PDF.co Web API - PDF Create Fillable PDF Forms - JavaScript - Fillable PDF Forms

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How to PDF create fillable PDF forms for fillable PDF forms in JavaScript using PDF.co Web API

PDF.co Web API: the Rest API that provides set of data extraction functions, tools for documents manipulation, splitting and merging of pdf files. Includes built-in OCR, images recognition, can generate and read barcodes from images, scans and pdf.

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app.js

      var https = require("https");
var path = require("path");
var fs = require("fs");

// The authentication key (API Key).
// Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api
const API_KEY = "***********************************";

// Direct URL of source PDF file.
const SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/sample.pdf";

// PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
const Password = "";

// Destination PDF file name
const DestinationFile = "./result.pdf";

// Runs processing asynchronously. Returns Use JobId that you may use with /job/check to check state of the processing (possible states: working, failed, aborted and success). Must be one of: true, false.
const async = false;

// Form Controls to be added
var annotations = [
    {
        "text":"sample prefilled text",
        "x": 10,
        "y": 30,
        "size": 12,
        "pages": "0-",
        "type": "TextField",
        "id": "textfield1"
    },
    {
        "x": 100,
        "y": 150,
        "size": 12,
        "pages": "0-",
        "type": "Checkbox",
        "id": "checkbox2"
    },
    {
        "x": 100,
        "y": 170,
        "size": 12,
        "pages": "0-",
        "link": "https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/logo.png",
        "type": "CheckboxChecked",
        "id":"checkbox3"
    }  
];


// * PDF Create Fillable forms *
// Prepare request to `PDF Edit` API endpoint
var queryPath = `/v1/pdf/edit/add`;

// JSON payload for api request
var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({
    name: path.basename(DestinationFile),
    password: Password,
    url: SourceFileUrl,
    async: async,
    annotations: annotations
});

var reqOptions = {
    host: "api.pdf.co",
    method: "POST",
    path: queryPath,
    headers: {
        "x-api-key": API_KEY,
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8')
    }
};
// Send request
var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => {
    response.on("data", (d) => {
        // Parse JSON response
        var data = JSON.parse(d);

        if (data.error == false) {
            // Download the PDF file
            var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile);
            https.get(data.url, (response2) => {
                response2.pipe(file).on("close", () => {
                    console.log(`Generated PDF file saved to '${DestinationFile}' file.`);
                });
            });
        }
        else {
            // Service reported error
            console.log(data.message);
        }
    });
}).on("error", (e) => {
    // Request error
    console.error(e);
});

// Write request data
postRequest.write(jsonPayload);
postRequest.end();

package.json

      {
  "name": "test",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "PDF.co",
  "main": "app.js",
  "scripts": {
  },
  "keywords": [
    "pdf.co",
    "web",
    "api",
    "bytescout",
    "api"
  ],
  "author": "ByteScout & PDF.co",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "request": "^2.88.2"
  }
}