# Reports

A **report** object embeds a PDF file extract for a given client or check. The report represents a snapshot instance of the client or check at the time of generation.

The API allows you to create a report.

### The Report object

<table><thead><tr><th width="199">Attribute</th><th width="95">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>contentType</code></td><td>string</td><td>The content-type of the file. This will always be set to <code>application/pdf</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code>data</code></td><td>string</td><td>The <code>BASE64</code> encoded file data.</td></tr></tbody></table>