Download a 1099 form in PDF format

Endpoint:GET /1099/forms/{id}/pdf

Use case:

Use this endpoint to download a finalized 1099 form as a PDF document. This is commonly used to:

Provide a digital copy to recipients
Archive forms in internal systems
Manually review forms before submission or reissue

This endpoint returns the raw binary PDF content, which should be handled appropriately by the client application (for example, saved as a.pdf file or streamed in a browser).

Requirements and considerations

The form must already exist in the system and have a validid.
This endpoint returns the current version of the form in IRS-compliant PDF format.
The PDF includes all populated data and reflects any corrections previously submitted.

Sample request

GET /1099/forms/123456789/pdf

Sample response (headers only)

HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/pdf Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="1099-NEC_123456789.pdf" Content-Length: 43125

The response body contains the binary PDF content. Most client applications should be configured to either save the file to disk or render it directly in the browser using the appropriate content headers.

Error handling

If the form doesn’t exist or the ID is invalid, the API will return a 404 error:

{
    "title": "NotFound",
    "errors": [
        {
            "type": "",
            "detail": "Resource not found"
        }
    ]
}