Create Fillable PDF Form

This feature allows for the addition of form fields to a PDF document.

Input

Name	Description	Required
Import Options	Choose the input source, either Upload a File or Import PDF from URL.	Yes

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Upload a File

Name	Description	Required
Data	Upload a file using raw binary data from another module. Note: This requires additional credits as it first uploads to PDF.co Temporary Files Storage.	Yes
Output File Name	Specify a custom file name for the output file.	No

Import PDF from URL

Name	Description	Required
URL	Provide the URL to the source PDF document, or a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. If you use another cloud service such as Google Drive or Dropbox ensure the link is publicly accessible. Leave empty to create a new PDF file.	No
Output File Name	Specify a custom file name for the output file.	No

Parameters

Form Field

Name	Description	Required
X	Determine the X coordinate for text placement. Use PDF.co PDF Inspector to find or measure PDF coordinates.	Yes
Y	Specify the Y coordinate. Use PDF.co PDF Inspector to find or measure PDF coordinates.	Yes
Type	Choose the object type: text input control, multiline text input, or checkboxes.	Yes
Id	Optional. For input fields (text fields or checkboxes), set the field name (or id).	Yes
Width	Define the width of the text box. Coordinates start at the top left (use the provided viewer to measure coordinates).	No
Height	Define the height of the text box. Coordinates start at the top left (use the provided viewer to measure coordinates).	No
Text	Enter the text for the text object. Macros like line breaks (\n or {{$$newLine}}) or page numbers ({{$$PageNumber}}) can be inserted.	No
Pages	Default is 0 (first page). Use comma-separated ranges for multiple pages like 0,1-2,5,7-. 7- means from the 7th to the last page. Negative pages like -2 for second last page.	No

Text

Name	Description	Required
X	Determine the X coordinate for text placement. Use PDF.co PDF Inspector to find or measure PDF coordinates.	Yes
Y	Specify the Y coordinate. Use PDF.co PDF Inspector to find or measure PDF coordinates.	Yes
Text	Enter the text for the text object. Macros like line breaks (\n or {{$$newLine}}) or page numbers ({{$$PageNumber}}) can be inserted.	No
Pages	Default is 0 (first page). Use comma-separated ranges for multiple pages like 0,1-2,5,7-. 7- means from the 7th to the last page. Negative pages like -2 for second last page.	No
Font Size	Specify the font size for the text.	No
Font Italic	Set the text to italic style.	No
Font Bold	Set the text to bold style.	No
Font Strikeout	Add a strikeout effect to the text.	No
Font Underline	Underline the text.	No
Font Name	Specify the font name.	No
Font Color	Set the font color using HTML color codes, e.g., CCBBAA.	No
Link	Add an optional clickable link (starting with http://, https://, mailto:[e-mail], etc.).	No
Transparent	Set the text background as transparent.	No
Width	Define the width of the text box. Coordinates start at the top left (use the provided viewer to measure coordinates).	No
Height	Define the height of the text box. Coordinates start at the top left (use the provided viewer to measure coordinates).	No
Alignment	Set text alignment as Center, Right, or Left. Default is Center.	No

Images

Name	Description	Required
X	Determine the X coordinate for text placement. Use PDF.co PDF Inspector to find or measure PDF coordinates.	Yes
Y	Specify the Y coordinate. Use PDF.co PDF Inspector to find or measure PDF coordinates.	Yes
URL to the source image.	Provide a URL to the image, a base64 encoded image, or a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage.	Yes
Pages or pages range.	Default is 0 (first page). Use comma-separated ranges for multiple pages like 0,1-2,5,7-. 7- means from the 7th to the last page. Negative pages like -2 for second last page.	No
Link	Optional link (http://, https://, mailto:[e-mail] or similar) to open on click.	No
Width	Specify the width for the image. Leave empty for automatic detection.	No
Height	Specify the height for the image. Leave empty for automatic detection.	No

Name	Description	Required
Template Data	Use optional JSON data to reference inside annotations and fields, for example, [[variable1]] with JSON data like { 'variable1': 'hey hey'}.	No
Execution Mode	Select Sync for small tasks up to 10 seconds. Choose Async for standard jobs, or Async For Large Docs for tasks over 30 seconds. Use Job Check module for retrieving results in large tasks.	No
Profiles	Add custom options for the process in a JSON string format. See API Profiles for more details.	No
Output Links Expiration	Set the expiration time in minutes for output links. Default is 60 minutes. Increase this limit with a Business Plan or higher, see plans here for details.	No
Export Type	Choose between Download a File or JSON Output. Default is Download a File.	No

Integrating External File Sources

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Output

Name	Description
url	This is the temporary URL provided by the PDF.co file server.
Data	Represents the output binary data. This data is generated only when the Export Type option is set to Download a File.
Status	Indicates the response status code. A success status is returned if the operation is successful.
Page Count	The total number of pages in the output PDF.
outputLinkValidTill	Specifies the timestamp until which the url remains accessible.
error	Provides details about any errors encountered during the process, if applicable.
name	The designated name of the output file.
Job Id	A unique identifier assigned to the job.
credits	The amount of credits utilized for the process.
Remaining Credits	Displays the balance of credits available in your account.
duration	The duration of time the process took to complete.