diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CreditController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CreditController.php
index c1642dede6b0..7dd25d4bcc4a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CreditController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CreditController.php
@@ -646,6 +646,10 @@ class CreditController extends BaseController
     {
         $invitation = $this->credit_repository->getInvitationByKey($invitation_key);
 
+        if (! $invitation) {
+            return response()->json(['message' => 'no record found'], 400);
+        }
+        
         $credit = $invitation->credit;
 
         $file = $credit->service()->getCreditPdf($invitation);
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index dcd6cb570de3..dbcfdfbc2da1 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => ['throttle:300,1', 'api_db', 'token_auth', 'locale
     Route::put('credits/{credit}/upload', [CreditController::class, 'upload'])->name('credits.upload');
     Route::get('credits/{credit}/{action}', [CreditController::class, 'action'])->name('credits.action');
     Route::post('credits/bulk', [CreditController::class, 'bulk'])->name('credits.bulk');
+    Route::get('credit/{invitation_key}/download', [CreditController::class, 'downloadPdf'])->name('credits.downloadPdf');
 
     Route::resource('designs', DesignController::class); // name = (payments. index / create / show / update / destroy / edit
     Route::post('designs/bulk', [DesignController::class, 'bulk'])->name('designs.bulk');
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CreditTest.php b/tests/Feature/CreditTest.php
index 382a73c49300..d3118c1f089d 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CreditTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CreditTest.php
@@ -40,6 +40,23 @@ class CreditTest extends TestCase
         $this->makeTestData();
     }
 
+
+
+    public function testQuoteDownloadPDF()
+    {
+        $i = $this->credit->invitations->first();
+
+        $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->get("/api/v1/credit/{$i->key}/download");
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+        $this->assertTrue($response->headers->get('content-type') == 'application/pdf');
+
+    }
+
+
     public function testBulkActions()
     {