Fill PDF Forms - Python
PDF Fill PDF Forms sample in Python demonstrating ‘Fill PDF Forms’
FillPDFForms.py
import os
import requests # pip install requests
# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
API_KEY = "**************************************"
# Base URL for PDF.co Web API requests
BASE_URL = "https://api.pdf.co/v1"
def main(args = None):
fillPDFForm()
def fillPDFForm():
"""Fill PDF form using PDF.co Web API"""
# Prepare requests params as JSON
# See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co
# 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/
payload = "{\n \"async\": false,\n \"encrypt\": false,\n \"name\": \"f1040-filled\",\n \"url\": \"https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-form/f1040.pdf\",\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"fieldName\": \"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].FilingStatus[0].c1_01[1]\",\n \"pages\": \"1\",\n \"text\": \"True\"\n },\n {\n \"fieldName\": \"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].f1_02[0]\",\n \"pages\": \"1\",\n \"text\": \"John A.\"\n }, \n {\n \"fieldName\": \"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].f1_03[0]\",\n \"pages\": \"1\",\n \"text\": \"Doe\"\n }, \n {\n \"fieldName\": \"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].YourSocial_ReadOrderControl[0].f1_04[0]\",\n \"pages\": \"1\",\n \"text\": \"123456789\"\n },\n {\n \"fieldName\": \"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].YourSocial_ReadOrderControl[0].f1_05[0]\",\n \"pages\": \"1\",\n \"text\": \"Joan B.\"\n },\n {\n \"fieldName\": \"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].YourSocial_ReadOrderControl[0].f1_05[0]\",\n \"pages\": \"1\",\n \"text\": \"Joan B.\"\n },\n {\n \"fieldName\": \"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].YourSocial_ReadOrderControl[0].f1_06[0]\",\n \"pages\": \"1\",\n \"text\": \"Doe\"\n },\n {\n \"fieldName\": \"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].YourSocial_ReadOrderControl[0].f1_07[0]\",\n \"pages\": \"1\",\n \"text\": \"987654321\"\n } \n\n\n\n ],\n \"annotations\":[\n {\n \"text\":\"Sample Filled with PDF.co API using /pdf/edit/add. Get fields from forms using /pdf/info/fields\",\n \"x\": 10,\n \"y\": 10,\n \"size\": 12,\n \"pages\": \"0-\",\n \"color\": \"FFCCCC\",\n \"link\": \"https://pdf.co\"\n }\n ], \n \"images\": [ \n ]\n}"
# Prepare URL for 'Fill 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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