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How to get the Scroll PDF template ID

This post shows two simple ways to get the template ID required for Scroll PDF Exporter integrations.
By Heinrich Ulbricht |

If you configure WikiTraccs to export historical page versions through Scroll PDF Exporter, you might need the template ID of the Scroll PDF template you want to use.

WikiTraccs uses that ID in the Template ID setting of the historical PDF export configuration. If you need the broader context, read Migrate historical Confluence page versions as PDF with Scroll PDF Exporter.

There are two straightforward ways to get the template ID.

Option 1: Use the Scroll PDF template administration

This is your option if you can access the Scroll PDF Exporter administration in a Confluence space.

Open the Scroll PDF Exporter app in the space tools:

  1. Click the three dots to open the action menu of the desired template
  2. Click Template information

The dialog shows the template details, including the ID you can copy:

The value highlighted is the Scroll PDF template ID.

Option 2: Use the browser’s developer tools

If you want to confirm which template ID Confluence actually sends during export, or if the administration view is not available, you can inspect the export request in the browser.

  1. Open a Confluence page
  2. Open the browser Developer Tools (by pressing F12 or using the appropriate menu entry of your browser)
  3. Switch to the Network tab
  4. Start a manual Scroll PDF export with the template you want to use
  5. Find and click the exports request
  6. Open the Payload tab
  7. Look for the templateId value

The export request payload contains the templateId value that was used for the manual export.

Wrap Up

You can get the Scroll PDF template ID either from the Scroll PDF Exporter administration or from the templateId field in the browser’s exports request payload.

That is the value used in WikiTraccs’ Template ID field for Scroll PDF Exporter integration.