# Print documents ## Print Shipment Documents > This API method allows you to retrieve a transportation document marking in PDF format by providing the document number. The document marking is a printable document that clients can attach or affix to their cargo when sending it. By specifying the document number in the request, you can generate a PDF file containing the document marking for easy\ > printing.\ > \ > šŸ”¹\*\*Description of control elements:\*\*\ > \ > \*\*SCHEMA\*\*\
\ > Displays the full technical structure of the request or response, including field names, data types, required fields, allowed values, and validation rules.\ > \- \*\*Single line description\*\*\
\ > A description that fits into a single line; any text that does not fit remains hidden.\ > \- \*\*Multiline description\*\*\
\ > An expanded description that displays more than one line of text.\ > \ > \*\*EXAMPLE\*\*\
\ > Shows a ready-made sample JSON with correctly formatted values to demonstrate how a valid request or response should look.
```json {"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"API Nova Post","version":"1.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"Shipments"}],"servers":[{"description":"sandbox","url":"https://api-stage.novapost.pl/v.1.0/"},{"description":"production","url":"https://api.novapost.com/v.1.0/"}],"security":[{"JWT":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"JWT":{"type":"apiKey","in":"header","name":"Authorization","description":"Authorization JWT-token with a lifetime of 1 hour in header"}},"responses":{"Unauthorized":{"description":"Unauthorized","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"NotFound":{"description":"The specified resource was not found","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"Validation":{"description":"Validation error","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"Time-out":{"description":"Connection time-out","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}}},"schemas":{"Error":{"type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"object","properties":{"":{"type":"string"}}}}}}},"paths":{"/shipments/print":{"get":{"tags":["Shipments"],"description":"This API method allows you to retrieve a transportation document marking in PDF format by providing the document number. The document marking is a printable document that clients can attach or affix to their cargo when sending it. By specifying the document number in the request, you can generate a PDF file containing the document marking for easy\nprinting.\n\nšŸ”¹**Description of control elements:**\n\n**SCHEMA**
\nDisplays the full technical structure of the request or response, including field names, data types, required fields, allowed values, and validation rules.\n- **Single line description**
\n A description that fits into a single line; any text that does not fit remains hidden.\n- **Multiline description**
\n An expanded description that displays more than one line of text.\n\n**EXAMPLE**
\nShows a ready-made sample JSON with correctly formatted values to demonstrate how a valid request or response should look.\n","parameters":[{"in":"query","name":"numbers[]","description":"Shipment numbers. Can accept either a single number or an array of numbers. When `type=marking` is used, only one number is allowed per request.","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"in":"query","name":"type","description":"Type of document to be printed.\n- `marking`: for shipment label 100x100 (local or international)\n- `international`: for customs declaration/invoice\n- `invoice`: for commercial invoice\n","schema":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string","enum":["marking","international","invoice"]}}},{"in":"query","name":"printSizeType","description":"Selection of document size. \n- For `type=marking` only `size_100_100` is supported.\n","schema":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string","enum":["size_100_100","size_A4"]}}},{"in":"query","name":"deliveryType","description":"Type of delivery flow for marking document printing. Applicable only for `type=marking`.\n- `Pickup`: first mile\n- `Shipment`: last mile\n","required":false,"schema":{"type":"string","enum":["Pickup","Shipment"]}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"A PDF file.","content":{"application/pdf":{"schema":{"type":"string","format":"binary"}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Unauthorized"},"404":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/NotFound"},"422":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Validation"},"503":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Time-out"}},"summary":"Print Shipment Documents"}}}} ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://api-portal.novapost.com/metodi-1/methods/shipments/print-documents.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.