The designInfo API method retrieves detailed information about a design file, including dimensions (height, width), stitch count, and
other metadata.
POST parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| appId | String | ✅ | App ID from your Wilcom Developer Portal account. |
| appKey | String | ✅ | App Key from your Wilcom Developer Portal account. |
requestXml | String | ✅ | An XML payload containing a single design file (as <file> inside <files>). |
XML structure
<xml>
<files>
<file
filename="design1.emb"
filecontents="..."
/>
</files>
</xml>
Response
On success, the API returns
an XML string containing the design metadata:
<xml>
<design_info>...</design_info> <!-- See: [design_info XML Format](#) -->
</xml>
XML components
| Component | Details |
| <files> | This element is used to pass one or more files to or from API endpoints. It contains the input vector file and the resulting design and TrueView™ file(s). |
| <design_info> | Provides estimated design properties — e.g. size, stitch count — for the generated embroidery file. |
- Only one design file should be included per request.
- Use this endpoint to inspect design characteristics before rendering, editing, or converting.
- Supported bitmap formats are listed in Supported formats section of this document.