openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Lob Postcards API version: 1.20.2 description: "Experience direct mail like never before, with unmatched personalization and scalability \x14 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: Postcards description: 'The postcards endpoint allows you to easily print and mail postcards. The API provides endpoints for creating postcards, retrieving individual postcards, canceling postcards, and retrieving a list of postcards.
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' paths: /postcards: get: operationId: postcards_list summary: List description: Returns a list of your postcards. The addresses are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created addresses appearing first. tags: - Postcards 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: size description: Specifies the size of the postcard. Only `4x6` postcards can be sent to international destinations. schema: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/postcard_size' - $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_postcards' default: $ref: '#/components/responses/mailpiece_error' x-codeSamples: - lang: Shell source: "curl -X GET \"https://api.lob.com/v1/postcards?limit=2\" \\\n -u test_0dc8d51e0acffcb1880e0f19c79b2f5b0cc:\n" label: CURL - lang: typescript source: "try {\n const postcards = await new PostcardsApi(config).list(2);\n} catch (err: any) {\n console.error(err);\n}\n" label: TYPESCRIPT - lang: Javascript source: "Lob.postcards.list({limit: 2}, function (err, res) {\n console.log(err, res);\n});\n" label: NODE - lang: Ruby source: "postcardsApi = PostcardsApi.new(config)\n\nbegin\n postcards = postcardsApi.list({ limit: 2 })\nrescue => err\n p err.message\nend\n" label: RUBY - lang: Python source: "with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:\n api = PostcardsApi(api_client)\n\ntry:\n postcards = api.list(limit=2)\nexcept ApiException as e:\n print(e)\n" label: PYTHON - lang: PHP source: "$apiInstance = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Api\\PostcardsApi($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: "PostcardsApi apiInstance = new PostcardsApi(config);\n\ntry {\n PostcardList 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.Postcard.list(%{limit: 2}) ' label: ELIXIR - lang: CSharp source: "PostcardsApi api = new PostcardsApi(config);\n\nList includeList = new List();\nincludeList.Add(\"total_count\");\nDictionary metadata = new Dictionary();\nmetadata.Add(\"name\", \"Harry\");\nDictionary dateCreated = new Dictionary();\nDateTime dateCreatedDate = DateTime.Today.AddMonths(-1);\ndateCreated.Add(\"lt\", dateCreatedDate);\nDictionary sendDate = new Dictionary();\nsendDate.Add(\"lt\", DateTime.Now.ToString(\"yyyy-MM-ddTHH\\\\:mm\\\\:ss.fffffffzzz\"));\nSortBy3 sortBy = new SortBy3(SortBy3.DateCreatedEnum.Asc);\nList sizeArray = new List();\nsizeArray.Add(PostcardSize._4x6);\n\ntry {\n PostcardList response = api.list(\n 2, // limit\n null, // before\n null, // after\n includeList, // include\n dateCreated, // dateCreated\n metadata, // metadata\n sizeArray, // 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(\"\")})\n\nvar apiClient = *lob.NewAPIClient(configuration)\nPostcardList = apiClient.PostcardsApi.List(context).Execute()\nif err != nil {\n return err\n}\n" label: GO post: operationId: postcard_create summary: Create description: Creates a new postcard given information tags: - Postcards parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/idem-header' - $ref: '#/components/parameters/idem-query' requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/postcard_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: 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 front: tmpl_a1234dddg back: tmpl_a1234dddg size: 6x9 mail_type: usps_first_class merge_variables: name: Harry metadata: spiffy: 'true' 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: front,back fsc: true application/x-www-form-urlencoded: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/postcard_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: 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 front: tmpl_c94e83ca2cd5121 back: tmpl_c94e83ca2cd5121 size: 6x9 mail_type: usps_first_class merge_variables: name: Harry metadata: spiffy: 'true' send_date: '2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z' use_type: marketing qr_code: position: relative redirect_url: https://www.lob.com width: '2.5' bottom: '2.5' right: '2.5' pages: back 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/postcard_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: 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 front: tmpl_a1234dddg back: tmpl_a1234dddg size: 6x9 mail_type: usps_first_class merge_variables: name: Harry metadata: spiffy: 'true' send_date: '2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z' use_type: marketing qr_code: position: relative redirect_url: https://www.lob.com width: '2.5' bottom: '2.5' left: '2.5' pages: front fsc: true responses: '200': $ref: '#/components/responses/post_postcard' default: $ref: '#/components/responses/mailpiece_error' x-codeSamples: - lang: Shell source: "curl https://api.lob.com/v1/postcards \\\n -u test_0dc8d51e0acffcb1880e0f19c79b2f5b0cc: \\\n -d 'description=Demo Postcard job' \\\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 'front=Front HTML for {{name}}' \\\n --data-urlencode 'back=Back HTML for {{name}}' \\\n -d 'merge_variables[name]=Harry' \\\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]=front,back' \\\n -d 'fsc=true'\n" label: CURL - lang: Typescript source: "const postcardCreate = new PostcardEditable({\nto: new 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}),\nfrom: 'adr_xxxx',\nfront:\n'https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/public.lob.com/assets/templates/4x6_pc_template.pdf',\nback: 'https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/public.lob.com/assets/templates/4x6_pc_template.pdf',\nuse_type: 'marketing',\nqr_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: 'front'\n},\nfsc: true\n});\n\ntry {\n const myPostcard = await new PostcardsApi(config).create(postcardCreate);\n} catch (err: any) {\n console.error(err);\n}\n" label: TYPESCRIPT - lang: Javascript source: "Lob.postcards.create({\n description: 'Demo Postcard job',\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 front: 'Front HTML for {{name}}',\n back: 'Back HTML for {{name}}',\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: 'back'\n },\n fsc: true\n}, function (err, res) {\n console.log(err, res);\n});\n" label: NODE - lang: Ruby source: "postcardCreate = PostcardEditable.new({\n description: \"Demo Postcard job\",\n from: \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n front: \"Front HTML for {{name}}\",\n back: \"Back HTML for {{name}}\",\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 fsc: true\n});\n\npostcardApi = PostcardsApi.new(config)\n\nbegin\n createdPostcard = postcardApi.create(postcardCreate)\nrescue => err\n p err.message\nend\n" label: RUBY - lang: Python source: "postcard_editable = PostcardEditable(\n description = \"Demo Postcard job\",\n _from = \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n front = \"Front HTML for {{name}}\",\n back = \"Back HTML for {{name}}\",\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\" : \"front\"\n },\n fsc = true\n)\n\nwith ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:\n api = PostcardsApi(api_client)\n\ntry:\n created_postcard = api.create(postcard_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$use_type = \"marketing\";\n\n$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\" => \"front,back\"\n )\n);\n\n$fsc = true;\n\n$apiInstance = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Api\\PostcardsApi($config, new GuzzleHttp\\Client());\n$postcard_editable = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Model\\PostcardEditable(\n array(\n \"description\" => \"Demo Postcard job\",\n \"from\" => \"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\",\n \"front\" => \"Front HTML for {{name}}\",\n \"back\" => \"Back HTML for {{name}}\",\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 = $apiInstance->create($postcard_editable);\n} catch (Exception $e) {\n echo $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;\n}\n" - lang: Java source: "Map merge_variables = new HashMap();\nmerge_variables.put(\"name\", \"Harry\");\n\nPostcardsApi apiInstance = new PostcardsApi(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(\"back\");\n\ntry {\n PostcardEditable postcardEditable = new PostcardEditable();\n postcardEditable.setDescription(\"Demo Postcard job\");\n postcardEditable.setFrom(\"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\");\n postcardEditable.setFront(\"Front HTML for {{name}}\");\n postcardEditable.setBack(\"Back HTML for {{name}}\");\n postcardEditable.setTo(to);\n postcardEditable.setMergeVariables(merge_variables);\n postcardEditable.setUseType(\"operational\");\n postcardEditable.setQRCode(qrCode);\n postcardEditable.setFsc(true);\n\n Postcard result = apiInstance.create(postcardEditable, null);\n} catch (ApiException e) {\n e.printStackTrace();\n}\n" label: JAVA - lang: Elixir source: "Lob.Postcard.create(%{\n description: 'Demo Postcard job',\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 front: 'Front HTML for {{name}}',\n back: 'Back HTML for {{name}}',\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: 'front,back'\n },\n fsc: true\n})\n" label: ELIXIR - lang: CSharp source: "Dictionary mergeVariables = new Dictionary();\nmergeVariables.Add(\"name\", \"Harry\");\n\nPostcardsApi api = new PostcardsApi(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 CountryExtended.US, // 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 \"front\", //pages\n);\n\nFsc fsc = new Fsc(true);\n\nPostcardEditable postcardEditable = new PostcardEditable(\n to.ToJson(), // to\n \"adr_249af768103d2810\", // from\n default(PostcardSize), // size\n \"Demo Postcard Job\", // description\n null, // metadata\n default(MailType), // mailType\n mergeVariables, // mergeVariables\n default(DateTime), // sendDate\n \"Back HTML for {{name}}\", // front\n \"Back HTML for {{name}}\", // back\n usetype,\n qrCode,\n fsc\n);\n\ntry {\n Postcard result = api.create(postcardEditable, 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(\"\")})\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 postcardCreate = *lob.NewPostcardEditable()\npostcardCreate.SetDescription(\"Demo Postcard job\")\npostcardCreate.SetFrom(\"adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b\")\npostcardCreate.SetFront(\"Front HTML for {{name}}\")\npostcardCreate.SetBack(\"Back HTML for {{name}}\")\npostcardCreate.SetTo(to)\npostcardCreate.SetFsc(true)\n\n\ncreatedpostcard, _, err := apiClient.PostcardsApi.Create(context).PostcardEditable(postcardCreate).Execute()\n\nif err != nil {\n return err\n}\n" label: GO components: schemas: date_created: type: string format: date-time description: A timestamp in ISO 8601 format of the date the resource was created. local_file_path: type: string description: The path to a local file. pattern: ^(?!https://)[a-zA-Z0-9@:%._+~#=/]{1,256}.(html?|pdf|png|jpg)$ postcard_base: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/editable' - type: object properties: size: $ref: '#/components/schemas/postcard_size' adr_id: type: string description: Unique identifier prefixed with `adr_`. pattern: ^adr_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ 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_variable_required - merge_variable_whitespace - payment_method_unverified - pdf_encrypted - special_characters_restricted - unembedded_fonts - email_required - invalid_api_key - publishable_key_not_allowed - rate_limit_exceeded - unauthorized - unauthorized_token description: 'A pre-defined string identifying an error. Error codes fall into three categories: **GENERIC** * `bad_request` - 422: an invalid request was made. See error message for details. * `conflict` - 409/422: this operation would leave data in a conflicted state. * `feature_limit_reached` - 403: the account has reached its resource limit and requires upgrading to add more. * `internal_server_error` - 500: an error has occured on Lob''s servers. Please try request again. * `invalid` - 422: an invalid request was made. See error message for details. * `not_deletable` - 422: an attempt was made to delete a resource, but the resource cannot be deleted. * `not_found` - 404: the requested resource was not found. * `request_timeout` - 408: the request took too long. Please try again. * `service_unavailable` - 503: the Lob servers are temporarily unavailable. Please try agian. * `unrecognized_endpoint` - 404: the requested endpoint doesn''t exist. * `unsupported_lob_version` - 422: an unsupported Lob API version was requested. **ADVANCED** * `address_length_exceeds_limit` - 422: the sum of to.address_line1 and to.address_line2 cannot surpass 50 characters. * `bank_account_already_verified` - 422: the bank account has already been verified. * `bank_error` - 422: there''s an issue with the bank account. * `billing_address_required` - 403: in order to create a live mail piece, your account needs to set up a billing address. * `custom_envelope_inventory_depleted` - 422: custom envelope inventory is depleted, and more will need to be ordered. * `deleted_bank_account` - 404: checks cannot be created with a deleted bank account. * `failed_deliverability_strictness` - 422: the `to` address doesn''t meet strictness requirements. See Account Settings to configure strictness. * `file_pages_below_min` - 422: not enough pages. * `file_pages_exceed_max` - 422: too many pages. * `file_size_exceeds_limit` - 422: the file size is too large. See description for details. * `foreign_return_address` - 422: the `from` address must be a US address. * `inconsistent_page_dimensions` - 422: all pages of the input file must have the same dimensions. * `invalid_bank_account` - 422: the provided bank routing number is invalid. * `invalid_bank_account_verification` - 422: verification amounts do not match. * `invalid_check_international` - 422: checks cannot be sent internationally. * `invalid_country_covid` - 422: the postal service in the specified country is currently unable to process the request due to COVID-19 restrictions. * `invalid_file` - 422: the file is invalid. * `invalid_file_dimensions` - 422: file dimensions are incorrect for the selected mail type. * `invalid_file_download_time` - 422: file download from remote server took too long. * `invalid_file_url` - 422: the file URL when creating a resource is invalid. * `invalid_image_dpi` - 422: DPI must be at least 300. * `invalid_international_feature` - 422: the specified product cannot be sent to the destination. * `invalid_perforation_return_envelope` - 422: both `return_envelope` and `perforation` must be used together. * `invalid_template_html` - 422: the provided HTML is invalid. * `mail_use_type_can_not_be_null` - 422: use_type must be one of "marketing" or "operational". Alternatively, an admin can set the account default use type in Account Settings. * `merge_variable_required` - 422: a required merge variable is missing. * `merge_variable_whitespace` - 422: merge variable names cannot contain whitespace. * `payment_method_unverified` - 401: you must have a verified bank account or credit card to submit live requests. * `pdf_encrypted` - 422: an encrypted PDF was provided. * `special_characters_restricted` - 422: cannot use special characters for merge variable names. * `unembedded_fonts` - 422: the provided PDF contains non-standard unembedded fonts. See description for details. **AUTHENTICATION** * `email_required` - 401: account must have a verified email address before creating live resources. * `invalid_api_key` - 401/403: the API key is invalid. * `publishable_key_not_allowed` - 403: the requested operation needs a secret key, not a publishable key. See [API Keys](#section/API-Keys) for more information. * `rate_limit_exceeded` - 429: requests were sent too quickly and must be slowed down. * `unauthorized` - 401: the request isn''t authorized. * `unauthorized_token` - 401: token isn''t authorized. ' count: type: integer description: number of resources in a set 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-_]+ send_date: type: string description: A timestamp in ISO 8601 format which specifies a date after the current time and up to 180 days in the future to send the letter off for production. Setting a send date overrides the default [cancellation window](#section/Cancellation-Windows) applied to the mailpiece. Until the `send_date` has passed, the mailpiece can be canceled. If a date in the format `2017-11-01` is passed, it will evaluate to midnight UTC of that date (`2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z`). If a datetime is passed, that exact time will be used. A `send_date` passed with no time zone will default to UTC, while a `send_date` passed with a time zone will be converted to UTC. anyOf: - format: date-time - format: date tmpl_id: type: string description: Unique identifier prefixed with `tmpl_`. ID of a saved [HTML template](#section/HTML-Templates). pattern: ^tmpl_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ inline_address: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/inline_address_us' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/inline_address_intl' campaign_id: title: campaign_id description: Denotes resources created by the provided campaign id, prefixed with `cmp_`. In the case of snap packs, booklets, and letters with size `us_legal`, however, the campaign id is prefixed with `camp_` instead of `cmp_`. type: string pattern: ^(cmp|camp)_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ nullable: true company: type: string 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 nullable: true failure_reason: type: object description: An object describing the reason for failure if the resource failed to render. properties: remediation: type: string description: Instructions on how to resolve the error failure_reason: type: string description: Reason failure occurred errors: type: array nullable: true items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/failure_reason_error' 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.' address_us: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/lob_base' - type: object required: - id - address_line1 - address_city - address_state - address_zip anyOf: - title: address obj with `name` defined required: - name - title: address obj with `company` defined required: - company properties: id: $ref: '#/components/schemas/adr_id' object: type: string description: Value is resource type. enum: - address default: address description: $ref: '#/components/schemas/resource_description' name: type: string description: 'Either `name` or `company` is required, you may also add both. Must be no longer than 40 characters. If both `name` and `company` are provided, they will be printed on two separate lines above the rest of the address. ' maxLength: 40 nullable: true company: type: string description: 'Either `name` or `company` is required, you may also add both. Must be no longer than 40 characters. If both `name` and `company` are provided, they will be printed on two separate lines above the rest of the address. This field can be used for any secondary recipient information which is not part of the actual mailing address (Company Name, Department, Attention Line, etc). ' maxLength: 40 nullable: true phone: type: string description: Must be no longer than 40 characters. maxLength: 40 nullable: true email: type: string description: Must be no longer than 100 characters. maxLength: 100 nullable: true address_line1: type: string description: The primary number, street name, and directional information. maxLength: 64 address_line2: type: string description: An optional field containing any information which can't fit into line 1. maxLength: 64 nullable: true address_city: type: string maxLength: 200 address_state: type: string description: 2 letter state short-name code pattern: ^[a-zA-Z]{2}$ address_zip: type: string description: 'Must follow the ZIP format of `12345` or ZIP+4 format of `12345-1234`. ' pattern: ^\d{5}(-\d{4})?$ address_country: type: string enum: - UNITED STATES description: Full name of country minLength: 13 maxLength: 13 metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata' recipient_moved: type: boolean description: 'Only returned for accounts on certain Print & Mail Editions. Value is `true` if the address was altered because the recipient filed for a National Change of Address Linkage (NCOALink), `false` if the NCOALink check was run but no altered address was found, and `null` if the NCOALink check was not run. The NCOALink check does not happen for non-US addresses, for non-deliverable US addresses, or for addresses created before the NCOALink feature was added to your account. ' nullable: true example: id: adr_e68217bd744d65c8 description: Harry - Office name: HARRY ZHANG company: LOB phone: '5555555555' email: harry@lob.com address_line1: 210 KING ST STE 6100 address_line2: null address_city: SAN FRANCISCO address_state: CA address_zip: 94107-1741 address_country: UNITED STATES metadata: {} recipient_moved: false date_created: '2019-08-12T00:16:00.361Z' date_modified: '2019-08-12T00:16:00.361Z' object: address remote_file_url: type: string description: 'The location of a remote file. Remote URLs have a 5 MB file size limit and must be downloaded within 40 seconds. ' pattern: ^https://[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._+~#=/]{1,256}.(html?|pdf|png|jpg)$ address_editable_intl: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/address_fields_intl' - 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 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 nullable: true company: $ref: '#/components/schemas/company' phone: type: string description: Must be no longer than 40 characters. maxLength: 40 nullable: true email: type: string description: Must be no longer than 100 characters. maxLength: 100 nullable: true address_country: $ref: '#/components/schemas/country_extended' metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata' country_extended: type: string description: Must be a 2 letter country short-name code (ISO 3166). Does not accept `US`, `AS`, `PR`, `FM`, `GU`, `MH`, `MP`, `PW`, or `VI`. For these addresses, please use the US verification API. Also does not accept `PS`, which is not currently supported. enum: - AD - AE - AF - AG - AI - AL - AN - AO - AQ - AR - AT - AU - AW - AZ - BA - BB - BD - BE - BF - BG - BH - BI - BJ - BM - BN - BO - BQ - BR - BS - BT - BW - BY - BZ - CA - CD - CG - CH - CI - CK - CL - CM - CN - CO - CR - CS - CU - CV - CW - CY - CZ - DE - DJ - DK - DM - DO - DZ - EC - EE - EG - EH - ER - ES - ET - FI - FJ - FK - FO - FR - GA - GB - GD - GE - GH - GI - GL - GM - GN - GQ - GR - GS - GT - GW - GY - HK - HN - HR - HT - HU - ID - IE - IL - IN - IO - IQ - IR - IS - IT - JM - JO - JP - KE - KG - KH - KI - KM - KN - KP - KR - KW - KY - KZ - LA - LB - LC - LI - LK - LR - LS - LT - LU - LV - LY - MA - MC - MD - ME - MG - MK - ML - MM - MN - MO - MR - MS - MT - MU - MV - MW - MX - MY - MZ - NA - NE - NF - NG - NI - NL - 'NO' - NP - NR - NU - NZ - OM - PA - PE - PG - PH - PK - PL - PN - PT - PY - QA - RO - RS - RU - RW - SA - SB - SC - SD - SE - SG - SH - SI - SK - SL - SM - SN - SO - SR - SS - ST - SV - SX - SY - SZ - TC - TD - TG - TH - TJ - TK - TL - TM - TN - TO - TR - TT - TV - TW - TZ - UA - UG - UY - UZ - VA - VC - VE - VG - VN - VU - WS - YE - ZA - ZM - ZW tracking_event_normal: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/tracking_event_base' - type: object required: - type - name properties: type: description: non-Certified postcards, self mailers, letters, checks and snap packs type: string enum: - normal name: type: string enum: - Mailed - In Transit - In Local Area - Processed for Delivery - Delivered - Re-Routed - Returned to Sender - International Exit description: "Name of tracking event (for normal postcards, self mailers, letters, checks and snap packs):\n\n * `Mailed` - The mailpiece has been handed off to and accepted by USPS\n and is en route. More about\n Mailed.\n Note this data is only available in Enterprise editions of\n Lob. Contact Sales if\n you want access to this feature.\n\n * `In Transit` - The mailpiece is being processed at the entry/origin facility.\n\n * `In Local Area` - The mailpiece is being processed at the destination facility.\n\n * `Processed for Delivery` - The mailpiece has been greenlit for\n delivery at the recipient's nearest postal facility. The mailpiece\n should reach the mailbox within 1 business day of this tracking\n event.\n\n * `Delivered` - The mail piece has been delivered to \n the recipients address. The final scan is generated when the mail \n carrier's GPS unit leaves the delivery area.\n\n * `Re-Routed` - The mailpiece is re-routed due to recipient change of\n address, address errors, or USPS relabeling of barcode/ID tag\n area.\n\n * `Returned to Sender` - The mailpiece is being returned to sender due\n to barcode, ID tag area, or address errors.\n \n * `International Exit` - The mail piece has been processed to \n ship to a destination abroad. This is typically the last \n scan a US-originated international mail piece will receive \n from the USPS.\n\nMore about tracking\n" details: description: Will be `null` for `type=normal` events type: object enum: - null nullable: true location: type: string description: 'The zip code in which the scan event occurred. Null for `Mailed` events. ' nullable: true inline_address_us: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/address_editable_us' - type: object required: - address_line1 - address_city - address_state - address_zip 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' 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 our help center. 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}$ resource_description: type: string description: 'An internal description that identifies this resource. Must be no longer than 255 characters. ' maxLength: 255 nullable: true thumbnail: type: object properties: small: $ref: '#/components/schemas/signed_link' medium: $ref: '#/components/schemas/signed_link' large: $ref: '#/components/schemas/signed_link' psc_front: description: 'The artwork to use as the front of your postcard. Notes: - HTML merge variables should not include delimiting whitespace. - PDF, PNG, and JPGs must be sized at 4.25"x6.25", 6.25"x9.25", or 6.25"x11.25" at 300 DPI, while supplied HTML will be rendered to the specified `size`. See [here](#section/HTML-Examples) for HTML examples. ' oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/html_string' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/tmpl_id' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/remote_file_url' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/local_file_path' address_intl: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/lob_base' - type: object required: - id - address_line1 - address_country anyOf: - title: address obj with `name` defined required: - name - title: address obj with `company` defined required: - company properties: id: $ref: '#/components/schemas/adr_id' description: $ref: '#/components/schemas/resource_description' name: type: string 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 nullable: true company: $ref: '#/components/schemas/company' phone: type: string description: Must be no longer than 40 characters. maxLength: 40 nullable: true email: type: string description: Must be no longer than 100 characters. maxLength: 100 nullable: true metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata' address_line1: type: string maxLength: 200 address_line2: type: string maxLength: 200 nullable: true address_city: type: string maxLength: 200 nullable: true address_state: description: Will be returned as a full string type: string maxLength: 200 nullable: true address_zip: type: string description: Optional postal code. maxLength: 40 nullable: true address_country: description: Full name of country type: string maxLength: 200 enum: - AFGHANISTAN - ALBANIA - ALGERIA - AMERICAN SAMOA - ANDORRA - ANGOLA - ANGUILLA - ANTARCTICA - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - ARGENTINA - ARUBA - AUSTRALIA - AUSTRIA - AZERBAIJAN - BAHRAIN - BANGLADESH - BARBADOS - BELARUS - BELGIUM - BELIZE - BENIN - BERMUDA - BHUTAN - BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) - BONAIRE, SAINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - BOTSWANA - BRAZIL - BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY - BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - BRUNEI DARUSSALAM - BULGARIA - BURKINA FASO - BURUNDI - CABO VERDE - CAMBODIA - CAMEROON - CANADA - CAYMAN ISLANDS - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - CHAD - CHILE - CHINA - COLOMBIA - COMOROS - CONGO - CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE - COOK ISLANDS - COSTA RICA - C�TE D'IVOIRE - CROATIA - CUBA - CURA�AO - CYPRUS - CZECH REPUBLIC - DENMARK - DJIBOUTI - DOMINICA - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - ECUADOR - EGYPT - EL SALVADOR - EQUATORIAL GUINEA - ERITREA - ESTONIA - ESWATINI - ETHIOPIA - FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) - FAROE ISLANDS - FIJI - FINLAND - FRANCE - GABON - GAMBIA - GEORGIA - GERMANY - GHANA - GIBRALTAR - GREECE - GREENLAND - GRENADA - GUATEMALA - GUINEA - GUINEA-BISSAU - GUYANA - HAITI - HOLY SEE - HONDURAS - HONG KONG - HUNGARY - ICELAND - INDIA - INDONESIA - IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) - IRAQ - IRELAND - ISRAEL - ITALY - JAMAICA - JAPAN - JORDAN - KAZAKHSTAN - KENYA - KIRIBATI - KOREA (DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF) - KOREA, REPUBLIC OF - KUWAIT - KYRGYZSTAN - LAO PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - LATVIA - LEBANON - LESOTHO - LIBERIA - LIBYA - LIECHTENSTEIN - LITHUANIA - LUXEMBOURG - MACAO - MACEDONIA - MADAGASCAR - MALAWI - MALAYSIA - MALDIVES - MALI - MALTA - MAURITANIA - MAURITIUS - MEXICO - MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF - MONACO - MONGOLIA - MONTENEGRO - MONTSERRAT - MOROCCO - MOZAMBIQUE - MYANMAR - NAMIBIA - NAURU - NEPAL - NETHERLAND ANTILLES - NETHERLANDS - NEW ZEALAND - NICARAGUA - NIGER - NIGERIA - NIUE - NORFOLK ISLAND - NORWAY - OMAN - PAKISTAN - PANAMA - PAPUA NEW GUINEA - PARAGUAY - PERU - PHILIPPINES - PITCAIRN - POLAND - PORTUGAL - QATAR - ROMANIA - RUSSIAN FEDERATION - RWANDA - SAINT HELENA - SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS - SAINT LUCIA - SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES - SAMOA - SAN MARINO - SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - SAUDI ARABIA - SENEGAL - SERBIA - SEYCHELLES - SIERRA LEONE - SINGAPORE - SINT MAARTEN - SLOVAKIA - SLOVENIA - SOLOMON ISLANDS - SOMALIA - SOUTH AFRICA - SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS - SOUTH SUDAN - SPAIN - SRI LANKA - SUDAN - SURINAME - SWEDEN - SWITZERLAND - SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC - TAIWAN - TAJIKISTAN - TANZANIA - THAILAND - THE BAHAMAS - TIMOR-LESTE - TOGO - TOKELAU - TONGA - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - TUNISIA - TURKEY - TURKMENISTAN - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS - TUVALU - UGANDA - UKRAINE - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - UNITED KINGDOM - URUGUAY - UZBEKISTAN - VANUATU - VENEZUELA - VIET NAM - WESTERN SAHARA - YEMEN - ZAMBIA - ZIMBABWE object: type: string description: Value is resource type. enum: - address default: address example: id: adr_e68217bd744d65c8 description: Harry - Office name: Harry Zhang company: Lob phone: '5555555555' email: harry@lob.com metadata: {} address_line1: 370 WATER ST address_line2: '' address_city: SUMMERSIDE address_state: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND address_zip: C1N 1C4 address_country: CANADA postcard: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/postcard_base' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/generated' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/from_us' - type: object required: - id - front_template_id - back_template_id - url properties: id: $ref: '#/components/schemas/psc_id' front_template_id: type: string description: The unique ID of the HTML template used for the front of the postcard. Only filled out when the request contains a valid postcard template ID. pattern: ^tmpl_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ nullable: true back_template_id: type: string description: The unique ID of the HTML template used for the back of the postcard. Only filled out when the request contains a valid postcard template ID. pattern: ^tmpl_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ nullable: true front_template_version_id: type: string description: The unique ID of the specific version of the HTML template used for the front of the postcard. Only filled out when the request contains a valid postcard template ID. pattern: ^vrsn_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ nullable: true back_template_version_id: type: string description: The unique ID of the specific version of the HTML template used for the back of the postcard. Only filled out when the request contains a valid postcard template ID. pattern: ^vrsn_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ nullable: true tracking_events: description: An array of tracking_event objects ordered by ascending `time`. Will not be populated for postcards created in test mode. type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/tracking_event_normal' nullable: true url: $ref: '#/components/schemas/signed_link' campaign_id: $ref: '#/components/schemas/campaign_id' use_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/psc_use_type' fsc: type: boolean description: This is in beta. Contact support@lob.com or your account contact to learn more. Not available for `4x6` or `A5` postcard sizes. default: false status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/status' failure_reason: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/failure_reason' - nullable: true object: type: string description: Value is resource type. enum: - postcard default: postcard tracking_event_base: type: object description: As mail pieces travel through the mail stream, USPS scans their unique barcodes, and Lob processes these mail scans to generate tracking events. required: - id - date_created - date_modified - object properties: id: $ref: '#/components/schemas/evnt_id' time: type: string format: date-time description: A timestamp in ISO 8601 format of the date USPS registered the event. date_created: $ref: '#/components/schemas/date_created' date_modified: $ref: '#/components/schemas/date_modified' object: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/object' - type: string enum: - tracking_event default: tracking_event postcard_editable: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/postcard_base' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/input_to' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/input_from_us' - type: object required: - to - front - back - use_type properties: front: $ref: '#/components/schemas/psc_front' back: $ref: '#/components/schemas/psc_back' billing_group_id: $ref: '#/components/schemas/billing_group_id' qr_code: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qr_code' use_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/psc_use_type' fsc: type: boolean description: This is in beta. Contact support@lob.com or your account contact to learn more. Not available for `4x6` or `A5` postcard sizes. default: false postcard_size: type: string enum: - 4x6 - 6x9 - 6x11 description: 'Specifies the size of the postcard. Only `4x6` postcards can be sent to international destinations. ' default: 4x6 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: $ref: '#/components/schemas/send_date' evnt_id: type: string description: Unique identifier prefixed with `evnt_`. pattern: ^evnt_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ mail_type: type: string enum: - usps_first_class - usps_standard description: 'A string designating the mail postage type: * `usps_first_class` - (default) * `usps_standard` - a cheaper option which is less predictable and takes longer to deliver. `usps_standard` cannot be used with `4x6` postcards or for any postcards sent outside of the United States. ' default: usps_first_class deleted: type: boolean description: Only returned if the resource has been successfully deleted. billing_group_id: type: string description: An optional string with the billing group ID to tag your usage with. Is used for billing purposes. Requires special activation to use. See Billing Group API for more information. html_string: type: string description: An HTML string of under 10,000 characters. maxLength: 10000 pattern: < generated: type: object required: - to - carrier properties: to: $ref: '#/components/schemas/address' carrier: type: string enum: - USPS default: USPS thumbnails: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/thumbnail' expected_delivery_date: $ref: '#/components/schemas/expected_delivery_date' date_created: $ref: '#/components/schemas/date_created' date_modified: $ref: '#/components/schemas/date_modified' deleted: $ref: '#/components/schemas/deleted' inline_address_intl: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/address_editable_intl' - type: object required: - address_line1 - address_country - type: object oneOf: - required: - address_city - address_state - required: - address_zip psc_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 enum: - marketing - operational - null nullable: true from_us: type: object properties: from: $ref: '#/components/schemas/address_us' lob_base: type: object required: - date_created - date_modified - object properties: date_created: $ref: '#/components/schemas/date_created' date_modified: $ref: '#/components/schemas/date_modified' deleted: $ref: '#/components/schemas/deleted' object: $ref: '#/components/schemas/object' merge_variables: type: object 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 our guide to using html and merge variables. Depending on your Merge Variable strictness 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 nullable: true address_fields_intl: type: object required: - address_line1 - address_country properties: address_line1: type: string description: The primary number, street name, and directional information. maxLength: 200 address_line2: type: string description: An optional field containing any information which can't fit into line 1. maxLength: 200 nullable: true address_city: type: string maxLength: 200 nullable: true address_state: type: string maxLength: 200 nullable: true address_zip: type: string description: Optional postal code. maxLength: 40 nullable: true metadata: type: object additionalProperties: type: string description: 'Use metadata to store custom information for tagging and labeling back to your internal systems. Must be an object with up to 20 key-value pairs. Keys must be at most 40 characters and values must be at most 500 characters. Neither can contain the characters `"` and `\`. i.e. ''{"customer_id" : "NEWYORK2015"}'' Nested objects are not supported. See [Metadata](#section/Metadata) for more information.' maxLength: 500 pattern: '[^"\\]{0,500}' address: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/address_us' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/address_intl' 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 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 nullable: true company: $ref: '#/components/schemas/company' phone: type: string description: Must be no longer than 40 characters. maxLength: 40 nullable: true email: type: string description: Must be no longer than 100 characters. maxLength: 100 nullable: true address_country: type: string enum: - US default: US metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata' failure_status_code: type: integer enum: - 401 - 403 - 404 - 413 - 422 - 429 - 500 description: "A conventional HTTP status code:\n * `401` - Authorization error with your API key or account\n * `403` - Forbidden error with your API key or account\n * `404` - The requested item does not exist\n * `413` - Payload too large\n * `422` - The query or body parameters did not pass validation\n * `429` - Too many requests have been sent with an API key in a given amount of time\n * `500` - An internal server error occurred, please contact support@lob.com\n" object: type: string description: Value is resource type. address_fields_us: type: object required: - address_line1 - address_city - address_state - address_zip properties: address_line1: type: string description: The primary number, street name, and directional information. maxLength: 64 address_line2: type: string description: An optional field containing any information which can't fit into line 1. maxLength: 64 nullable: true address_city: type: string maxLength: 200 address_state: type: string description: 2 letter state short-name code pattern: ^[a-zA-Z]{2}$ address_zip: type: string description: 'Must follow the ZIP format of `12345` or ZIP+4 format of `12345-1234`. ' pattern: ^\d{5}(-\d{4})?$ failure_reason_error: type: object description: Failure error details properties: url: type: string description: Failed URL of asset nullable: true host: type: string description: URL host nullable: true path: type: string description: URL path nullable: true protocol: type: string description: Network protocol nullable: true remediation: type: string description: Instructions on how to resolve the error nullable: true error_type: type: string description: HTTP response status code message or service defined error nullable: true status_code: type: number description: HTTP response status codes if the error is asset related nullable: true status: type: string enum: - processed - rendered - failed description: 'A string describing the PDF render status: * `processed` - the rendering process is currently in progress. * `rendered` - a PDF has been successfully rendered of the mailpiece. * `failed` - one or more issues has caused the rendering process to fail. ' date_modified: type: string format: date-time description: A timestamp in ISO 8601 format of the date the resource was last modified. list: type: object description: Multiple items returned in order properties: object: $ref: '#/components/schemas/object' next_url: type: string description: Url of next page of items in list. nullable: true previous_url: type: string description: Url of previous page of items in list. nullable: true count: $ref: '#/components/schemas/count' total_count: type: integer description: Indicates the total number of records. Provided when the request specifies an "include" query parameter psc_id: type: string description: Unique identifier prefixed with `psc_`. pattern: ^psc_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ 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 input_to: type: object properties: to: description: 'Must either be an address ID or an inline object with correct address parameters. If an object is used, an address will be created, corrected, and standardized for free whenever possible using our US Address Verification engine (if it is a US address), and returned back with an ID. Depending on your Print & Mail Edition, US addresses may also be run through National Change of Address Linkage(NCOALink). Non-US addresses will be standardized into uppercase only. If a US address used does not meet your accounts US Mail strictness setting, the request will fail. Lob Guide: Verification of Mailing Addresses' oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/adr_id' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/inline_address' psc_back: description: "The artwork to use as the back of your postcard.\n\nNotes:\n- HTML merge variables should not include delimiting whitespace.\n- PDF, PNG, and JPGs must be sized at 4.25\"x6.25\", 6.25\"x9.25\", or 6.25\"x11.25\" at 300 DPI, while supplied HTML will be rendered to the specified `size`.\n- Be sure to leave room for address and postage information by following the templates provided here:\n - 4x6 template\n - 6x9 template\n - 6x11 template\n\n\nSee [here](#section/HTML-Examples) for HTML examples.\n" oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/html_string' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/tmpl_id' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/remote_file_url' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/local_file_path' parameters: status: in: query name: status description: 'A string describing the render status: * `processed` - the rendering process is currently underway. * `rendered` - the rendering process has completed successfully. * `failed` - the rendering process has failed. ' schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/status' mail_type: in: query name: mail_type description: 'A string designating the mail postage type: * `usps_first_class` - (default) * `usps_standard` - a cheaper option which is less predictable and takes longer to deliver. `usps_standard` cannot be used with `4x6` postcards or for any postcards sent outside of the United States. ' schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/mail_type' metadata: in: query name: metadata description: Filter by metadata key-value pair`. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata' style: deepObject explode: true idem-header: in: header name: Idempotency-Key required: false description: 'A string of no longer than 256 characters that uniquely identifies this resource. For more help integrating idempotency keys, refer to our implementation guide. ' schema: type: string maxLength: 256 example: 026e7634-24d7-486c-a0bb-4a17fd0eebc5 campaign_id: in: query name: campaign_id required: false description: Filters resources created by the provided campaign id, prefixed with `cmp_`. In the case of snap packs, booklets, and letters with size `us_legal`, however, the campaign id is prefixed with `camp_` instead of `cmp_`. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/campaign_id' date_created: in: query name: date_created description: 'Filter by date created. Accepted formats are 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.' schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/date_filter' style: deepObject explode: true send_date: in: query name: send_date 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. ' schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/send_date' before_after: in: query name: before/after required: false description: '`before` and `after` are both optional but only one of them can be in the query at a time. ' schema: allOf: - type: object properties: before: type: string description: 'A reference to a list entry used for paginating to the previous set of entries. This field is pre-populated in the `previous_url` field in the return response. ' after: type: string description: 'A reference to a list entry used for paginating to the next set of entries. This field is pre-populated in the `next_url` field in the return response. ' - oneOf: - required: - before - required: - after idem-query: in: query name: idempotency_key required: false description: 'A string of no longer than 256 characters that uniquely identifies this resource. For more help integrating idempotency keys, refer to our implementation guide. ' schema: type: string maxLength: 256 example: 026e7634-24d7-486c-a0bb-4a17fd0eebc5 include: in: query name: include description: 'Request that the response include the total count by specifying `include=["total_count"]`. ' schema: type: array items: type: string explode: true scheduled: in: query name: scheduled description: '* `true` - only return orders (past or future) where `send_date` is greater than `date_created` * `false` - only return orders where `send_date` is equal to `date_created` ' schema: type: boolean sort_by: in: query name: sort_by description: 'Sorts items by ascending or descending dates. Use either `date_created` or `send_date`, not both. ' schema: allOf: - type: object properties: date_created: type: string enum: - asc - desc send_date: type: string enum: - asc - desc - oneOf: - required: - date_created - required: - send_date limit: in: query name: limit required: false description: How many results to return. schema: type: integer minimum: 1 default: 10 maximum: 100 example: 10 headers: ratelimit-reset: description: 'The time at which the rate limit window resets in UTC epoch seconds ' schema: type: integer example: 1528749846 ratelimit-remaining: description: The number of requests remaining in the current window. schema: type: integer example: 100 ratelimit-limit: description: The rate limit for a given endpoint. schema: type: integer example: 150 responses: mailpiece_error: description: Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error' example: error: code: not_found message: to address not found status_code: 404 all_postcards: description: A dictionary with a data property that contains an array of up to `limit` postcards. Each entry in the array is a separate postcard. The previous and next page of postcards can be retrieved by calling the endpoint contained in the `previous_url` and `next_url` fields in the API response respectively.
If no more postcards are available beyond the current set of returned results, the `next_url` field will be empty. content: application/json: schema: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/list' - type: object properties: data: type: array description: list of postcards items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/postcard' example: data: - id: psc_208e45e48d271294 description: null metadata: {} to: id: adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b description: null name: LEORE AVIDAR company: null phone: null email: null address_line1: 210 KING ST STE 6100 address_line2: null address_city: SAN FRANCISCO address_state: CA address_zip: 94107-1741 address_country: UNITED STATES metadata: {} date_created: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' date_modified: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' object: address url: https://lob-assets.com/postcards/psc_208e45e48d271294.pdf?version=v1&expires=1619218302&signature=NfHHLBSr5tOHA_Z4kij4dKqZG8f3vMDtwvuFVeeF9pV_lylcjLsVVODhNCE5hR6-2slUr6t9WMNsi429Pj7_DA carrier: USPS front_template_id: null back_template_id: null front_template_version_id: null back_template_version_id: null date_created: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' date_modified: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' send_date: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' use_type: marketing fsc: false object: postcard - id: psc_0e03d1ad7d31f151 description: null metadata: {} to: id: adr_c7cb63d68f8d6 description: null name: JANE DOE company: LOB phone: '5555555555' email: jane.doe@lob.com address_line1: 370 WATER ST address_line2: '' address_city: SUMMERSIDE address_state: PE address_zip: C1N 1C4 address_country: CANADA metadata: {} date_created: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' date_modified: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' object: address recipient_moved: false from: id: adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b description: null name: LEORE AVIDAR company: null phone: null email: null address_line1: 210 KING ST STE 6100 address_line2: null address_city: SAN FRANCISCO address_state: CA address_zip: 94107-1741 address_country: UNITED STATES metadata: {} date_created: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' date_modified: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' object: address url: https://lob-assets.com/postcards/psc_208e45e48d271294.pdf?version=v1&expires=1619218302&signature=NfHHLBSr5tOHA_Z4kij4dKqZG8f3vMDtwvuFVeeF9pV_lylcjLsVVODhNCE5hR6-2slUr6t9WMNsi429Pj7_DA carrier: USPS front_template_id: null back_template_id: null front_template_version_id: null back_template_version_id: null tracking_events: [] size: 6x11 mail_type: usps_first_class merge_variables: {} thumbnails: - small: https://lob-assets.com/letters/ltr_4868c3b754655f90_thumb_small_1.png?expires=1540372221&signature=a5fRBJ22ZA78Vgpg34M9UfmHWTS3eha medium: https://lob-assets.com/letters/ltr_4868c3b754655f90_thumb_medium_1.png?expires=1540372221&signature=bAzL8sv935PY09FWSkpDpWKkyvGSWYF large: https://lob-assets.com/letters/ltr_4868c3b754655f90_thumb_large_1.png?expires=1540372221&signature=gsKvxXgrm4v4iZD3bOibK7jApNkEMdW expected_delivery_date: '2021-03-30' date_created: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' date_modified: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' send_date: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' use_type: marketing fsc: false object: postcard object: list previous_url: null next_url: null count: 2 post_postcard: description: Returns a postcard object headers: ratelimit-limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/ratelimit-limit' ratelimit-remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/ratelimit-remaining' ratelimit-reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/ratelimit-reset' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/postcard' examples: basic: value: id: psc_208e45e48d271294 description: null metadata: {} to: id: adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b description: null name: null company: LOB phone: null email: null address_line1: 210 KING ST STE 6100 address_line2: null address_city: SAN FRANCISCO address_state: CA address_zip: 94107-1741 address_country: UNITED STATES metadata: {} date_created: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' date_modified: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' object: address url: https://lob-assets.com/postcards/psc_208e45e48d271294.pdf?version=v1&expires=1619218302&signature=NfHHLBSr5tOHA_Z4kij4dKqZG8f3vMDtwvuFVeeF9pV_lylcjLsVVODhNCE5hR6-2slUr6t9WMNsi429Pj7_DA carrier: USPS front_template_id: null back_template_id: null date_created: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' date_modified: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' send_date: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' use_type: marketing fsc: false object: postcard full: value: id: psc_0e03d1ad7d31f151 description: null metadata: {} to: id: adr_c7cb63d68f8d6 description: null name: JANE DOE company: LOB phone: '5555555555' email: jane.doe@lob.com address_line1: 370 WATER ST address_line2: '' address_city: SUMMERSIDE address_state: PE address_zip: C1N 1C4 address_country: CANADA metadata: {} date_created: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' date_modified: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' object: address recipient_moved: false from: id: adr_210a8d4b0b76d77b description: null name: LEORE AVIDAR company: null phone: null email: null address_line1: 210 KING ST STE 6100 address_line2: null address_city: SAN FRANCISCO address_state: CA address_zip: 94107-1741 address_country: UNITED STATES metadata: {} date_created: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' date_modified: '2018-12-08T03:01:07.651Z' object: address url: https://lob-assets.com/postcards/psc_208e45e48d271294.pdf?version=v1&expires=1619218302&signature=NfHHLBSr5tOHA_Z4kij4dKqZG8f3vMDtwvuFVeeF9pV_lylcjLsVVODhNCE5hR6-2slUr6t9WMNsi429Pj7_DA carrier: USPS front_template_id: tmpl_93c369f06171958 back_template_id: tmpl_93c369f06171958 front_template_version_id: vrsn_a83e044941c393b back_template_version_id: vrsn_a83e044941c393b tracking_events: [] size: 6x11 mail_type: usps_first_class merge_variables: {} thumbnails: - small: https://lob-assets.com/letters/ltr_4868c3b754655f90_thumb_small_1.png?expires=1540372221&signature=a5fRBJ22ZA78Vgpg34M9UfmHWTS3eha medium: https://lob-assets.com/letters/ltr_4868c3b754655f90_thumb_medium_1.png?expires=1540372221&signature=bAzL8sv935PY09FWSkpDpWKkyvGSWYF large: https://lob-assets.com/letters/ltr_4868c3b754655f90_thumb_large_1.png?expires=1540372221&signature=gsKvxXgrm4v4iZD3bOibK7jApNkEMdW expected_delivery_date: '2021-03-30' date_created: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' date_modified: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' send_date: '2021-03-24T22:51:42.838Z' use_type: marketing fsc: false object: postcard securitySchemes: basicAuth: type: http scheme: basic x-webhooks: events: post: summary: Events description: Information about an event operationId: event tags: - Events responses: '200': $ref: '#/components/responses/events' tracking_events: post: summary: Tracking Events description: Information about tracking events operationId: tracking_event tags: - Tracking Events responses: '200': $ref: '#/components/responses/tracking_events' x-tagGroups: - name: Overview tags: - Introduction - Authentication - Getting Started - SDKs and Tools - name: Address Book tags: - Addresses - National Change of Address - name: Print and Mail API tags: - Postcards - Self Mailers - Letters - Checks - Snap Packs - Booklets - Bank Accounts - Templates - Template Versions - Template Design - Manage Mail - name: Campaigns API (BETA) tags: - Campaigns - Creatives - Uploads - name: Informed Delivery Campaign API tags: - Informed Delivery Campaign - name: Address Verification API tags: - US Verifications - US Verification Types - US Autocompletions - Reverse Geocode Lookups - Zip Lookups - Identity Validation - Intl Verifications - name: Webhooks tags: - Webhooks - Events - Tracking Events - name: Special Features tags: - Billing Groups - Buckslips - Buckslip Orders - Cards - Card Orders - QR Codes - URL Shortener - name: Appendix tags: - Beta Program - Errors - Rate Limiting - Requests and Responses - Test and Live Environments - Versioning and Changelog