Lob Letters API
The letters endpoint allows you to easily print and mail letters. The API provides endpoints for creating letters, retrieving individual letters, canceling letters, and retrieving a list of letters. back to top
The letters endpoint allows you to easily print and mail letters. The API provides endpoints for creating letters, retrieving individual letters, canceling letters, and retrieving a list of letters. back to top
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Lob Letters API
version: 1.20.2
description: Experience direct mail like never before, with unmatched personalization and scalability all in one intuitive platform.
license:
name: MIT
url: https://mit-license.org/
contact:
name: Lob Developer Experience
url: https://support.lob.com/
email: lob-openapi@lob.com
termsOfService: https://www.lob.com/legal
servers:
- url: https://api.lob.com/v1
description: production
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Letters
description: 'The letters endpoint allows you to easily print and mail letters. The API provides endpoints for
creating letters, retrieving individual letters, canceling letters, and retrieving a list of letters.
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paths:
/letters:
get:
operationId: letters_list
summary: List
description: Returns a list of your letters. The letters are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created letters appearing first.
tags:
- Letters
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/before_after'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/include'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/date_created'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/metadata'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/campaign_id'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/status'
- in: query
name: color
description: Set to `true` to return only color letters. Set to `false` to return only black & white letters.
schema:
type: boolean
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/scheduled'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/send_date'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/mail_type'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort_by'
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/all_letters'
default:
$ref: '#/components/responses/mailpiece_error'
x-codeSamples:
- lang: Shell
source: "curl -X GET \"https://api.lob.com/v1/letters?limit=2\" \\\n -u test_0dc8d51e0acffcb1880e0f19c79b2f5b0cc:\n"
label: CURL
- lang: typescript
source: "try {\n const letters = await new LettersApi(config).list(2);\n} catch (err: any) {\n console.error(err);\n}\n"
label: TYPESCRIPT
- lang: Javascript
source: "Lob.letters.list({limit: 2}, function (err, res) {\n console.log(err, res);\n});\n"
label: NODE
- lang: Ruby
source: "lettersApi = LettersApi.new(config)\n\nbegin\n letters = lettersApi.list({ limit: 2 })\nrescue => err\n p err.message\nend\n"
label: RUBY
- lang: Python
source: "with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:\n api = LettersApi(api_client)\n\ntry:\n letters = api.list(limit=2)\nexcept ApiException as e:\n print(e)\n"
label: PYTHON
- lang: PHP
source: "$apiInstance = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Api\\LettersApi($config, new GuzzleHttp\\Client());\n\ntry {\n $result = $apiInstance->list(\n 2, // limit\n );\n} catch (Exception $e) {\n echo $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;\n}\n"
- lang: Java
source: "LettersApi apiInstance = new LettersApi(config);\n\ntry {\n LetterList response = apiInstance.list(\n 2, // limit\n null, // before\n null, // after\n null, // include\n null, // dateCreated\n null, // metadata\n null, // color\n null, // scheduled\n null, // sendDate\n null, // mailType\n null // sortBy\n );\n} catch (ApiException e) {\n e.printStackTrace();\n}\n"
label: JAVA
- lang: Elixir
source: 'Lob.Letter.list(%{limit: 2})
'
label: ELIXIR
- lang: CSharp
source: "LettersApi api = new LettersApi(config);\n\nList<string> includeList = new List<string>();\nincludeList.Add(\"total_count\");\nDictionary<String, String> metadata = new Dictionary<String, String>();\nmetadata.Add(\"name\", \"Harry\");\nDictionary<String, DateTime> dateCreated = new Dictionary<String, DateTime>();\nDateTime dateCreatedDate = DateTime.Today.AddMonths(-1);\ndateCreated.Add(\"lt\", dateCreatedDate);\nDictionary<String, String> sendDate = new Dictionary<String, String>();\nsendDate.Add(\"lt\", DateTime.Now.ToString(\"yyyy-MM-ddTHH\\\\:mm\\\\:ss.fffffffzzz\"));\nSortBy3 sortBy = new SortBy3(SortBy3.DateCreatedEnum.Asc);\n\ntry {\n LetterList response = api.list(\n 2, // limit\n null, // before\n null, // after\n includeList, // include\n dateCreated, // dateCreated\n metadata, // metadata\n true, // color\n true, // scheduled\n sendDate, // sendDate\n MailType.FirstClass, // mailType\n sortBy // sortBy\n );\n} catch (ApiException e) {\n Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());\n}\n"
label: CSHARP
- lang: Go
source: "var context = context.Background()\ncontext = context.WithValue(suite.ctx, lob.ContextBasicAuth, lob.BasicAuth{UserName: os.Getenv(\"<YOUR_API_KEY>\")})\n\nvar apiClient = *lob.NewAPIClient(configuration)\nLetterList = apiClient.LettersApi.List(context).Execute()\nif err != nil {\n return err\n}\n"
label: GO
post:
operationId: letter_create
summary: Create
description: Creates a new letter given information
tags:
- Letters
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/idem-header'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/idem-query'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/lob-version'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/letter_editable'
example:
description: demo
to:
description: Harry - Office
name: Harry Zhang
company: Lob
email: harry@lob.com
phone: '5555555555'
address_line1: 210 King St
address_line2: '# 6100'
address_city: San Francisco
address_state: CA
address_zip: '94107'
address_country: US
from:
name: Harry
address_line1: 210 King St
address_line2: '# 6100'
address_city: San Francisco
address_state: CA
address_zip: '94107'
file: '<html style=''padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;''>HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>'
color: true
cards:
- card_c51ae96f5cebf3e
double_sided: false
address_placement: bottom_first_page
mail_type: usps_first_class
return_envelope: true
perforated_page: 1
merge_variables:
name: Harry
metadata:
spiffy: 'true'
send_date: '2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z'
extra_service: registered
custom_envelope: null
use_type: marketing
qr_code:
position: relative
redirect_url: https://www.lob.com
width: '2'
top: '2'
right: '2'
pages: 1-2,4-5
fsc: true
application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/letter_editable'
example:
description: demo
to:
description: Harry - Office
name: Harry Zhang
company: Lob
email: harry@lob.com
phone: '5555555555'
address_line1: 210 King St
address_line2: '# 6100'
address_city: San Francisco
address_state: CA
address_zip: '94107'
address_country: US
from:
name: Harry
address_line1: 210 King St
address_line2: '# 6100'
address_city: San Francisco
address_state: CA
address_zip: '94107'
file: '<html style=''padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;''>HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>'
color: true
cards:
- card_c51ae96f5cebf3e
double_sided: false
address_placement: top_first_page
mail_type: usps_first_class
return_envelope: true
perforated_page: 1
merge_variables:
name: Harry
metadata:
spiffy: 'true'
send_date: '2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z'
extra_service: registered
custom_envelope: null
use_type: marketing
qr_code:
position: relative
redirect_url: https://www.lob.com
width: '2'
bottom: '2'
right: '2'
pages: 1,4
fsc: true
encoding:
to:
style: deepObject
explode: true
from:
style: deepObject
explode: true
merge_variables:
style: deepObject
explode: true
metadata:
style: deepObject
explode: true
multipart/form-data:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/letter_editable'
example:
description: demo
to:
description: Harry - Office
name: Harry Zhang
company: Lob
email: harry@lob.com
phone: '5555555555'
address_line1: 210 King St
address_line2: '# 6100'
address_city: San Francisco
address_state: CA
address_zip: '94107'
address_country: US
from:
name: Harry
address_line1: 210 King St
address_line2: '# 6100'
address_city: San Francisco
address_state: CA
address_zip: '94107'
file: '<html style=''padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;''>HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>'
color: true
cards:
- card_c51ae96f5cebf3e
double_sided: false
address_placement: top_first_page
mail_type: usps_first_class
return_envelope: true
perforated_page: 1
merge_variables:
name: Harry
metadata:
spiffy: 'true'
send_date: '2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z'
extra_service: registered
custom_envelope: null
use_type: marketing
qr_code:
position: relative
redirect_url: https://www.lob.com
width: '2'
bottom: '2'
left: '2'
pages: 1,3-5
fsc: true
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/post_letter'
default:
$ref: '#/components/responses/mailpiece_error'
x-codeSamples:
- lang: Shell
source: "curl https://api.lob.com/v1/letters \\\n -u YOUR_API_KEY \\\n -d 'description=Demo Letter' \\\n -d 'to[name]=Harry Zhang' \\\n -d 'to[address_line1]=210 King St' \\\n -d 'to[address_line2]=# 6100' \\\n -d 'to[address_city]=San Francisco' \\\n -d 'to[address_state]=CA' \\\n -d 'to[address_zip]=94107' \\\n -d 'from=adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b' \\\n --data-urlencode 'file=<html style=\"padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;\">HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>' \\\n -d 'merge_variables[name]=Harry' \\\n -d 'color=true' \\\n -d 'cards[]=card_c51ae96f5cebf3e' \\\n -d 'qr_code[position]=relative' \\\n -d 'qr_code[redirect_url]=https://www.lob.com' \\\n -d 'qr_code[width]=2' \\\n -d 'qr_code[bottom]=2' \\\n -d 'qr_code[left]=2' \\\n -d 'qr_code[pages]=3,4-5' \\\n -d 'fsc=true'\n"
label: CURL
- lang: Typescript
source: "const letterCreate = new LetterEditable({\n to: {\n name: 'Harry Zhang',\n address_line1: '210 King St',\n address_line2: '# 6100',\n address_city: 'San Francisco',\n address_state: 'CA',\n address_zip: '94107'\n },\n from: 'adr_xxxx',\n color: true,\n extra_service: LetterEditableExtraServiceEnum.Certified,\n file: 'https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/public.lob.com/assets/us_letter_1pg.pdf',\n use_type: 'marketing',\n qr_code : {\n position: 'relative',\n redirect_url: 'https://www.lob.com',\n width: '2',\n bottom: '2',\n left: '2',\n pages: '2,5'\n },\n fsc: true\n});\n\ntry {\n const myLetter = await new LettersApi(config).create(letterCreate);\n} catch (err: any) {\n console.error(err);\n}\n"
label: TYPESCRIPT
- lang: Javascript
source: "Lob.letters.create({\n description: 'Demo Letter',\n to: {\n name: 'Harry Zhang',\n address_line1: '210 King St',\n address_line2: '# 6100',\n address_city: 'San Francisco',\n address_state: 'CA',\n address_zip: '94107'\n },\n from: 'adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b',\n file: '<html style=\"padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;\">HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>',\n merge_variables: {\n name: 'Harry'\n },\n color: true,\n cards: ['card_c51ae96f5cebf3e'],\n use_type: 'marketing',\n qr_code : {\n position: 'relative',\n redirect_url: 'https://www.lob.com',\n width: '2',\n bottom: '2',\n left: '2',\n pages: '2,4-5'\n },\n fsc: true\n}, function (err, res) {\n console.log(err, res);\n});\n"
label: NODE
- lang: Ruby
source: "letterCreate = LetterEditable.new({\n description: \"Demo Letter\",\n from: \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n file: \"<html style='padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;'>HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>\",\n color: \"true\",\n to: AddressEditable.new({\n name: \"Harry Zhang\",\n address_line1: \"210 King St\",\n address_line2: \"# 6100\",\n address_city: \"San Francisco\",\n address_state: \"CA\",\n address_zip: \"94107\",\n }),\n merge_variables: {\n name: \"Harry\"\n },\n cards: [\n \"card_c51ae96f5cebf3e\",\n ],\n use_type: \"marketing\",\n fsc: true\n});\n\nletterApi = LettersApi.new(config)\n\nbegin\n createdLetter = letterApi.create(letterCreate)\nrescue => err\n p err.message\nend\n"
label: RUBY
- lang: Python
source: "letter_editable = LetterEditable(\n description = \"Demo Letter\",\n _from = \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n file = \"<html style='padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;'>HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>\",\n color = True,\n to = AddressEditable(\n name = \"Harry Zhang\",\n address_line1 = \"210 King St\",\n address_line2 = \"# 6100\",\n address_city = \"San Francisco\",\n address_state = \"CA\",\n address_zip = \"94107\",\n ),\n merge_variables = MergeVariables(\n name = \"Harry\",\n ),\n cards = [\n \"card_c51ae96f5cebf3e\",\n ],\n use_type = \"marketing\",\n qr_code = {\n \"position\" : \"relative\",\n \"redirect_url\" : \"https://www.lob.com\",\n \"width\" : \"2\",\n \"bottom\" : \"2\",\n \"left\" : \"2\",\n \"pages\" : \"1,3\"\n },\n fsc = true\n)\n\nwith ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:\n api = LettersApi(api_client)\n\ntry:\n created_letter = api.create(letter_editable)\nexcept ApiException as e:\n print(e)\n"
label: PYTHON
- lang: PHP
source: "$to = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Model\\AddressEditable(\n array(\n \"name\" => \"Harry Zhang\",\n \"address_line1\" => \"210 King St\",\n \"address_line2\" => \"# 6100\",\n \"address_city\" => \"San Francisco\",\n \"address_state\" => \"CA\",\n \"address_zip\" => \"94107\",\n )\n);\n\n$qr_code = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Model\\QRCode(\n array(\n \"position\" => \"relative\",\n \"redirect_url\" => \"https://www.lob.com\",\n \"width\" => \"2\",\n \"bottom\" => \"2\",\n \"left\" => \"2\",\n \"pages\" => \"1,3,5\",\n )\n);\n\n$merge_variables = new stdClass;\n$merge_variables->name = \"Harry\";\n\n$use_type = \"marketing\";\n$fsc = true;\n\n$apiInstance = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Api\\LettersApi($config, new GuzzleHttp\\Client());\n$letter_editable = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Model\\LetterEditable(\n array(\n \"description\" => \"Demo Letter\",\n \"from\" => \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n \"file\" => \"<html style='padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;'>HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>\",\n \"color\" => \"true\",\n \"to\" => $to,\n \"merge_variables\" => $merge_variables,\n \"cards\" => array(\n \"card_c51ae96f5cebf3e\",\n \"card_thingy\",\n ),\n \"use_type\" => $use_type;\n \"qr_code\" => $qr_code,\n \"fsc\" => $fsc,\n )\n);\n\ntry {\n $result = $apiInstance->create($letter_editable);\n} catch (Exception $e) {\n echo $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;\n}\n"
- lang: Java
source: "Map<String, String> merge_variables = new HashMap<String, String>();\nmerge_variables.put(\"name\", \"Harry\");\n\nLettersApi apiInstance = new LettersApi(config);\n\nAddressEditable to = new AddressEditable();\nto.setName(\"Harry Zhang\");\nto.setAddressLine1(\"210 King St\");\nto.setAddressLine2(\"# 6100\");\nto.setAddressCity(\"San Francisco\");\nto.setAddressState(\"CA\");\nto.setAddressZip(\"94107\");\n\nQRCode qrCode = new QRCode();\nqrCode.setPosition(\"relative\");\nqrCode.setRedirectUrl(\"https://www.lob.com\");\nqrCode.setWidth(\"2\");\nqrCode.setLeft(\"2\");\nqrCode.setBottom(\"2\");\nqrCode.setPages(\"1,3,5\");\n\nList<String> cards = new ArrayList<String>();\ncards.add(\"card_c51ae96f5cebf3e\");\ncards.add(\"card_thingy\");\n\ntry {\n LetterEditable letterEditable = new LetterEditable();\n letterEditable.setDescription(\"Demo Letter\");\n letterEditable.setFrom(\"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\");\n letterEditable.setFile(\"<html style='padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;'>HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>\");\n letterEditable.setColor(true);\n letterEditable.setTo(to);\n letterEditable.setMergeVariables(merge_variables);\n letterEditable.setCards(cards);\n letterEditable.setUseType(\"operational\");\n letterEditable.setQRCode(qrCode);\n letterEditable.setFsc(true);\n\n Letter result = apiInstance.create(letterEditable, null);\n} catch (ApiException e) {\n e.printStackTrace();\n}\n"
label: JAVA
- lang: Elixir
source: "Lob.Letter.create(%{\n description: 'Demo Letter',\n to: %{\n name: 'Harry Zhang',\n address_line1: '210 King St',\n address_line2: '# 6100',\n address_city: 'San Francisco',\n address_state: 'CA',\n address_zip: '94107'\n },\n from: 'adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b',\n file: '<html style=\"padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;\">HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>',\n merge_variables: %{\n name: 'Harry'\n },\n color: true,\n cards: ['card_c51ae96f5cebf3e'],\n use_type: 'marketing',\n qr_code: %{\n position: 'relative',\n redirect_url: 'https://www.lob.com',\n width: '2',\n bottom: '2',\n left: '2',\n pages: '1-2,5'\n },\n fsc: true\n})\n"
label: ELIXIR
- lang: CSharp
source: "Dictionary<string, string> mergeVariables = new Dictionary<string, string>();\nmergeVariables.Add(\"name\", \"Harry\");\n\nLettersApi api = new LettersApi(config);\n\nAddressEditable to = new AddressEditable(\n \"210 King St\", // addressLine1\n \"# 6100\", // addressLine2\n \"San Francisco\", // addressCity\n \"CA\", // addressState\n \"94107\", // addressZip\n default(CountryExtended), // addressCounty\n null, // description\n \"Harry Zhang\" // name\n);\n\nUseType usetype = new UseType(\"marketing\");\n\nQRCode qrCode = new QRCode(\n \"relative\", //position,\n \"https://www.lob.com\", //redirect_url\n \"2\", //width\n \"2\", //left\n \"2\", //bottom\n \"1-2,5\", //pages\n);\n\nFsc fsc = new Fsc(true);\n\nList<String> cards = new List<String>();\ncards.Add(\"card_c51ae96f5cebf3e\");\n\nLetterEditable letterEditable = new LetterEditable(\n \"Demo Letter\", // description\n default(Dictionary<string, string>), // metadata\n default(MailType), // mailType\n mergeVariables, // mergeVariables\n default(DateTime), // sendDate\n true, // color\n true, // doubleSided\n LetterEditable.AddressPlacementEnum.TopFirstPage, // addressPlacement\n default(Object), // returnEnvelope\n default(int?), // perforatedPage\n default(LetterEditableCustomEnvelope), // customEnvelope\n to.ToJson(), // to\n \"adr_249af768103d2810\", // from\n \"<html style='padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;'>HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>\", // file\n default(LetterEditable.ExtraServiceEnum?), // extraService\n cards, // cards\n usetype,\n qrCode,\n fsc\n);\n\ntry {\n Letter result = api.create(letterEditable, null);\n} catch (ApiException e) {\n Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());\n}\n"
label: CSHARP
- lang: Go
source: "var context = context.Background()\ncontext = context.WithValue(suite.ctx, lob.ContextBasicAuth, lob.BasicAuth{UserName: os.Getenv(\"<YOUR_API_KEY>\")})\n\nvar apiClient = *lob.NewAPIClient(configuration)\n\nvar to = *lob.NewAddressEditable()\nto.SetAddressLine1(\"210 King St\")\nto.SetAddressLine2(\"# 6100\")\nto.SetAddressCity(\"San Francisco\")\nto.SetAddressState(\"CA\")\nto.SetAddressZip(\"94107\")\nto.SetAddressCountry(lob.COUNTRYEXTENDED_US)\nto.SetDescription(\"\")\nto.SetName(\"Harry Zhang\")\n\nvar letterCreate = *lob.NewLetterEditable()\nletterCreate.SetDescription(\"Demo Letter\")\nletterCreate.SetFrom(\"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\")\nletterCreate.SetFile(\"<html style='padding-top: 3in; margin: .5in;'>HTML Letter for {{name}}</html>\")\nletterCreate.SetColor(\"true\")\nletterCreate.SetTo(to)\nletterCreate.SetFsc(true)\n\n\ncreatedletter, _, err := apiClient.LettersApi.Create(context).LetterEditable(letterCreate).Execute()\n\nif err != nil {\n return err\n}\n"
label: GO
components:
schemas:
qr_code:
type: object
description: Customize and place a QR code on the creative at the required position.
required:
- position
- redirect_url
- width
properties:
position:
type: string
enum:
- relative
description: Sets how a QR code is being positioned in the document. Together with this, you should provide one of 'top' or 'bottom', and one of 'left' or 'right'.
top:
type: number
description: Vertical distance (in inches) to place QR code from the top. Only allowed if "bottom" isn't provided.
right:
type: number
description: Horizontal distance (in inches) to place QR code from the right. Only allowed if "left" isn't provided.
left:
type: number
description: Horizontal distance (in inches) to place QR code from the left. Only allowed if "right" isn't provided.
bottom:
type: number
description: Vertical distance (in inches) to place QR code from the bottom. Only allowed if "top" isn't provided.
redirect_url:
type: string
description: The url to redirect the user when a QR code is scanned. The URL can be a literal URL, a template URL containing merge variables, or consist entirely of merge variables. For example, `https://www.example.com` or `https://www.example.com?q={{name}}` or `{{name}}`, respectively. When a merge variable exists in the URL, it is replaced with data from merge_variables. If the variable does not exist, then nothing with be replaced and the destination URL will be the same as the input URL. More details on merge variables can be found in <a href="https://help.lob.com/print-and-mail/designing-mail-creatives/adding-qr-codes#destination-url-and-redirects" target="_blank">our help center</a>.
width:
type: number
description: The size (in inches) of the QR code with a minimum of 1 inch. All QR codes are generated as a square.
pages:
type: string
description: Specify the pages where the QR code should be stamped in a comma separated format. Your QR code can be printed in the same position on multiple pages. For postcards, the values should either be "front", "back" (for either front or back) or "front,back" (for the QR code to be printed on both sides). For self-mailers and snap packs, the values should either be "inside", "outside" (for either inside or outside) or "inside,outside" (for the QR code to be printed on both sides). For letters and booklets, the values can be specific page numbers ("1", "3"), page number ranges such as "1-3", or a comma separated combination of both ("1,3,5-7").
logo:
type: object
description: Allows specifying a logo to be placed over the center of the QR code. Logos must be in PNG or JPEG format and have a maximum file size of 1 MB.
properties:
url:
type: string
description: The public URL of the logo image to be retrieved and placed over the center of the QR code.
pattern: ^https://[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._+~#=/]{1,256}.(png|jpe?g)$
style:
type: object
description: Customizes the appearance of the QR code.
properties:
background_color:
type: string
description: The background color of the QR code in hexadecimal format. For example, `#000000` is black and `#FFFFFF` is white.
pattern: ^#[A-Fa-f0-9]{6}$
foreground_color:
type: string
description: The foreground color of the QR code in hexadecimal format. For example, `#000000` is black and `#FFFFFF` is white.
pattern: ^#[A-Fa-f0-9]{6}$
buckslip:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/lob_base'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/buckslip_base'
- required:
- description
- type: object
required:
- id
- auto_reorder
- reorder_quantity
- threshold_amount
- url
- raw_url
- front_original_url
- back_original_url
- thumbnails
- available_quantity
- allocated_quantity
- onhand_quantity
- pending_quantity
- projected_quantity
- buckslip_orders
- stock
- weight
- finish
- status
- object
properties:
id:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/buckslip_id'
auto_reorder:
description: True if the buckslips should be auto-reordered.
type: boolean
default: false
reorder_quantity:
description: The number of buckslips to be reordered.
type:
- integer
- 'null'
threshold_amount:
description: The threshold amount of the buckslip
type: integer
default: 0
url:
description: The signed link for the buckslip.
maxLength: 2083
minLength: 1
type: string
format: uri
raw_url:
description: The raw URL of the buckslip.
maxLength: 2083
minLength: 1
type: string
format: uri
front_original_url:
description: The original URL of the front template.
maxLength: 2083
minLength: 1
type: string
format: uri
back_original_url:
description: The original URL of the back template.
maxLength: 2083
minLength: 1
type: string
format: uri
thumbnails:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/thumbnail'
available_quantity:
description: The available quantity of buckslips.
type: number
default: 0
allocated_quantity:
description: The allocated quantity of buckslips.
type: number
default: 0
onhand_quantity:
description: The onhand quantity of buckslips.
type: number
default: 0
pending_quantity:
description: The pending quantity of buckslips.
type: number
default: 0
projected_quantity:
description: The sum of pending and onhand quantities of buckslips.
type: number
default: 0
buckslip_orders:
description: An array of buckslip orders that are associated with the buckslip.
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/buckslip_order'
minItems: 0
stock:
title: The stock of the buckslip.
enum:
- text
- cover
type: string
weight:
title: The weight of the buckslip.
enum:
- 80#
type: string
finish:
title: The finish of the buckslip.
enum:
- gloss
- matte
type: string
status:
title: The status of the buckslip.
enum:
- processed
- rendered
- failed
type: string
object:
description: object
enum:
- buckslip
type: string
default: buckslip
user_provided:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Accepts an envelope ID for any customized envelope with available inventory. If no inventory is available for the specified ID, the letter will not be sent, and an error will be returned. If the letter has more than 6 sheets, it will be sent in a blank flat envelope. Custom envelopes may be created and ordered from the dashboard. This feature is exclusive to certain customers. Upgrade to the appropriate <a href="https://dashboard.lob.com/#/settings/editions" target="_blank">Print & Mail Edition</a> to gain access.
pattern: ^env_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$
evnt_id:
type: string
description: Unique identifier prefixed with `evnt_`.
pattern: ^evnt_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$
error:
type: object
description: Lob uses RESTful HTTP response codes to indicate success or failure of an API request. In general, 2xx indicates success, 4xx indicate an input error, and 5xx indicates an error on Lob's end.
required:
- error
properties:
error:
type: object
required:
- message
- status_code
- code
properties:
message:
type: string
description: A human-readable message with more details about the error
example: Rate limit exceeded. Please wait 5 seconds and try your request again.
status_code:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/failure_status_code'
code:
type: string
enum:
- bad_request
- conflict
- feature_limit_reached
- internal_server_error
- invalid
- not_deletable
- not_found
- request_timeout
- service_unavailable
- unrecognized_endpoint
- unsupported_lob_version
- address_length_exceeds_limit
- bank_account_already_verified
- bank_error
- billing_address_required
- custom_envelope_inventory_depleted
- deleted_bank_account
- failed_deliverability_strictness
- file_pages_below_min
- file_pages_exceed_max
- file_size_exceeds_limit
- foreign_return_address
- inconsistent_page_dimensions
- invalid_bank_account
- invalid_bank_account_verification
- invalid_check_international
- invalid_country_covid
- invalid_file
- invalid_file_dimensions
- invalid_file_download_time
- invalid_file_url
- invalid_image_dpi
- invalid_international_feature
- invalid_perforation_return_envelope
- invalid_template_html
- mail_use_type_can_not_be_null
- merge_
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