· AutomatePrint
Can you automate print proofing with an API?
Connect artwork uploads, proof links and approval status while keeping review decisions tied to the correct version.
Yes: a proofing integration can create artwork, upload a version, prepare review links and read the resulting feedback and decisions. The important part is preserving the relationship between the job, the artwork version and the approval.
Start with the job identifier
Keep your order reference alongside the identifiers returned by the proofing system. When a customer submits a revised PDF, create the next version of the existing artwork rather than accidentally creating a second unrelated approval record.
AutomatePrint's Approvals API supports artwork and version operations, share links, review requests and access to comments and decision history. Its documentation describes the fields and endpoints for each step.
Send the correct review request
Create or retrieve links for the version being reviewed, then use the supported request workflow for the intended recipients. Include a useful version note so the reviewer understands what changed.
Do not treat a successfully uploaded file as approved. Processing and human review remain separate stages.
Read status before releasing production
Track the exact version and decision required by your process. If a newer version arrives, reassess whether the recorded approval still applies. Avoid advancing a production job based on a decision read before the latest change.
Plan to poll the documented endpoints for status; do not assume AutomatePrint sends outgoing proofing webhooks. Handle errors and temporary delays without repeatedly sending duplicate review requests.
Check the plan and permissions
External API-key access to the proofing workflow is part of Production and Plant, including the Production trial. Shop users can use the included proofing interface; Files API access is a separate capability.
Test the integration with a simple two-version job, including a request for changes and a final approval. Confirm that the output system receives the approved version and that the history remains readable by the team.
Open the Approvals API reference for the supported operations.