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Retainer quote

Price an ongoing service for a client with a quiet editorial layout.

A monthly retainer quote from Inkhouse Partners with a copper card showing the £10,089.60 term total above a list of monthly and one-off work.
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  • A monthly retainer quote from Inkhouse Partners with a copper card showing the £10,089.60 term total above a list of monthly and one-off work.
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About this design

What you can make with it.

Price a monthly retainer before the work begins. The quote lists each service with its quantity and price, adds tax and a total, and states your terms and how long the offer lasts. Change the client and services for each new deal.

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  1. Business nameA short text.
  2. Business addressA short text.
  3. Business emailA short text.
  4. Client nameA short text.
  5. Client addressA short text.
  6. Quote numberA short text.
  7. Issued onA short text.
  8. Valid untilA short text.
  9. IntroA longer text with more than one line.
  10. ItemsA list of items. Each item has description, quantity, unit price and amount.
  11. SubtotalA number.
  12. Tax labelA short text.
  13. TaxA number.
  14. TotalA number.
  15. TermsA longer text with more than one line.
  16. FooterA short text.
Sample data
{
  "business_name": "Inkhouse Partners",
  "business_address": "11 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LJ",
  "business_email": "hello@inkhousepartners.co.uk",
  "client_name": "Field & Furrow",
  "client_address": "4 Vallis Way, Frome BA11 2CD",
  "quote_number": "IH-Q074",
  "issued_on": "2026-10-02",
  "valid_until": "2026-10-31",
  "intro": "A six-month writing desk for your shops and website: a monthly newsletter, product pages for each new range, and one seasonal campaign.",
  "terms": "Billed monthly in advance from November. Either side may stop with 30 days of notice. Unused hours do not roll over.",
  "footer": "Reply by 31 October and your first newsletter goes out in November.",
  "items": [
    {
      "description": "Retained writing desk, per month",
      "quantity": 6,
      "unit_price": 720,
      "amount": 4320
    },
    {
      "description": "Monthly newsletter, written and sent",
      "quantity": 6,
      "unit_price": 180,
      "amount": 1080
    },
    {
      "description": "Product pages for new ranges",
      "quantity": 24,
      "unit_price": 35,
      "amount": 840
    },
    {
      "description": "Spring campaign, three pieces",
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit_price": 540,
      "amount": 540
    },
    {
      "description": "Founder interview and edit",
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit_price": 280,
      "amount": 280
    },
    {
      "description": "Staff handbook rewrite",
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit_price": 360,
      "amount": 360
    },
    {
      "description": "Press list refresh",
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit_price": 140,
      "amount": 140
    },
    {
      "description": "Two extra review days",
      "quantity": 2,
      "unit_price": 220,
      "amount": 440
    },
    {
      "description": "Monthly report and planning call",
      "quantity": 6,
      "unit_price": 60,
      "amount": 360
    },
    {
      "description": "Print proof and courier",
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit_price": 48,
      "amount": 48
    }
  ],
  "subtotal": 8408,
  "tax_label": "VAT 20%",
  "tax": 1681.6,
  "total": 10089.6
}

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API request
curl https://thirds.ai/v1/pdf \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $THIRDS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: retainers-quote-1" \
  -d '{"template_id":"tpl_your_copy","version":1,"data":{"business_name":"Inkhouse Partners","business_address":"11 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LJ","business_email":"hello@inkhousepartners.co.uk","client_name":"Field & Furrow","client_address":"4 Vallis Way, Frome BA11 2CD","quote_number":"IH-Q074","issued_on":"2026-10-02","valid_until":"2026-10-31","intro":"A six-month writing desk for your shops and website: a monthly newsletter, product pages for each new range, and one seasonal campaign.","terms":"Billed monthly in advance from November. Either side may stop with 30 days of notice. Unused hours do not roll over.","footer":"Reply by 31 October and your first newsletter goes out in November.","items":[{"description":"Retained writing desk, per month","quantity":6,"unit_price":720,"amount":4320},{"description":"Monthly newsletter, written and sent","quantity":6,"unit_price":180,"amount":1080},{"description":"Product pages for new ranges","quantity":24,"unit_price":35,"amount":840},{"description":"Spring campaign, three pieces","quantity":1,"unit_price":540,"amount":540},{"description":"Founder interview and edit","quantity":1,"unit_price":280,"amount":280},{"description":"Staff handbook rewrite","quantity":1,"unit_price":360,"amount":360},{"description":"Press list refresh","quantity":1,"unit_price":140,"amount":140},{"description":"Two extra review days","quantity":2,"unit_price":220,"amount":440},{"description":"Monthly report and planning call","quantity":6,"unit_price":60,"amount":360},{"description":"Print proof and courier","quantity":1,"unit_price":48,"amount":48}],"subtotal":8408,"tax_label":"VAT 20%","tax":1681.6,"total":10089.6}}'
MCP call
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "render",
    "arguments": {
      "output": "pdf",
      "idempotency_key": "retainers-quote-1",
      "request": {
        "template_id": "tpl_your_copy",
        "version": 1,
        "data": {
          "business_name": "Inkhouse Partners",
          "business_address": "11 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LJ",
          "business_email": "hello@inkhousepartners.co.uk",
          "client_name": "Field & Furrow",
          "client_address": "4 Vallis Way, Frome BA11 2CD",
          "quote_number": "IH-Q074",
          "issued_on": "2026-10-02",
          "valid_until": "2026-10-31",
          "intro": "A six-month writing desk for your shops and website: a monthly newsletter, product pages for each new range, and one seasonal campaign.",
          "terms": "Billed monthly in advance from November. Either side may stop with 30 days of notice. Unused hours do not roll over.",
          "footer": "Reply by 31 October and your first newsletter goes out in November.",
          "items": [
            {
              "description": "Retained writing desk, per month",
              "quantity": 6,
              "unit_price": 720,
              "amount": 4320
            },
            {
              "description": "Monthly newsletter, written and sent",
              "quantity": 6,
              "unit_price": 180,
              "amount": 1080
            },
            {
              "description": "Product pages for new ranges",
              "quantity": 24,
              "unit_price": 35,
              "amount": 840
            },
            {
              "description": "Spring campaign, three pieces",
              "quantity": 1,
              "unit_price": 540,
              "amount": 540
            },
            {
              "description": "Founder interview and edit",
              "quantity": 1,
              "unit_price": 280,
              "amount": 280
            },
            {
              "description": "Staff handbook rewrite",
              "quantity": 1,
              "unit_price": 360,
              "amount": 360
            },
            {
              "description": "Press list refresh",
              "quantity": 1,
              "unit_price": 140,
              "amount": 140
            },
            {
              "description": "Two extra review days",
              "quantity": 2,
              "unit_price": 220,
              "amount": 440
            },
            {
              "description": "Monthly report and planning call",
              "quantity": 6,
              "unit_price": 60,
              "amount": 360
            },
            {
              "description": "Print proof and courier",
              "quantity": 1,
              "unit_price": 48,
              "amount": 48
            }
          ],
          "subtotal": 8408,
          "tax_label": "VAT 20%",
          "tax": 1681.6,
          "total": 10089.6
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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