PDF Filler

Integrate this step into your Zapier workflow to:

• Add text, images and signatures to a PDF

• Fill PDF form fields

• Create a new PDF from a template

Input

Name	Description	Required
Source PDF	Provide the URL of the PDF document, or leave blank to create a new PDF from scratch.	No
Text Annotations	Specify each text annotation using the format x;y;page;text.	Fill at least one
Image Embeds	Define each image using the format x;y;page;urltoimage;link;width;height. Use PDF.co PDF Inspector to find or measure PDF coordinates.	Fill at least one
Fillable Form Fields	Specify each fillable field value in the format page;fieldName;value. Use the PDF.co Info Tool or the Get PDF Info PDF.co step for field names in PDF forms.	Fill at least one
Output PDF Name	Name of the output PDF file.	No
Allow Empty Text and Image Objects	Enable to process text objects and images even with empty URLs.	No
Auto-trim Input Values	Automatically removes leading/trailing spaces and line breaks from input text values.	No
Template Data	Input data in JSON format that can be used within annotations and fields.	No
Custom Profiles	Define additional options for the conversion process in a JSON string format. See API Profiles for details.	No

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Data Format and Examples

Text Annotations

This parameter represents one or more text objects to add to a PDF. Each text object is made of a parameter separated by the ; symbol. It uses the format:

x;y;pages;text;fontSize;fontName;fontColor;link;transparent;width;height;alignment.

Sample code

Adds a text annotation, which links to www.pdf.co, to the 20,20 coordinate of all pages in a document (by using: 0-). The text annotation uses the Arial font in red (by using FF0000) with a font size of 24. It has a transparent background, a defined 300 by 200 bounding box and with text aligned to the right.

20;20;0-;Test Text;24;Arial;FF0000;www.pdf.co;true;300;200;right

Sample code

Where 24 is the font size. You can also add styles along with the font size using the following modifiers:

• +bold

• +italic

• +underline

• +strikeout

20;20;0-;Testing Text;24+bold+italic;Arial

Sample code

Another example with bold, italic, underline and strikeout styles would be as follows:

250;20;0-;PDF form filled with PDF.co API;24+bold+italic+underline+strikeout;Arial;FF0000;www.pdf.co;true

Sample code

To put multiple objects, just use the | separator between objects.

250;20;0-;Text1|250;30;0-;Text2|250;50;0-;Text3

If you need to insert a line break then use \n or {{$$newLine}}.

Image Embeds

Each image or PDF object can be defined as:

x;y;pages;urlToImageOrPDF;linkToOpen;width;height.

Sample code

20;80;0-;bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/pdf-edit/logo.png;www.pdf.co;200;200

Sample code

To separate multiple objects, use the | separator.

100;180;0-;bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/pdf-edit/logo.png|400;180;0-;bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/pdf-edit/logo.png;www.pdf.co;200;200

You can also use a base64 datauri embedded image or a filetoken:// link to a file from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage.

Fillable Form Fields

To fill fields in a PDF form, use the format page;fieldName;value.

To define the font name, size and style for the form input, use the following schema:

page;fieldName;Field Text;size+bold+italic+underline+strikeout;FontName.

Sample code

0;editbox1;text for my edit box;12+bold;Arial

Sample code

To fill a checkbox, use true against the target checkbox object.

0;checkbox1;true

Sample code

To separate multiple objects, use the | separator.

0;editbox1;text for my edit box;12+bold;Arial|0;editbox2;text for another edit box;12;Arial|0;checkbox1;true

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Source PDF URL & Google

Note

When using Google Drive, it’s typically recommended to choose the File option. For more advanced file integration techniques, see Integrating File Sources with pdf.co.

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Output

Name	Description
url	The temporary URL on the PDF.co file server.
outputLinkValidTill	A timestamp which indicates how long the url will be available for.
error	Details of any errors (if any).
status	The response status code. If all good this will be 200.
name	The name of the file.
jobId	The unique identifier for the job.
credits	The credits spent on the process.
remainingCredits	The credits left on your account.
duration	The time it took for the process.

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