This article describes how to utilize the PDF Scout Scout™ Inspector Tool API to check or pre-flight PDF files.
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Scout checks are required before PDF files can be used for plan review in EPR.
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e-PlanREVIEW® (EPR) will not accept plan review documents rejected by Scout. All plan review documents must be submitted in PDF format. |
Prerequisites
See: PDF Scout Inspector Tool
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SCOUT API Step-by-step guide
Send email to lcao@eplansoft.com to Open a support ticket to get your SCOUT API credentials, please include your name company or agency name.
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Get a scout token.
url: <scout-url>/api/auth (POST)
- API parameters: username/password
- Get an "upload" url
- Upload file using the "upload" url obtained from step 2
- Call Scout to get the json result.
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Tokens automatically expire after 3 12 hours of inactivity. |
Step 1. Get a token
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