# 835 ERA PDF
Source: https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/get-era-pdf

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sidebarTitle: "835 ERA PDF"
title: "835 ERA PDF"
openapi: healthcare get /electronic-remittance-advice/{transactionId}/pdf
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This endpoint uses an 835 Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) `transactionId` to retrieve its associated PDF file.

Stedi autogenerates a PDF file for each processed 835 ERA. The PDF contains a human-readable version of the ERA, including payment details, adjustments, and explanations for each service line. It resembles the Standard Paper Remittance (SPR) format that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses for ERA PDFs, regardless of which payer sent the ERA.

1. Call this endpoint with the `transactionId` path parameter set to the 835 ERA's transaction ID. This ID is included in the transaction processed event for the 835 ERA, which you can receive automatically through Stedi [webhooks](/healthcare/configure-webhooks). You can also retrieve this ID through the [Poll Transactions](/healthcare/api-reference/get-poll-transactions) endpoint or from the transaction's details page within the Stedi portal.
2. By default, the endpoint returns the PDF as a base64-encoded string. To receive the unencoded PDF data, include the `Accept: application/pdf` request header.

To view the PDF, save the PDF data to a file with a `.pdf` extension.

<Note>
  This is a PDF representation of the 835 ERA - it's not the same as an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) that you may receive from the payer. [Learn more](/healthcare/receive-claim-responses#835-era-pdf)
</Note>