Create format template

POST

format

templates

curl -X POST "https://api.case.dev/format/v1/templates" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CASEDEV_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "name": "<string>",
  "type": "caption",
  "content": "<string>"
}'

{
  "id": "tmpl_abc123",
  "name": "Legal Brief Caption",
  "type": "caption",
  "variables": [
    "caseNumber",
    "court",
    "plaintiff",
    "defendant"
  ],
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

API key starting with sk_case_

Body

application/json

name

string

required

Template name

type

enum<string>

required

Template type

Available options:

caption,

signature,

letterhead,

certificate,

footer,

custom

content

string

required

Template content with {{variable}} placeholders

description

string

Template description

styles

object

CSS styles for the template

variables

string[]

Template variables (auto-detected if not provided)

Response

Template created successfully

string

Template ID

name

string

Template name

type

string

Template type

variables

string[]

Detected template variables

createdAt

string<date-time>

Creation timestamp

Get format templateRetrieve a specific document format template by ID. Format templates define how documents should be structured and formatted for specific legal use cases such as contracts, briefs, or pleadings.

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curl -X POST "https://api.case.dev/format/v1/templates" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CASEDEV_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "name": "<string>",
  "type": "caption",
  "content": "<string>"
}'

{
  "id": "tmpl_abc123",
  "name": "Legal Brief Caption",
  "type": "caption",
  "variables": [
    "caseNumber",
    "court",
    "plaintiff",
    "defendant"
  ],
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}