# Data

Container object for transaction data inputs and outputs in binary (base64), text, or xml format. It will include all documents in the current packet. The data object is returned as part of the DocInstance or Packet under the following conditions:

- If the returned document(s) is a mergedPDF, the Data object is only returned on the Packet level and not the DocInstance level.
- If the returned document(s) is individual PDFs, the Data object is only returned on the DocInstance level and not the Packet level.
- If the returned document(s) is a mergedCopyPDF, the Data object is only returned for all documents on both the DocInstance and Packet levels.

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
base64 | string | The binary file (base64 encoded) submitted with or returned from the request/response message. The file naming convention is based the InstanceDisplayName, with any spaces and special characters removed.
text | string | The transaction data submitted with or returned from the request/response message.
xml | string | The transaction data submitted with or returned from the request/response message.