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POST
/
public
/
v2
/
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
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.dualentry.com/public/v2/paper-checks/print-now/"

payload = {
"transaction_id": 12345,
"template_id": 1
}
headers = {
"X-API-KEY": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-API-KEY': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({transaction_id: 12345, template_id: 1})
};

fetch('https://api.dualentry.com/public/v2/paper-checks/print-now/', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.dualentry.com/public/v2/paper-checks/print-now/",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'transaction_id' => 12345,
'template_id' => 1
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-API-KEY: <api-key>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.dualentry.com/public/v2/paper-checks/print-now/"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"transaction_id\": 12345,\n \"template_id\": 1\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("X-API-KEY", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.dualentry.com/public/v2/paper-checks/print-now/")
.header("X-API-KEY", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"transaction_id\": 12345,\n \"template_id\": 1\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.dualentry.com/public/v2/paper-checks/print-now/")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-API-KEY"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"transaction_id\": 12345,\n \"template_id\": 1\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "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>"
}
{
"errors": {},
"success": false
}
{
"errors": {},
"success": false
}

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

pdf_content
string
required

Base64-encoded PDF content of the printed check

Last modified on July 13, 2026