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# Generate a list or label file

POST https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/generate/list-labels
Content-Type: application/json

Generates the selected school list or label template. Successful generation returns a downloadable PDF/XLSX file with Content-Disposition; service failures are returned as a JSON error envelope.

Reference: https://docs.schoolset.io/api-reference/school-set-api/lists-and-labels/generate-list-labels

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — The signed-in SchoolSet user token sent by the frontend.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `filters` (ApiV1GenerateListLabelsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaFilters, required) — Selection and filtering payload consumed by ListLabelsService.
- `layout` (map from string to any, required) — Output layout options such as label size
- `id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `template_type_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `academic_year_id` (integer, optional)
- `columns` (list of map from string to any, optional)
- `html` (string, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

Generated file download

- File download.

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Authentication required

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (any, optional, nullable)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Permission failure while resolving selected entities or tags

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (any, optional, nullable)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

List or label generation failed

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (any, optional, nullable)

## Types

### ApiV1GenerateListLabelsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaFilters

Selection and filtering payload consumed by ListLabelsService.

- `selectedCard` (string, optional)
- `selectedEntityIds` (list of integer, optional)
- `isExcel` (boolean, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "filters": {
    "selectedCard": "students",
    "selectedEntityIds": [
      101,
      102
    ],
    "isExcel": false
  },
  "layout": {
    "customTitle": "Annual Fund contacts",
    "showBorder": true
  },
  "template_type_id": 1,
  "academic_year_id": 2026,
  "columns": []
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/generate/list-labels"

payload = {
    "filters": {
        "selectedCard": "students",
        "selectedEntityIds": [101, 102],
        "isExcel": False
    },
    "layout": {
        "customTitle": "Annual Fund contacts",
        "showBorder": True
    },
    "template_type_id": 1,
    "academic_year_id": 2026,
    "columns": []
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/generate/list-labels';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"filters":{"selectedCard":"students","selectedEntityIds":[101,102],"isExcel":false},"layout":{"customTitle":"Annual Fund contacts","showBorder":true},"template_type_id":1,"academic_year_id":2026,"columns":[]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/generate/list-labels"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"filters\": {\n    \"selectedCard\": \"students\",\n    \"selectedEntityIds\": [\n      101,\n      102\n    ],\n    \"isExcel\": false\n  },\n  \"layout\": {\n    \"customTitle\": \"Annual Fund contacts\",\n    \"showBorder\": true\n  },\n  \"template_type_id\": 1,\n  \"academic_year_id\": 2026,\n  \"columns\": []\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

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

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

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/generate/list-labels")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"filters\": {\n    \"selectedCard\": \"students\",\n    \"selectedEntityIds\": [\n      101,\n      102\n    ],\n    \"isExcel\": false\n  },\n  \"layout\": {\n    \"customTitle\": \"Annual Fund contacts\",\n    \"showBorder\": true\n  },\n  \"template_type_id\": 1,\n  \"academic_year_id\": 2026,\n  \"columns\": []\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/generate/list-labels")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"filters\": {\n    \"selectedCard\": \"students\",\n    \"selectedEntityIds\": [\n      101,\n      102\n    ],\n    \"isExcel\": false\n  },\n  \"layout\": {\n    \"customTitle\": \"Annual Fund contacts\",\n    \"showBorder\": true\n  },\n  \"template_type_id\": 1,\n  \"academic_year_id\": 2026,\n  \"columns\": []\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/generate/list-labels', [
  'body' => '{
  "filters": {
    "selectedCard": "students",
    "selectedEntityIds": [
      101,
      102
    ],
    "isExcel": false
  },
  "layout": {
    "customTitle": "Annual Fund contacts",
    "showBorder": true
  },
  "template_type_id": 1,
  "academic_year_id": 2026,
  "columns": []
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/generate/list-labels");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"filters\": {\n    \"selectedCard\": \"students\",\n    \"selectedEntityIds\": [\n      101,\n      102\n    ],\n    \"isExcel\": false\n  },\n  \"layout\": {\n    \"customTitle\": \"Annual Fund contacts\",\n    \"showBorder\": true\n  },\n  \"template_type_id\": 1,\n  \"academic_year_id\": 2026,\n  \"columns\": []\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "filters": [
    "selectedCard": "students",
    "selectedEntityIds": [101, 102],
    "isExcel": false
  ],
  "layout": [
    "customTitle": "Annual Fund contacts",
    "showBorder": true
  ],
  "template_type_id": 1,
  "academic_year_id": 2026,
  "columns": []
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/generate/list-labels")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```