

        ### Rate Limits


        This endpoint is subject to a general rate limit of 10,000 requests per user per 15 minutes.


        <!-- operational-characteristics:start -->


        ### Operational characteristics


        Values below are measured from production traffic. Only collected values are shown.


        **Latency distribution**


        Latency values are shown as milliseconds below 1 s, seconds with one decimal place below 1 min, otherwise as M:SS (min).


        | Metric | Value |

        | --- | --- |

        | Median | 94 ms |

        | 90th percentile | 104 ms |

        | 95th percentile | 109 ms |

        | 98th percentile | 121 ms |

        | 99th percentile | 140 ms |

        <!-- operational-characteristics:end -->

        '
      operationId: createAssessmentPDFExport
      tags:
      - PDF Export
      x-operational-characteristics:
        description: 'Operational characteristics from production log analysis (generatedAt: 2026-06-16T10:56:29.271Z).

          '
        latencyDistribution:
          median: 93.64
          p90: 103.48
          p95: 108.77
          p98: 120.19
          p99: 139.57
          sampleSize: 77950
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              description: Request body to create a PDF export
              required:
              - assessmentId
              - evidenceSortOrder
              properties:
                options:
                  type: array
                  description: 'Features to include in the PDF output.

                    "coverPage" - Cover page

                    "toc" - Table of contents page

                    "markup" - Markup within documents

                    "assessmentSummary" - Summary of the assessment

                    "closureSummary" - Include closure summary for closed assessments

                    "groupEvidence" - Group evidence

                    "groupMastersOnly" - Only show first article in storyline

                    '
                  items:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - coverPage
                    - toc
                    - markup
                    - assessmentSummary
                    - closureSummary
                    - fullProfiles
                    - groupEvidence
                    - groupMastersOnly
                comment:
                  type: string
                  description: A comment to add to the PDF
                evidenceSortOrder:
                  type: string
                  description: Dot notation a property on the evidence model followed by the direction of sort
                  example: reasons.matchScore:-1
                configurableBuckets:
                  description: The name of the current bucket to export
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  example:
                  - Relevant
                assessmentId:
                  type: string
                evidenceIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: number
                    description: An array of individual evidence ID's to include. When used PDF will only contain these pieces of evidence
                location:
                  type: string
                  description: String printed in the footer of each page of the created PDF.
                locale:
                  type: string
                  description: 2 letter locale code
                  example: en
                  enum:
                  - en
                  - fr
                  - de
                  - it
                contentFilters:
                  type: object
                  description: For filtering the data within AME tables, will be applied to the generated PDF
                filter:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    riskTags:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                    tags:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                        example: list-PEP
                    range:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        createdTimestamp:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            gte:
                              type: number
                              format: unix timestamp seconds
                            lte:
                              type: number
                              format: unix timestamp seconds
                    includeCommentCounts:
                      type: boolean
                    realerting:
                      type: string
                    sort:
                      type: string
                      description: Dot notation a property on the evidence model followed by the direction of sort
                      example: reasons.matchScore:-1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An ID of the PDF export
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  job:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: number
                      state:
                        type: string
                      user:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          id:
                            type: number
                          username:
                            type: string
                      time:
                        type: object
                        description: Dictionary containing state transitions with the EPOCH they occurred at
                        additionalProperties:
                          type: number
                        example:
                          start: 1234455678
                          in progress: 1234455678
                          done: 1234455678
                      tags:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                          example: PDF
                      namespace:
                        type: string
                      clientKey:
                        type: string
                      transitions:
                        description: Array of state transition history for the PDF generation job
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            from:
                              type: number
                            to:
                              type: number
                            description:
                              type: string
                              example: job complete
                            fromValue:
                              type: string
                              example: in progress
                            toValue:
                              type: string
                              example: done
                      metadata:
                        type: object
                        additionalProperties: true
                        description: Arguments passed to the PDF generation process includes defaults
          links:
            pdfStatusCheck:
              operationId: statusPDFExport
              parameters:
                job_id: $response.body#/job/id
              description: 'The `id` value returned in the response can be used as the `job_id` parameter in `GET /pdf/export/status/{job_id}`.

                '
            pdfDownload:
              operationId: pdfDownload
              parameters:
                job_id: $response.body#/job/id
              description: 'The `id` value returned in the response can be used as the `job_id` parameter in `GET /pdf/export/download/{job_id}`.

                '
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - code
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Error code that can be used when contacting support or looking up information
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of the error, which will usually indicate possible next steps if applicable
                  status:
                    type: number
                    description: HTTP Error code
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - code
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Error code that can be used when contacting support or looking up information
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of the error, which will usually indicate possible next steps if applicable
                  status:
                    type: number
                    description: HTTP Error code
        '403':
          description: Forbidden (e.g. the user does not have the correct permission)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - code
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Error code that can be used when contacting support or looking up information
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of the error, which will usually indicate possible next steps if applicable
                  status:
                    type: number
                    description: HTTP Error code
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - code
                - message
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Error code that can be used when contacting support or looking up information
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable description of the error, which will usually indicate possible next steps if applicable
                  status:
                    type: number
                    description: HTTP Error code
  /pdf/export/create/search:
    post:
      operationId: createSearchPDFExport
      summary: Create a PDF Export
      description: 'Returns a Job ID which can be used to check the status of the export. Once complete the ID can be used to request the full PDF document from the download endpoint

        ### Rate Limits


        This endpoint is subject to a general rate limit of 10,000 requests per user per 15 minutes.


        <!-- operational-characteristics:start -->


        ### Operational characteristics


        Operational data for this endpoint has not yet been collected.

        <!-- operational-characteristics:end -->

        '
      tags:
      - PDF Export
      x-operational-characteristics:
        description: 'Operational characteristics not yet collected from production logs.

          '
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              description: Request body to create a PDF export
              required:
              - searchString
              - locale
              properties:
                contentFilters:
                  type: object
                  description: For filtering the data within AME tables, will be applied to the generated PDF
                options:
                  type: array
                  description: 'Features to include in the PDF output.

                    "coverPage" - Cover page

                    "toc" - Table of contents page

                    "markup" - Markup within documents

                    "profiles" - Include profiles

                    "alerts" - Include alerts

                    "fullProfiles" - Include full profiles

                    '
                  items:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - coverPage
                    - toc
                    - markup
                    - profiles
                    - alerts
                    - fullProfiles
                comment:
                  type: string
                  description: A comment to add to the PDF
                isKeywordSeach:
                  type: boolean
                searchString:
                  type: string
                locale:
                  type: string
                  description: 2 letter locale code
                  example: en
                  enum:
                  - en
                  - fr
                  - de
                  - it
                searchFilters:
                  oneOf:
                  - description: Entity Search filter
                    type: object
                    required:
                    - entity
                    - keyword
                    properties:
                      entity:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          type:
                            type: string
                            description: The target entity type to perform search on
                            enum:
                            - person
                            - organisation
                            - vessel
                            - aircraft
                            - unknown
                        description: Key / array value pairings, where the key matches a key on the underlying entity schema and the array contains the search values e.g 'name:["putin"]' or 'identityNumbers:[1234, 12234]'
                        additionalProperties:
                          oneOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: number
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              oneOf:
                              - type: string
                              - type: number
                      fuzziness:
                        type: string
                      relationships:
                        type: boolean
                  - description: Entity Search filter
                    type: object
                    required:
                    - keyword
                    properties:
                      keyword:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          models:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                              example: Source of Wealth
                          providers:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                              example: lexisnexus
                          sources:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                          date:
                            type: object
                            additionalProperties: true
                  - description: Entity Search filter
                    type: object
                    required:
                    - entity
                    properties:
                      entity:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          profileId:
                            type: string
                      fuzziness:
                        type: string
                      relationships:
                        type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An ID of the PDF export
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  job:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: number
                      state:
                        type: string
                      user:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          id:
                            type: number
                          username:
                            type: string
                      time:
                        type: object
                        description: Dictionary containing state transitions with the EPOCH they occurred at
                        additionalProperties:
                          type: number
                        example:
                          start: 1234455678
                          in progress: 1234455678
                          done: 1234455678
                      tags:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                          example: PDF
                      namespace:
                        type: string
                      clientKey:
                        type: string
                      transitions:
                        description: Array of state transition history for the PDF generation job
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            from:
                              type: number
                            to:
                              type: number
                            description:
                              type: string
                              example: job complete
                            fromValue:
                              type: string
                              example: in progress
                            toValue:
                              type: string
                              example: done
                      metadata:
                        type: object
                        additionalProperties: true
                        description: Arguments passed to the PDF generation process includes defaults
          links:
            pdfStatusCheck:
              operationId: statusPDFExport
              parameters:
                job_id: $response.body#/job/id
              description: 'The `id` value returned in the response can be used as the `job_id` parameter in `GET /pdf/export/status/{job_id}`.

                '
            pdfDownload:
              operationId: pdfDownload
              parameters:
                job_id: $response.body#/job/id
              description: 'The `id` value returned in the response can be used as the `job_id` parameter in `GET /pdf/export/download/{job_id}`.

                '
        

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