> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.symmetry.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Generate a printable pay stub

> Use the print object and report endpoint to produce a pay stub or check report.

Beyond calculating a paycheck, the API can generate predefined reports. Check tops, pay stubs, earnings summaries, as a **base64-encoded PDF** you render on your side.

## Two ways to get a report

* **On a calculation**: add `report=<type>` to a calculator `POST`; the response includes the report(s) under `reporting.reports` as base64-encoded PDFs.
* **Directly**: `GET`/`POST` the print endpoint:

```bash theme={null}
curl "https://calculators.symmetry.com/api/print" \
  -H "pcc-api-key: yourKey"
```

## Report types

`type` accepts: `all`, `checktop`, `checkmiddle`, `checkbottom`, `earnings`, `paystub` (for the final pay calculator), or omitted.

## The print object

Populate the `print` object on your request to control what appears on the report: employee and company name/address, check number and date, remarks, and `emailReports`. See the full list in [Object model and default properties](/cbs/api/object-model).

## Rendering

The report arrives **base64-encoded inside the JSON response** (not raw bytes). Decode it to bytes and write a `.pdf` (or stream it to the browser as a Blob).

<Note>
  Widgets can also print or email reports directly. Those settings are enabled by Symmetry in the admin console. See [Special features](/cbs/widgets/special-features).
</Note>