This documentation page is intended for developers looking to integrate the Dielines API into their systems. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Die Cut Templates provides a hosted API available via HTTPS.

Dielines API allows for generating custom dielines in PDF, DXF, and SVG formats, along with 3D mockups.

To fetch the dieline template (becf-30203) via the API, please make a
GET request to https://api.diecuttemplates.com/dieline-templates/in/becf-30203


Code Examples



curl -i -X GET \
https://api.diecuttemplates.com/dieline-templates/in/becf-30203 \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_DIELINES_API_KEY_HERE>' \
  -H 'Dielines-Api-Version: 1.0'


require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI('https://api.diecuttemplates.com/dieline-templates/in/becf-30203')

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

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request['Dielines-Api-Version'] = '1.0'
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer <YOUR_DIELINES_API_KEY_HERE>'

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


$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer  <YOUR_DIELINES_API_KEY_HERE>",
    "Dielines-Api-Version: 1.0"
  ],
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.diecuttemplates.com/dieline-templates/in/becf-30203",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
]);

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

curl_close($curl);

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

Response

application/json
{
  "dieline_template": {
    "type": "dieline_template",
    "id": "becf-30203",
    "group": {
      "type": "dieline_template_group",
      "id": "hard_cardboards_boxes_with_hinged_lid",
      "name": "Boxes With Hinged Lid",
      "category": "Hard Cardboards"
    },
    "tags": [],
    "variables": [
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "length",
        "description": "length",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": true,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/q74d0NVG4r.svg"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "width",
        "description": "width",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": true,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/lQ4gnAk8Yv.svg"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "height",
        "description": "height ",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": true,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/kw4ZevBaYP.svg"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "front_flap",
        "description": "front flap",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/wDYnxOoGyB.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 1.9685,
          "unit": "in"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "cross",
        "description": "cross",
        "data_type": "boolean",
        "required": false,
        "default_value": {
          "value": false
        },
        "allowed_values": [
          true,
          false,
          0,
          1
        ],
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "direction",
        "description": "direction",
        "data_type": "boolean",
        "required": false,
        "default_value": {
          "value": false
        },
        "allowed_values": [
          true,
          false,
          0,
          1
        ],
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "number_of_magnets",
        "description": "number of magnets",
        "data_type": "integer",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/p0YOPLz14V.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 2
        },
        "allowed_values": [
          1,
          2,
          3
        ],
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "magnet_diameter",
        "description": "magnet diameter",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/QA4eD3kNYn.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 0.395,
          "unit": "in"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "magnet_distance",
        "description": "magnet distance",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/q74d0abM4r.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 1.0145,
          "unit": "in"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "bottom_inside_flap_1",
        "description": "bottom inside flap",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/9AKNMwOByw.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 0.788,
          "unit": "in"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "inside_side_margin",
        "description": "inside side margin",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/qz4v8Gw1K9.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 0.1575,
          "unit": "in"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "bottom_side_flap",
        "description": "bottom side flap",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/GP49AvbD4x.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 0.788,
          "unit": "in"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "bottom_inside_flap_2",
        "description": "bottom inside flap",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/QA4eDvPWYn.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 0.788,
          "unit": "in"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "number_of_cover_pieces",
        "description": "number of cover pieces",
        "data_type": "integer",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/Nj437dep4A.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 4
        },
        "allowed_values": [
          3,
          4
        ],
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "cover_has_magnet",
        "description": "cover has magnet ?",
        "data_type": "boolean",
        "required": false,
        "default_value": {
          "value": true
        },
        "allowed_values": [
          true,
          false,
          0,
          1
        ],
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "cover_corner_angle",
        "description": "cover corner angle",
        "data_type": "angle",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/z6K0mOoQYN.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 20
        },
        "allowed_values": [
          20.0,
          25.0,
          30.0,
          35.0,
          40.0,
          45.0
        ],
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "cover_side_flap_1",
        "description": "cover side flap",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/kw4Ze59qYP.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 0.788,
          "unit": "in"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "cover_side_flap_2",
        "description": "cover side flap",
        "data_type": "length",
        "required": false,
        "image": {
          "type": "svg",
          "url": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/i2/kw4Z80qKP6/Wl41za1by8.svg"
        },
        "default_value": {
          "value": 0.788,
          "unit": "in"
        },
        "childen": []
      },
      {
        "type": "dieline_template_variable",
        "name": "dimension_texts",
        "description": "",
        "data_type": "boolean",
        "required": false,
        "allowed_values": [
          true,
          false
        ],
        "default_value": {
          "value": true
        }
      }
    ],
    "links": [
      {
        "rel": "self",
        "href": "/dieline_templates/in/becf-30203",
        "method": "GET"
      },
      {
        "rel": "web",
        "href": "https://www.diecuttemplates.com/dielines/51299/boxes-with-hinged-lid-becf-30203",
        "method": "GET"
      }
    ],
    "images": [
      {
        "type": "svg",
        "url": "https://d2atdwxjx7uc4i.cloudfront.net/d_svg_api/s_5129920251002-2-lcj5bm.svg"
      }
    ]
  }
} 


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