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Fill PDF Forms Simplified - C#

PDF Fill PDF Forms sample in C# demonstrating ‘Fill PDF Forms Simplified’

Program.cs
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net;

namespace ByteScoutWebApiExample
{
	class Program
	{
		// The authentication key (API Key).
		// Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
		const String API_KEY = "*****************************************";
		
        // Direct URL of source PDF file.
        // You can also upload your own file into PDF.co and use it as url. Check "Upload File" samples for code snippets: https://github.com/bytescout/pdf-co-api-samples/tree/master/File%20Upload/
        const string SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-form/f1040.pdf";
		// PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
		const string Password = "";
		// File name for generated output. Must be a String
		const string FileName = "f1040-form-filled";

		// Destination File Name
		const string DestinationFile = "./result.pdf";

		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			// Create standard .NET web client instance
			WebClient webClient = new WebClient();

			// Set API Key
			webClient.Headers.Add("x-api-key", API_KEY);


			// Values to fill out pdf fields with built-in pdf form filler
			// To fill fields in PDF form, use the following format page;fieldName;value for example: 0;editbox1;text is here. 
			// To fill checkbox, use true, for example: 0;checkbox1;true. 
			// To separate multiple objects, use | separator. 
			// To get the list of all fillable fields in PDF form please use /pdf/info/fields endpoint.
			var fieldString = "1;topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].f1_02[0];John A. Doe|1;topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].FilingStatus[0].c1_01[1];true|1;topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].YourSocial_ReadOrderControl[0].f1_04[0];123456789";

			// If enabled, Runs processing asynchronously. Returns Use JobId that you may use with /job/check to check state of the processing (possible states: working, 
			var async = false;


			// Prepare requests params as JSON
			// See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co
			Dictionary<string, object> parameters = new Dictionary<string, object>();
            parameters.Add("url", SourceFileUrl);
			parameters.Add("name", FileName);
			parameters.Add("password", Password);
            parameters.Add("async", async);
            parameters.Add("fieldsString", fieldString);

            // Convert dictionary of params to JSON
            string jsonPayload = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(parameters);

			try
			{
                // URL of "PDF Edit" endpoint
                string url = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/edit/add";

                // Execute POST request with JSON payload
                string response = webClient.UploadString(url, jsonPayload);

				// Parse JSON response
				JObject json = JObject.Parse(response);

				if (json["error"].ToObject<bool>() == false)
				{
					// Get URL of generated PDF file
					string resultFileUrl = json["url"].ToString();

                    // Download generated PDF file
					webClient.DownloadFile(resultFileUrl, DestinationFile);

					Console.WriteLine("Generated PDF file saved as \"{0}\" file.", DestinationFile);
				}
				else
				{
					Console.WriteLine(json["message"].ToString());
				}
			}
			catch (WebException e)
			{
				Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
			}
			finally
            {
                webClient.Dispose();
            }

            Console.WriteLine();
			Console.WriteLine("Press any key...");
			Console.ReadKey();
		}
	}
}

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