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

ByteScout Cloud API Server: 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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FillablePDFForms.py

      
import os import requests # pip install requests # 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. # The authentication key (API Key). # Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api API_KEY = "**************************************" # Base URL for PDF.co Web API requests BASE_URL = "https://localhost" def main(args = None): fillPDFForm() def fillPDFForm(): """Fillable PDF form using PDF.co Web API""" # Prepare requests params as JSON # See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co payload = "{\n \"async\": false,\n \"encrypt\": true,\n \"name\": \"newDocument\",\n \"url\": \"https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/sample.pdf\",\n \"annotations\":[ \n {\n \"text\":\"sample prefilled text\",\n \"x\": 10,\n \"y\": 30,\n \"size\": 12,\n \"pages\": \"0-\",\n \"type\": \"TextField\",\n \"id\": \"textfield1\"\n },\n {\n \"x\": 100,\n \"y\": 150,\n \"size\": 12,\n \"pages\": \"0-\",\n \"type\": \"Checkbox\",\n \"id\": \"checkbox2\"\n },\n {\n \"x\": 100,\n \"y\": 170,\n \"size\": 12,\n \"pages\": \"0-\",\n \"link\": \"https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/logo.png\",\n \"type\": \"CheckboxChecked\",\n \"id\":\"checkbox3\"\n } \n \n ],\n \n \"images\": [\n {\n \"url\": \"bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/logo.png\",\n \"x\": 200,\n \"y\": 250,\n \"pages\": \"0\",\n \"link\": \"www.pdf.co\"\n }\n \n ]\n}" # Prepare URL for 'Fillable PDF' API request url = "{}/pdf/edit/add".format(BASE_URL) # Execute request and get response as JSON response = requests.post(url, data=payload, headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}) if (response.status_code == 200): json = response.json() if json["error"] == False: # Get URL of result file resultFileUrl = json["url"] # Download result file r = requests.get(resultFileUrl, stream=True) if (r.status_code == 200): with open(destinationFile, 'wb') as file: for chunk in r: file.write(chunk) print(f"Result file saved as \"{destinationFile}\" file.") else: print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}") else: # Show service reported error print(json["message"]) else: print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}") if __name__ == '__main__': main()

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