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How to PDF create fillable PDF forms for fillable PDF forms in JavaScript using ByteScout Cloud API Server

ByteScout Cloud API Server is API server that is ready to use and can be installed and deployed in less than 30 minutes on your own Windows server or server in a cloud. It can save data and files on your local server-based file storage or in Amazon AWS S3 storage. Data is processed solely on the API server and is powered by ByteScout engine, no cloud services or Internet connection is required for data processing..

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app.js

      
// Please NOTE: In this sample we're assuming Cloud Api Server is hosted at "https://localhost". // If it's not then please replace this with with your hosting url. 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" } }

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