> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rxresu.me/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Render cover letter data as a PDF > Renders the cover letter in the request body, saved or not, with the same composition as its export, and returns the PDF. Linked sender details and design are taken as sent in `style`. Structured letter greetings default to English; pass `words` to localize them. Nothing is stored. Request bodies are limited to 4 MiB. Requires authentication. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /spec.json post /cover-letters/pdf-renders openapi: 3.1.1 info: title: Reactive Resume version: 6.1.0 description: >- Reactive Resume API. Mutations do not support Idempotency-Key. Do not automatically retry POST, PUT, PATCH or DELETE requests after a timeout: first read the resource to determine whether the operation succeeded. Existing enum values and response shapes are retained for compatibility. license: name: MIT url: https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume/blob/main/LICENSE contact: name: Amruth Pillai email: amruth@rxresu.me url: https://amruthpillai.com servers: - url: https://rxresu.me/api/openapi security: - apiKey: [] - bearerAuth: [] - cookieAuth: [] externalDocs: url: https://docs.rxresu.me description: Reactive Resume Documentation paths: /cover-letters/pdf-renders: post: tags: - Cover Letters summary: Render cover letter data as a PDF description: >- Renders the cover letter in the request body, saved or not, with the same composition as its export, and returns the PDF. Linked sender details and design are taken as sent in `style`. Structured letter greetings default to English; pass `words` to localize them. Nothing is stored. Request bodies are limited to 4 MiB. Requires authentication. operationId: createCoverLetterPdfRender requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: letter: type: object properties: name: type: string minLength: 1 maxLength: 100 recipient: type: string maxLength: 20000 content: type: string maxLength: 100000 greeting: anyOf: - type: string maxLength: 2000 - type: 'null' default: null description: >- Custom greeting; null uses the document language default, empty omits it. signOff: anyOf: - type: string maxLength: 2000 - type: 'null' default: null description: >- Custom signature including name and optional contact details; null uses the document language default with the sender's name, empty omits it. style: type: object properties: basics: type: object properties: name: type: string description: The full name of the author of the resume. headline: type: string description: The headline of the author of the resume. email: type: string description: The email address of the author of the resume. phone: type: string description: The phone number of the author of the resume. location: type: string description: The location of the author of the resume. website: type: object properties: url: type: string description: >- The URL to show as a link. Must be a valid URL with a protocol (http:// or https://). label: type: string description: >- The label to display for the URL. Leave blank to display the URL as-is. required: - url - label description: The website of the author of the resume. customFields: type: array items: type: object properties: id: type: string description: >- The unique identifier for the custom field. Usually generated as a UUID. icon: type: string description: >- The icon to display for the custom field. Must be a valid icon name from @phosphor-icons/web icon set, or an empty string to hide. Default to '' (empty string) when unsure which icons are available. text: type: string description: The text to display for the custom field. link: type: string description: >- If the custom field should be a link, the URL to link to. required: - id - icon - text - link description: The custom fields to display on the resume. required: - name - headline - email - phone - location - website - customFields picture: type: object properties: hidden: type: boolean description: Whether to hide the picture from the resume. fit: enum: - cover - contain type: string description: >- How the picture fits its frame: cover crops overflow, while contain preserves the whole image. url: type: string description: >- The URL to the picture to display on the resume. Prefer local app-served paths (for example /uploads/...) populated via upload. size: type: number minimum: 32 maximum: 512 description: >- The size of the picture to display on the resume, defined in points (pt). rotation: type: number minimum: 0 maximum: 360 description: >- The rotation of the picture to display on the resume, defined in degrees (°). aspectRatio: type: number minimum: 0.5 maximum: 2.5 description: >- The aspect ratio of the picture to display on the resume, defined as width / height (e.g. 1.5 for 1.5:1 or 0.5 for 1:2). borderRadius: type: number minimum: 0 maximum: 100 description: >- The border radius of the picture to display on the resume, defined in points (pt). borderColor: type: string description: >- The color of the border of the picture to display on the resume, defined as rgba(r, g, b, a). borderWidth: type: number minimum: 0 description: >- The width of the border of the picture to display on the resume, defined in points (pt). shadowColor: type: string description: >- The color of the shadow of the picture to display on the resume, defined as rgba(r, g, b, a). shadowWidth: type: number minimum: 0 description: >- The width of the shadow of the picture to display on the resume, defined in points (pt). required: - hidden - fit - url - size - rotation - aspectRatio - borderRadius - borderColor - borderWidth - shadowColor - shadowWidth metadata: type: object properties: template: enum: - azurill - bronzor - chikorita - ditgar - ditto - gengar - glalie - kakuna - lapras - leafish - meowth - onyx - persian - pikachu - porygon - rhyhorn - scizor - smeargle type: string description: >- The template to use for the resume. Determines the overall design and appearance of the resume. page: type: object properties: gapX: type: number minimum: 0 description: >- The horizontal gap between the sections of the page, defined in points (pt). gapY: type: number minimum: 0 description: >- The vertical gap between the sections of the page, defined in points (pt). marginX: type: number minimum: 0 maximum: 100 description: >- The horizontal margin of the page, defined in points (pt). marginY: type: number minimum: 0 maximum: 100 description: >- The vertical margin of the page, defined in points (pt). format: enum: - a4 - letter - free-form type: string description: >- The format of the page. Can be 'a4', 'letter', or 'free-form'. locale: type: string description: >- The locale of the page. Used for displaying pre-translated section headings, if not overridden. dateFormat: description: >- How dates print: 'short' (Mar 2022), 'long' (March 2022), 'numeric' (03/2022) or 'iso' (2022-03). When missing, it's read from how the dates were typed. type: string enum: - short - long - numeric - iso hideLinkUnderline: type: boolean description: Whether to hide the underlines of the links. hideIcons: type: boolean description: >- Whether to hide the item-level icons (skills, profiles, interests). hideSectionIcons: type: boolean description: >- Whether to hide the section heading icons displayed before section titles. required: - gapX - gapY - marginX - marginY - format - locale - hideLinkUnderline - hideIcons - hideSectionIcons description: >- The page settings of the resume. Determines the margins, format, and locale of the resume. design: type: object properties: level: type: object properties: icon: type: string description: >- The icon to display for the custom field. Must be a valid icon name from @phosphor-icons/web icon set, or an empty string to hide. Default to '' (empty string) when unsure which icons are available. type: type: string enum: - hidden - circle - square - rectangle - rectangle-full - progress-bar - icon description: >- The type of the level design. 'hidden' will hide the level design, 'circle' will display a circle, 'square' will display a square, 'rectangle' will display a rectangle, 'rectangle-full' will display a full rectangle, 'progress-bar' will display a progress bar, and 'icon' will display an icon. If 'icon' is selected, the icon to display should be specified in the 'icon' field. required: - icon - type colors: type: object properties: primary: type: string description: >- The primary color of the design, defined as rgba(r, g, b, a). text: type: string description: >- The text color of the design, defined as rgba(r, g, b, a). Usually set to black: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1). background: type: string description: >- The background color of the design, defined as rgba(r, g, b, a). Usually set to white: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1). required: - primary - text - background entry: type: object properties: layout: enum: - stacked - inline - compact - date-column - eyebrow type: string description: >- How the header of each Experience, Education and Volunteer entry is arranged. 'stacked' is two rows (name and location, then role and date), 'inline' puts everything on one row, 'compact' puts the lead and the date on top with the rest grouped below, 'date-column' sets dates in a column on the left, and 'eyebrow' puts a small line above a larger lead. Dates also move to the left column for Projects, Awards, Certifications and Publications with 'date-column'. lead: enum: - organization - role type: string description: >- Which comes first in Experience and Education entries: the organization (company, school) or the role (position, field of study). accent: enum: - none - rule - bar - band type: string description: >- Decoration in the accent color around each entry header: 'none', 'rule' (a line under it), 'bar' (a bar beside it) or 'band' (a tinted background). required: - layout - lead - accent description: >- How entry headers are arranged and decorated. When missing, entries use the stacked layout. required: - level - colors description: >- The design settings of the resume. Determines the colors, level designs, and typography of the resume. typography: type: object properties: body: type: object properties: fontFamily: type: string description: >- The family of the font to use. Must be a supported resume font. fontWeights: type: array items: type: string enum: - '100' - '200' - '300' - '400' - '500' - '600' - '700' - '800' - '900' description: >- The weight of the font, defined as a number between 100 and 900. Default to 400 when unsure if the weight is available in the font. fontSize: type: number minimum: 6 maximum: 24 description: >- The size of the font to use, defined in points (pt). lineHeight: type: number minimum: 0.5 maximum: 4 description: >- The line height of the font to use, defined as a multiplier of the font size (e.g. 1.5 for 1.5x). required: - fontFamily - fontWeights - fontSize - lineHeight description: The typography for the body of the resume. heading: type: object properties: fontFamily: type: string description: >- The family of the font to use. Must be a supported resume font. fontWeights: type: array items: type: string enum: - '100' - '200' - '300' - '400' - '500' - '600' - '700' - '800' - '900' description: >- The weight of the font, defined as a number between 100 and 900. Default to 400 when unsure if the weight is available in the font. fontSize: type: number minimum: 6 maximum: 24 description: >- The size of the font to use, defined in points (pt). lineHeight: type: number minimum: 0.5 maximum: 4 description: >- The line height of the font to use, defined as a multiplier of the font size (e.g. 1.5 for 1.5x). required: - fontFamily - fontWeights - fontSize - lineHeight description: >- The typography for the headings of the resume. hyphenation: description: >- Enable automatic PDF hyphenation using the resume language. Defaults to false. type: boolean required: - body - heading description: >- The typography settings of the resume. Determines the fonts and sizes of the body and headings of the resume. styleRules: description: >- Structured style rules that target semantic resume sections and slots for PDF rendering. type: array items: {} stylesheet: type: object properties: mode: type: string enum: - legacy - semantic source: type: object properties: languageVersion: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 exclusiveMinimum: 0 text: type: string required: - languageVersion - text additionalProperties: false required: - mode - source additionalProperties: false web: type: object properties: showCredit: type: boolean description: >- Whether the web page shows the small 'Made with Reactive Resume' footer. required: - showCredit description: >- Settings for the resume's public web page, which uses the resume's template. Missing until the author changes them in Share. check: type: object properties: ignored: type: array items: type: string description: >- Check issues the author chose to ignore, by issue key (the rule code and where it applies). hiddenTerms: type: array items: type: string description: >- Job-posting terms the author hid from Job match as not true for them. required: - ignored - hiddenTerms description: >- The author's Check choices for this resume. Not printed; missing until a choice is made. required: - template - page - design - typography - styleRules sectionId: type: string minLength: 1 itemId: type: string minLength: 1 required: - basics - picture - metadata - sectionId - itemId layout: enum: - structured - freeform type: string description: >- structured: recipient name, company and date fields, a greeting from the name, the body and a sign-off. freeform: the recipient block and body as written (letters from before structured letters). default: freeform recipientName: type: string maxLength: 200 default: '' description: 'Who the letter is to: a person, or a team.' recipientCompany: type: string maxLength: 200 default: '' letterDate: anyOf: - type: string pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$ - type: 'null' default: null description: The letter's date, as YYYY-MM-DD. required: - name - recipient - content - style words: type: object properties: greeting: type: string maxLength: 500 description: Use {name} for the recipient. teamGreeting: type: string maxLength: 500 hiringTeam: type: string maxLength: 500 signOff: type: string maxLength: 500 required: - greeting - teamGreeting - hiringTeam - signOff required: - letter responses: '200': description: The rendered cover letter PDF. headers: content-disposition: schema: type: string required: true content: application/pdf: schema: type: string contentMediaType: application/pdf default: description: >- Structured API error. See status and code; do not branch on message text. content: application/json: schema: type: object required: - defined - code - status - message properties: defined: type: boolean code: type: string status: type: integer message: type: string data: {} security: - apiKey: [] - bearerAuth: [] - cookieAuth: [] x-codeSamples: - lang: bash label: cURL source: >- curl --request POST "https://rxresu.me/api/openapi/cover-letters/pdf-renders" --header "x-api-key: " --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{ "letter": { "name": "", "recipient": "", "content": "", "style": { "basics": { "name": "", "headline": "", "email": "", "phone": "", "location": "", "website": { "url": "", "label": "" }, "customFields": [ { "id": "", "icon": "", "text": "", "link": "" } ] }, "picture": { "hidden": true, "fit": "cover", "url": "", "size": 123, "rotation": 123, "aspectRatio": 123, "borderRadius": 123, "borderColor": "", "borderWidth": 123, "shadowColor": "", "shadowWidth": 123 }, "metadata": { "template": "azurill", "page": { "gapX": 123, "gapY": 123, "marginX": 123, "marginY": 123, "format": "a4", "locale": "", "hideLinkUnderline": true, "hideIcons": true, "hideSectionIcons": true }, "design": { "level": { "icon": "", "type": "hidden" }, "colors": { "primary": "", "text": "", "background": "" } }, "typography": { "body": { "fontFamily": "", "fontWeights": [ "100" ], "fontSize": 123, "lineHeight": 123 }, "heading": { "fontFamily": "", "fontWeights": [ "100" ], "fontSize": 123, "lineHeight": 123 } }, "styleRules": [ "" ] }, "sectionId": "", "itemId": "" } } }' components: securitySchemes: apiKey: type: apiKey name: x-api-key in: header description: The API key to authenticate requests. bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT description: An OAuth access token issued by this instance for its API/MCP resource. cookieAuth: type: apiKey in: cookie name: better-auth.session_token description: >- Browser session (secure deployments use the __Secure- prefix). 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