To automatically generate reports from a script, make a request to the `POST` URL. The request returns a JSON and contains a `path` property with a
URL that you use to download the report. Use the `GET` method in the HTTP request to download the report.

To queue CSV report generation using the `POST` URL with cURL:

[source,curl]
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curl \
-XPOST \ <1>
-u elastic \ <2>
-H 'kbn-xsrf: true' \ <3>
'http://0.0.0.0:5601/api/reporting/generate/csv?jobParams=...' <4>
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<1> The required `POST` method.
<2> The user credentials for a user with permission to access {kib} and {report-features}.
<3> The required `kbn-xsrf` header for all `POST` requests to {kib}. For more information, refer to <<api-request-headers, API Request Headers>>.
<4> The POST URL. You can copy and paste the URL for any report.

An example response for a successfully queued report:

[source,js]
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{
  "path": "/api/reporting/jobs/download/jxzaofkc0ykpf4062305t068", <1>
  "job": {
    "id": "jxzaofkc0ykpf4062305t068",
    "index": ".reporting-2018.11.11",
    "jobtype": "csv",
    "created_by": "elastic",
    "payload": ..., <2>
    "timeout": 120000,
    "max_attempts": 3
  }
}
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<1> The relative path on the {kib} host for downloading the report.
<2> (Not included in the example) Internal representation of the reporting job, as found in the `.reporting-*` index.