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Lob Self Mailers API

The Self Mailers API from Lob — 1 operation(s) for self mailers.

Operations 2

GET /self_mailers List #
POST /self_mailers Create #

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OpenAPI Specification

lob-self-mailers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Lob Self  Mailers 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: Self  Mailers
paths:
  /self_mailers:
    get:
      operationId: self_mailers_list
      summary: List
      description: Returns a list of your self_mailers. The self_mailers are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created self_mailers appearing first.
      tags:
      - Self  Mailers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/before_after'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/include'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/date_created'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/metadata'
      - in: query
        name: size
        description: The self mailer sizes to be returned.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/self_mailer_size'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/scheduled'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/send_date'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mail_type'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort_by'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/campaign_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/status'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/all_self_mailers'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/mailpiece_error'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: Shell
        source: "curl -X GET \"https://api.lob.com/v1/self_mailers?limit=2\" \\\n  -u test_0dc8d51e0acffcb1880e0f19c79b2f5b0cc:\n"
        label: CURL
      - lang: typescript
        source: "try {\n  const selfMailers = await new selfMailersApi(config).list(2);\n} catch (err: any) {\n  console.error(err);\n}\n"
        label: TYPESCRIPT
      - lang: Javascript
        source: "Lob.selfMailers.list({limit: 2}, function (err, res) {\n  console.log(err, res);\n});\n"
        label: NODE
      - lang: Ruby
        source: "selfMailersApi = SelfMailersApi.new(config)\n\nbegin\n  selfMailers = selfMailersApi.list({ limit: 2 })\nrescue => err\n  p err.message\nend\n"
        label: RUBY
      - lang: Python
        source: "with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:\n  api = SelfMailersApi(api_client)\n\ntry:\n  self_mailers = api.list(limit=2)\nexcept ApiException as e:\n  print(e)\n"
        label: PYTHON
      - lang: PHP
        source: "$apiInstance = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Api\\SelfMailersApi($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: "SelfMailersApi apiInstance = new SelfMailersApi(config);\n\ntry {\n  SelfMailerList response = apiInstance.list(\n    2, // limit\n    null, // before\n    null, // after\n    null, // include\n    null, // dateCreated\n    null, // metadata\n    null, // size\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.SelfMailer.list(%{limit: 2})

          '
        label: ELIXIR
      - lang: CSharp
        source: "SelfMailersApi api = new SelfMailersApi(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  SelfMailerList response = api.list(\n    2, // limit\n    null, // before\n    null, // after\n    includeList, // include\n    dateCreated, // dateCreated\n    metadata, // metadata\n    null, // size\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)\nSelfMailerList = apiClient.SelfMailersApi.List(context).Execute()\nif err != nil {\n    return err\n}\n"
        label: GO
    post:
      operationId: self_mailer_create
      summary: Create
      description: Creates a new self_mailer given information
      tags:
      - Self  Mailers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/idem-header'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/idem-query'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/self_mailer_editable'
            example:
              description: Demo Self Mailer job
              to: adr_bae820679f3f536b
              from: adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b
              inside: https://lob.com/selfmailerinside.pdf
              outside: https://lob.com/selfmaileroutside.pdf
              size: 12x9_bifold
              metadata:
                spiffy: 'true'
              mail_type: usps_standard
              merge_variables:
                name: Harry
              send_date: '2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z'
              use_type: marketing
              qr_code:
                position: relative
                redirect_url: https://www.lob.com
                width: '2.5'
                top: '2.5'
                right: '2.5'
                pages: inside,outside
              fsc: true
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/self_mailer_editable'
            example:
              description: Demo Self Mailer job
              to: adr_bae820679f3f536b
              from: adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b
              inside: https://lob.com/selfmailerinside.pdf
              outside: https://lob.com/selfmaileroutside.pdf
              size: 12x9_bifold
              metadata:
                spiffy: 'true'
              mail_type: usps_standard
              merge_variables:
                name: Harry
              send_date: '2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z'
              use_type: marketing
              qr_code:
                position: relative
                redirect_url: https://www.lob.com
                width: '2.5'
                top: '2.5'
                right: '2.5'
                pages: inside,outside
              fsc: true
            encoding:
              merge_variables:
                style: deepObject
                explode: true
              metadata:
                style: deepObject
                explode: true
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/self_mailer_editable'
            example:
              description: Demo Self Mailer job
              to: adr_bae820679f3f536b
              from: adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b
              inside: https://lob.com/selfmailerinside.pdf
              outside: https://lob.com/selfmaileroutside.pdf
              size: 12x9_bifold
              metadata:
                spiffy: 'true'
              mail_type: usps_standard
              merge_variables:
                name: Harry
              send_date: '2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z'
              use_type: marketing
              qr_code:
                position: relative
                redirect_url: https://www.lob.com
                width: '2.5'
                top: '2.5'
                right: '2.5'
                pages: inside,outside
              fsc: true
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/post_self_mailer'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/mailpiece_error'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: Shell
        source: "curl https://api.lob.com/v1/self_mailers \\\n  -u test_0dc8d51e0acffcb1880e0f19c79b2f5b0cc: \\\n  -d \"description=Demo Self Mailer job\" \\\n  -d \"to[name]=Harry Zhang\" \\\n  -d \"to[address_line1]=210 King St\" \\\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  -d \"use_type=marketing\" \\\n  -d 'qr_code[position]=relative' \\\n  -d 'qr_code[redirect_url]=https://www.lob.com' \\\n  -d 'qr_code[width]=2.5' \\\n  -d 'qr_code[bottom]=2.5' \\\n  -d 'qr_code[left]=2.5' \\\n  -d 'qr_code[pages]=inside,outside'\n  --data-urlencode \"inside=<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 50;'>Inside HTML for {{name}}</html>\" \\\n  --data-urlencode \"outside=<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 20;'>Outside HTML for {{name}}</html>\" \\\n  -d \"merge_variables[name]=Harry\" \\\n  -d 'fsc=true'\n"
        label: CURL
      - lang: Typescript
        source: "const selfMailerCreate = new SelfMailerEditable({\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  inside:\n  'https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/public.lob.com/assets/templates/self_mailers/6x18_sfm_inside.pdf',\n  outside:\n  'https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/public.lob.com/assets/templates/self_mailers/6x18_sfm_outside.pdf',\n  use_type: 'marketing'\n  qr_code : {\n    position: 'relative',\n    redirect_url: 'https://www.lob.com',\n    width: '2.5',\n    bottom: '2.5',\n    left: '2.5',\n    pages: 'inside'\n  },\n  fsc: true\n});\n\ntry {\n  const mySelfMailer = await new SelfMailersApi(config).create(selfMailerCreate);\n} catch (err: any) {\n  console.error(err);\n}\n"
        label: TYPESCRIPT
      - lang: Javascript
        source: "Lob.selfMailers.create({\n  description: 'Demo Self Mailer job',\n  to: {\n    name: 'Harry Zhang',\n    address_line1: '210 King St',\n    address_city: 'San Francisco',\n    address_state: 'CA',\n    address_zip: '94107'\n  },\n  from: 'adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b',\n  inside: '<html style=\"padding: 1in; font-size: 50;\">Inside HTML for {{name}}</html>',\n  outside: '<html style=\"padding: 1in; font-size: 20;\">Outside HTML for {{name}}</html>',\n  merge_variables: {\n    name: 'Harry'\n  },\n  use_type: 'marketing'\n  qr_code : {\n    position: 'relative',\n    redirect_url: 'https://www.lob.com',\n    width: '2.5',\n    bottom: '2.5',\n    left: '2.5',\n    pages: 'inside'\n  },\n  fsc: true\n}, function (err, res) {\n  console.log(err, res);\n});\n"
        label: NODE
      - lang: Ruby
        source: "selfMailerCreate = SelfMailerEditable.new({\n  description: \"Demo Self Mailer job\",\n  from: \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n  inside: \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 50;'>Inside HTML for {{name}}</html>\",\n  outside: \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 20;'>Outside HTML for {{name}}</html>\",\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  use_type: 'marketing'\n  qr_code : {\n    position: 'relative',\n    redirect_url: 'https://www.lob.com',\n    width: '2.5',\n    bottom: '2.5',\n    left: '2.5',\n    pages: 'inside'\n  },\n  fsc: true\n});\n\nselfMailerApi = SelfMailersApi.new(config)\n\nbegin\n  createdSelfMailer = selfMailerApi.create(selfMailerCreate)\nrescue => err\n  p err.message\nend\n"
        label: RUBY
      - lang: Python
        source: "self_mailer_editable = SelfMailerEditable(\n  description = \"Demo Self Mailer job\",\n  _from = \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n  inside = \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 50;'>Inside HTML for {{name}}</html>\",\n  outside = \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 20;'>Outside HTML for {{name}}</html>\",\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  use_type = \"marketing\"\n  qr_code = {\n    position: \"relative\",\n    redirect_url: \"https://www.lob.com\",\n    width: \"2.5\",\n    bottom: \"2.5\",\n    left: \"2.5\",\n    pages: \"inside\"\n  },\n  fsc = true\n)\n\nwith ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:\n  api = SelfMailersApi(api_client)\n\ntry:\n  created_self_mailer = api.create(self_mailer_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$merge_variables = new stdClass;\n$merge_variables->name = \"Harry\";\n\n$use_type = \"marketing\";\n$fsc = true;\n\n$qr_code = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Model\\QRCode(\n  array(\n    \"position\" => \"relative\",\n    \"redirect_url\" => \"https://www.lob.com\",\n    \"width\" => \"2\",\n    \"bottom\" => \"2\",\n    \"left\" => \"2\",\n    \"pages\" => \"inside,outside\"\n  )\n);\n\n$apiInstance = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Api\\SelfMailersApi($config, new GuzzleHttp\\Client());\n$self_mailer_editable = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Model\\SelfMailerEditable(\n  array(\n    \"description\"     => \"Demo Self Mailer job\",\n    \"from\"     => \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n    \"inside\"     => \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 50;'>Inside HTML for {{name}}</html>\",\n    \"outside\"     => \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 20;'>Outside HTML for {{name}}</html>\",\n    \"to\"     => $to,\n    \"merge_variables\"     => $merge_variables,\n    \"use_type\"    => $use_type,\n    \"qr_code\"   => $qr_code,\n    \"fsc\"  => $fsc\n  )\n);\n\ntry {\n    $result = $apiInstance->create($self_mailer_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\nSelfMailersApi apiInstance = new SelfMailersApi(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(\"outside\");\n\ntry {\n  SelfMailerEditable selfMailerEditable = new SelfMailerEditable();\n  selfMailerEditable.setDescription(\"Demo Self Mailer job\");\n  selfMailerEditable.setFrom(\"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\");\n  selfMailerEditable.setInside(\"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 50;'>Inside HTML for {{name}}</html>\");\n  selfMailerEditable.setOutside(\"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 20;'>Outside HTML for {{name}}</html>\");\n  selfMailerEditable.setTo(to);\n  selfMailerEditable.setMergeVariables(merge_variables);\n  selfMailerEditable.setUseType(\"marketing\");\n  selfMailerEditable.setQRCode(qrCode);\n  selfMailerEditable.setFsc(true);\n\n\n  SelfMailer result = apiInstance.create(selfMailerEditable, null);\n} catch (ApiException e) {\n  e.printStackTrace();\n}\n"
        label: JAVA
      - lang: Elixir
        source: "Lob.SelfMailer.create(%{\n  description: \"Demo Self Mailer job\",\n  to: %{\n    name: \"Harry Zhang\",\n    address_line1: \"210 King St\",\n    address_city: \"San Francisco\",\n    address_state: \"CA\",\n    address_zip: \"94107\"\n  },\n  from: \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n  inside: \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 50;'>Inside HTML for {{name}}</html>\",\n  outside: \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 20;'>Outside HTML for {{name}}</html>\",\n  merge_variables: %{\n    name: \"Harry\"\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: 'inside,outside'\n  },\n  fsc: true\n})\n"
        label: ELIXIR
      - lang: CSharp
        source: "Dictionary<string, string> mergeVariables = new Dictionary<string, string>();\nmergeVariables.Add(\"name\", \"Harry\");\n\nSelfMailersApi api = new SelfMailersApi(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\nQRCode qrCode = new QRCode(\n  \"relative\",  //position,\n  \"https://www.lob.com\", //redirect_url\n  \"2\", //width\n  \"2\", //left\n  \"2\", //bottom\n  \"inside\", //pages\n);\n\nFsc fsc = new Fsc(true);\n\nSelfMailerEditable selfMailerEditable = new SelfMailerEditable(\n  to.ToJson(),  // to\n  \"adr_249af768103d2810\",  // from\n  default(SelfMailerSize),  // size\n  \"Demo Self Mailer Job\",  // description\n  default(Dictionary<string, string>),  // metadata\n  default(MailType),  // mailType\n  mergeVariables,  // mergeVariables\n  default(DateTime),  // sendDate\n  \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 50;'>Inside HTML for {{name}}</html>\",  // inside\n  \"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 20;'>Outside HTML for {{name}}</html>\", // outside\n  \"marketing\", // use_type \n  qrCode,\n  fsc\n);\n\ntry {\n  SelfMailer result = api.create(selfMailerEditable, 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 selfMailerCreate = *lob.NewSelfMailerEditable()\nselfMailerCreate.SetDescription(\"Demo Self Mailer job\")\nselfMailerCreate.SetFrom(\"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\")\nselfMailerCreate.SetInside(\"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 50;'>Inside HTML for {{name}}</html>\")\nselfMailerCreate.SetOutside(\"<html style='padding: 1in; font-size: 20;'>Outside HTML for {{name}}</html>\")\nselfMailerCreate.SetTo(to)\nselfMailerCreate.SetFsc(true)\n\n\ncreatedselfMailer, _, err := apiClient.SelfMailersApi.Create(context).SelfMailerEditable(selfMailerCreate).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}$
    expected_delivery_date:
      type: string
      description: A date in YYYY-MM-DD format of the mailpiece's expected delivery date based on its `send_date`.
      format: date
    editable:
      type: object
      properties:
        description:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/resource_description'
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata'
        mail_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/mail_type'
        merge_variables:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/merge_variables'
        send_date:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/send_date'
    sfm_use_type:
      description: The use type for each mailpiece. Can be one of marketing, operational, or null. Null use_type is only allowed if an account default use_type is selected in Account Settings. For more information on use_type, see our  [Help Center article](https://help.lob.com/print-and-mail/building-a-mail-strategy/managing-mail-settings/declaring-mail-use-type).
      type:
      - string
      - 'null'
      enum:
      - marketing
      - operational
      - null
    count:
      type: integer
      description: number of resources in a set
    address_editable_us:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/address_fields_us'
      - type: object
        anyOf:
        - title: address obj with `name` defined
          required:
          - name
        - title: address obj with `company` defined
          required:
          - company
        properties:
          description:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/resource_description'
          name:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            description: 'Either `name` or `company` is required, you may also add both. Must be no longer than 40 characters. If both `name` and `company` are provided, they will be printed on two separate lines above the rest of the address.

              '
            maxLength: 40
          company:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/company'
          phone:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            description: Must be no longer than 40 characters.
            maxLength: 40
          email:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            description: Must be no longer than 100 characters.
            maxLength: 100
          address_country:
            type: string
            enum:
            - US
            default: US
          metadata:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata'
    remote_file_url:
      type: string
      description: 'The location of a remote file. Remote URLs have a 5 MB file size limit and must be downloaded within 40 seconds.

        '
      pattern: ^https://[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._+~#=/]{1,256}.(html?|pdf|png|jpg)$
    signed_link:
      type: string
      description: A [signed link](#section/Asset-URLs) served over HTTPS. The link returned will expire in 30 days to prevent mis-sharing. Each time a GET request is initiated, a new signed URL will be generated.
      pattern: ^https://lob-assets.com/(letters|postcards|bank-accounts|checks|self-mailers|cards|order-creatives)/([a-z]{3,4}_[a-z0-9]{15,16}|[a-z]{3}_[a-z0-9]{26}_[a-z]{4}_[a-z0-9]{26})('|_signature)(.pdf|_thumb_[a-z]+_[0-9]+.png|.png)?(version=[a-z0-9]*&)expires=[0-9]{10}&signature=[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+
    failure_status_code:
      type: integer
      enum:
      - 401
      - 403
      - 404
      - 413
      - 422
      - 429
      - 500
      description: "A conventional HTTP status code:\n  * `401` - Authorization error with your API key or account\n  * `403` - Forbidden error with your API key or account\n  * `404` - The requested item does not exist\n  * `413` - Payload too large\n  * `422` - The query or body parameters did not pass validation\n  * `429` - Too many requests have been sent with an API key in a given amount of time\n  * `500` - An internal server error occurred, please contact support@lob.com\n"
    date_filter:
      type: object
      additionalProperties:
        type: string
      description: 'Filter by ISO-8601 date or datetime, e.g. `{ "gt": "2012-01-01", "lt": "2012-01-31T12:34:56Z" }` where `gt` is >, `lt` is <, `gte` is e, and `lte` is d.'
    tracking_event_certified:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/tracking_event_base'
      - type: object
        required:
        - type
        - name
        properties:
          type:
            description: a Certified letter tracking event
            type: string
            enum:
            - certified
          name:
            type: string
            enum:
            - Mailed
            - In Transit
            - In Local Area
            - Processed for Delivery
            - Pickup Available
            - Delivered
            - Re-Routed
            - Returned to Sender
            - Issue
            description: "Name of tracking event for Certified letters. Letters sent with USPS Certified Mail are fully tracked by USPS, therefore their tracking events have an additional details object with more detailed information about the tracking event. Some certified tracking event names have multiple meanings, noted in the list here. See the description of the details object for the full set of combined certified tracking event name meanings.\n\n  * `Mailed` - Package has been accepted into the carrier network for delivery.\n\n  * `In Transit` - Maps to four distinct stages of transit.\n\n  * `In Local Area` - Package is at a location near the end destination.\n\n  * `Processed for Delivery` - Maps to two distinct stages of delivery.\n\n  * `Pickup Available` - Package is available for pickup at carrier location.\n\n  * `Delivered` - Package has been delivered.\n\n  * `Re-Routed` - Package has been forwarded.\n\n  * `Returned to Sender` - Package is to be returned to sender.\n\n  * `Issue` - Maps to (at least) 15 possible issues, some of which are actionable.\n"
          details:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/tracking_event_details'
          location:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            description: 'The zip code in which the event occurred if it exists, otherwise will be the name of a Regional Distribution Center if it exists, otherwise will be null.

              '
    evnt_id:
      type: string
      description: Unique identifier prefixed with `evnt_`.
      pattern: ^evnt_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$
    merge_variables:
      type:
      - object
      - 'null'
      description: 'You can input a merge variable payload object to your template or QR code redirect URLs to render dynamic content. For example, if you have a template like: `{{variable_name}}`, pass in `{"variable_name": "Harry"}` to render `Harry`. `merge_variables` must be an object. Any type of value is accepted as long as the object is valid JSON; you can use `strings`, `numbers`, `booleans`, `arrays`, `objects`, or `null`. The max length of the object is 25,000 characters. If you call `JSON.stringify` on your object, it can be no longer than 25,000 characters. Your variable names cannot contain any whitespace or any of the following special characters: `!`, `"`, `#`, `%`, `&`, `''`, `(`, `)`, `*`, `+`, `,`, `/`, `;`, `<`, `=`, `>`, `@`, `[`, `\`, `]`, `^`, `` ` ``, `{`, `|`, `}`, `~`. More instructions can be found in <a href="https://help.lob.com/print-and-mail/designing-mail-creatives/dynamic-personalization#using-html-and-merge-variables-10" target="_blank">our guide to using html and merge variables</a>. Depending on your <a href="https://dashboard.lob.com/#/settings/account" target="_blank">Merge Variable strictness</a> setting, if you define variables in your HTML but do not pass them here, you will either receive an error or the variable will render as an empty string. These settings only apply on HTML templates and not on QR code redirect URLs.'
      maxLength: 25000
    company:
      type:
      - string
      - 'null'
      description: 'Either `name` or `company` is required, you may also add both. Must be no longer than 40 characters. If both `name` and `company` are provided, they will be printed on two separate lines above the rest of the address. This field can be used for any secondary recipient information which is not part of the actual mailing address (Company Name, Department, Attention Line, etc).

        '
      maxLength: 40
    input_from_us:
      type: object
      properties:
        from:
          description: '*Required* if `to` address is international. Must either be an address ID or an inline object with correct address parameters. Must either be an address ID or an inline object with correct address parameters. All addresses will be standardized into uppercase without being modified by verification.'
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/adr_id'
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/inline_address_us'
    generated:
      type: object
      required:
      - to
      - carrier
      properties:
        to:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/address'
        carrier:
          type: string
          enum:
          - USPS
          default: USPS
        th

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