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report.paperformat: fields, relations and API

The report.paperformat model ("Paper Format Config") is a persistent model declared by the Base module. It exposes 24 fields, 18 of them declared directly on the model; 3 fields from other models point to it. Below you will find every field with its technical name, type, label and relations, followed by an Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call.

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Model identity

Technical name: report.paperformat
Label: Paper Format Config
Type: Persistent (models.Model)
SQL table: report_paperformat
Origin module: Base (base)

Model fields

18 own fields, 0 inherited from mixins and 6 automatic ORM fields. Click a name to get a direct link to that field.

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24 of 24 fields shown

Technical name	Label	Type	Details
css_margins	Use css margins	`boolean`
default	Default paper format?	`boolean`
disable_shrinking	Disable smart shrinking	`boolean`
dpi	Output DPI	`integer`	required
format	Paper size Select Proper Paper size	`selection`	Values computed at runtime
header_line	Display a header line	`boolean`
header_spacing	Header spacing	`integer`
margin_bottom	Bottom Margin (mm)	`float`
margin_left	Left Margin (mm)	`float`
margin_right	Right Margin (mm)	`float`
margin_top	Top Margin (mm)	`float`
name	Name	`char`	required
orientation	Orientation	`selection`	Values: `Landscape` (Landscape), `Portrait` (Portrait)
page_height	Page height (mm)	`integer`
page_width	Page width (mm)	`integer`
print_page_height	Print page height (mm)	`float`	computed
print_page_width	Print page width (mm)	`float`	computed
report_ids	Associated reports Explicitly associated reports	`one2many` → ir.actions.report	inverse: `paperformat_id`
create_date	Created on	`datetime`	read-onlyautomatic
create_uid	Created by	`many2one` → res.users	read-onlyautomatic
display_name	Display Name	`char`	read-onlycomputedautomatic
id	ID	`integer`	read-onlyautomatic
write_date	Last Updated on	`datetime`	read-onlyautomatic
write_uid	Last Updated by	`many2one` → res.users	read-onlyautomatic

Relations

Models linked from this model

ir.actions.report: report_ids

Fields of other models pointing here

base.document.layout: paperformat_id
ir.actions.report: paperformat_id
res.company: paperformat_id

Reading this model through the API

Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call reading the first five records with real fields of the model. Replace the instance, database and API key with your own.

curl

curl -X POST "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2/report.paperformat/search_read" \
  -H "Authorization: bearer $ODOO_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Odoo-Database: your-db" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":[],"fields":["name","dpi","css_margins","default","disable_shrinking"],"limit":5}'

Python (requests)

import requests

BASE_URL = "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2"
headers = {"Authorization": f"bearer {API_KEY}", "X-Odoo-Database": "your-db"}

res = requests.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/report.paperformat/search_read",
    headers=headers,
    json={"domain": [], "fields": ["name","dpi","css_margins","default","disable_shrinking"], "limit": 5},
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

External API access requires Odoo's Custom plan.
XML-RPC and JSON-RPC will be removed in Odoo 22 (fall 2028): use JSON-2.
The access rights and record rules of the key's user apply.

Cite this tool

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<a href="https://aidoo.ai/en/outils/explorateur-modeles-odoo/report-paperformat">report.paperformat (Odoo 19.0)</a>

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Data verified on September 23, 2026 · Odoo 19.0 Community

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