Paper Checks

Print check immediately

Create and immediately print a paper check for a transaction.

This endpoint creates a paper check record and generates the PDF in a single operation. The check is immediately marked as PRINTED.

When to use:

When you need to print a single check right away
For on-demand check printing workflows

Alternative: Use POST /print-later/ to queue checks for batch printing.

Supported transaction types:

Direct expenses
Vendor payments
Vendor prepayments
Customer refunds

Returns: The created paper check details along with the PDF content encoded in base64.

POST

public

paper-checks

print-now

Print check immediately

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.dualentry.com/public/v2/paper-checks/print-now/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "transaction_id": 12345,
  "template_id": 1
}
'

{
  "paper_check": {
    "id": 12345,
    "created_at": "2024-01-15",
    "transaction_date": "2024-01-15",
    "source_record_type": "vendor_payment",
    "source_record_id": 789,
    "source_record_number": 1001,
    "check_number": "10542",
    "company_id": 456,
    "company_name": "Acme Corporation",
    "memo": "Payment for Invoice #1234",
    "amount": "1500.00",
    "currency_iso_4217_code": "USD",
    "account_number": 321,
    "account_name": "Operating Account",
    "record_status": "printed",
    "payee_name": "ABC Suppliers Inc.",
    "customer_id": 567,
    "customer_name": "John Smith",
    "vendor_id": 890,
    "vendor_name": "ABC Suppliers Inc."
  },
  "pdf_content": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

X-API-KEY

string

header

required

Body

application/json

Request body for immediately printing a check.

Use this endpoint when you need to print a single check right away. The check will be created and marked as PRINTED immediately.

transaction_id

integer

required

ID of the transaction to print a check for. Must be a printable transaction type (direct expense, vendor payment, vendor prepayment, or customer refund).

Example:

12345

template_id

integer | null

Optional ID of a PaperCheckTemplate to use for formatting. If not provided, the default template will be used.

Example:

1

Response

Created

Schema for paper check with PDF content.

Returned when immediately printing a check. Contains both the paper check details and the PDF content encoded in base64.

paper_check

PublicPaperCheckSchemaOut · object

required

The created paper check details

Show child attributes

pdf_content

string

required

Base64-encoded PDF content of the printed check

Last modified on May 28, 2026

List paper checks

Queue checks for later printing

⌘I

Print check immediately

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.dualentry.com/public/v2/paper-checks/print-now/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "transaction_id": 12345,
  "template_id": 1
}
'

{
  "paper_check": {
    "id": 12345,
    "created_at": "2024-01-15",
    "transaction_date": "2024-01-15",
    "source_record_type": "vendor_payment",
    "source_record_id": 789,
    "source_record_number": 1001,
    "check_number": "10542",
    "company_id": 456,
    "company_name": "Acme Corporation",
    "memo": "Payment for Invoice #1234",
    "amount": "1500.00",
    "currency_iso_4217_code": "USD",
    "account_number": 321,
    "account_name": "Operating Account",
    "record_status": "printed",
    "payee_name": "ABC Suppliers Inc.",
    "customer_id": 567,
    "customer_name": "John Smith",
    "vendor_id": 890,
    "vendor_name": "ABC Suppliers Inc."
  },
  "pdf_content": "<string>"
}

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