Export types - NestAPI Documentation

Once a nest completes, you turn it into output your shop can use. Exports are generated from a completed job by its RequestId.

Export endpoints

Endpoint	For	Output
`GET /v1/nesting/export`	A standard production nest	Nest export (geometry + reports)
`GET /v1/nesting/exportquotenest`	A quote nest	Quote-oriented export
`GET /v1/nesting/render/`	Any completed nest	A rendered image of the layout

curl "https://api.nestapi.com/v1/nesting/export?RequestId=THE_REQUEST_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

What an export contains

An export represents the finished layout — the placed parts on each sheet — in a form suited to downstream use: CAM/machine consumption and human-readable reporting (material usage, per-sheet breakdown). Renders are useful for previews in your UI or for operator sheets.

Choosing between them

Producing cut files for a won job → GET /v1/nesting/export.
Backing up a quote with a layout → GET /v1/nesting/exportquotenest.
Showing the nest in a UI → GET /v1/nesting/render/.

For the precise export payload and any format parameters, see the Nesting section of the API Reference.