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# Print B2C Invoice

## Request Method

POST

#### **Request URL**

```
{{HOST}}/einv/v1/b2c/download-pdf
```

#### Request Headers

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th width="174.66668701171875">Data Type</th><th>Field Validations</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>X-Cleartax-Auth-Token</td><td>String</td><td>NA</td><td>Mandatory. The auth token generated from ClearTax user id and password.</td></tr><tr><td>Content-Type</td><td>String</td><td>NA</td><td>Mandatory. This will always be<br>"application/json" for JSON</td></tr><tr><td>Gstin</td><td>String</td><td>NA</td><td>Mandatory. GSTIN number for the user.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Request Path Params <a href="#request-path-params" id="request-path-params"></a>

There are no path parameters for this API.

#### Request Query Params <a href="#request-query-params" id="request-query-params"></a>

| Parameter | Data Type | Field Validations | Description          |
| --------- | --------- | ----------------- | -------------------- |
| template  | String    | NA                | Desired Template Id. |

#### Request Body

| Parameter       | Data Type | Field Validations | Description                                                                          |
| --------------- | --------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| transaction\_id | String    | NA                | Mandatory. Value of transaction\_id received from Generate B2C QR Code API response. |

#### Response Status Codes

| HTTP Status Code | Description                                                                  |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 200              | For a successfully processed request (may be a success or validation error). |
| 401              | If the user is not authenticated for the operation.                          |
| 403              | If the user is not authorised for the operation.                             |
| 500              | If there are any unhandled exceptions on the Clear side.                     |

#### Response Schema

You will receive a PDF in the response from this API.

#### Sample Request and Response <a href="#sample-request-and-response" id="sample-request-and-response"></a>

**Request**

```json
[
    "29AAFCD5862R000_B2CTest1_INV_2025"
]
```

**Response (Success)**

**HTTP Status Code: 200 OK**

**Response (Failure)**

**HTTP Status Code: 500**

```json
{
    "error_code": "300102",
    "error_message": "You don't have any data present for the selected Document Details",
    "error_source": "CLEARTAX"
}
```

#### API Validations <a href="#api-validations" id="api-validations"></a>

Currently, there are no known validations for this API.

#### API Constraints <a href="#api-constraints" id="api-constraints"></a>

A record for the provided transaction ID needs to be present in the Clear database.