Search and Replace Text in a PDF using Bubble API Connector
In this tutorial, we will show you how to search and replace a text inside a PDF using Bubble API Connector.
We will use this sample PDF for this tutorial. We will replace the Your Company Name with XYZ LLC.
IN THIS TUTORIAL
Step 1 – Open My Templates
To get started, go to the My templates tab and click on the New Template button.
Step 2 – Create New Template
Fill out the template creation form and click on Create template.
Step 3 – Open New Template
Now, click on the Edit icon to open the template.
Step 4 – Start with a Blank Page
Click on the Start with a blank page button and close the assistant.
Step 5 – Add Elements
Let’s add four input elements for the Source File, Search Text, Replace Text, and Async and a button to submit the request.
Step 6 – Add Plugin
Let’s go to the Plugins tab and add a plugin.
Step 7 – Install API Connector
Look up the API Connector and click on the Install button.
Step 8 – Add API
Once the API Connector is installed, click on the Add another API button.
Step 9 – Set up API Connector
Let’s configure the API Connector.
- In the API Name field, type in PDF.co Search and Replace Text or your preferred API Name.
- In the Name field, enter Search and Replace Text or your preferred Name.
- In the Use as dropdown box, select the Action option.
- In the Data type dropdown box, leave it to the default JSON or choose your preferred Data type.
- Select POST and enter the PDF.co Editor Web API endpoint
https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/edit/replace-text. You can find more information about the API on documentations. - Under Headers, add x-api-key as the Key with your PDF.co API Key as the Value. You can get your API Key from portal.
- Also under Headers, add accept as the Key and application/json as the Value.
Step 10 – Add Parameters
Let’s add the PDF.co Search and Replace Text parameters.
- In the first Key field, enter the URL parameter, and the value
https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-to-text/sample.pdfand tick off the Queryst check box. - In the second Key field, type in the searchString parameter, the value Your Company Name, and tick off the Queryst check box.
- In the third Key field, type in the replaceString parameter, the value XYZ LLC, and tick off the Queryst check box.
- In the fourth Key field, type in the async parameter, the value false, and tick off the Queryst check box.
- Add a checkmark to the Capture response headers check box and click on the Initialize call button.
Step 11 – Initialize Call Result
When the API Connector is set up correctly, PDF.co PDF Editor will return the sample values below.
Step 12 – Add Event
Now, go to the Workflow tab and click on the box to add an event. Select the Elements, and An element is clicked options.
Step 13 – Add Action
Click on the add an action button and choose the PDF.co Search and Replace Text – Search and Replace Text plugin.
Step 14 – Map Dynamic Values
Let’s map the Input elements’ dynamic values with the PDF Editor parameters.
- In the url field, select the Input Enter Source URL’s value.
- In the searchString field, select the Input Search Text’s value.
- In the replaceString field, select the Input Replace Text’s value.
- In the async field, select the Input Async’s value.
Step 15 – Set Destination
Now, select the Open an external website in the next step and choose the Search and Replace Text’s body URL result in the Destination field.
Step 16 – Preview
Click on the Preview button.
Step 17 – Search and Replace Text
Enter the sample PDF link, text to search, text to replace, and async value. Then, click the Replace button.
Step 18 – Edited PDF Result
Here’s what the Edited PDF output looks like.
In this tutorial, you learned how to search and replace a text inside a PDF. You learned how to set up the API Connector to use the PDF.co Search and Replace Text Web API in Bubble. You also learned how to configure the Workflow to get dynamic values for editing PDF.
