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Fillable PDF Forms - Node Js - AWS Lambda

PDF Create Fillable PDF Forms sample in AWS Lambda demonstrating ‘Fillable PDF Forms - Node Js’

app.js
var https = require("https");

// The authentication key (API Key).
// Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
const 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 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 = "";

// 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: 'result.pdf',
    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')
    }
};

exports.handler = async (event) => {

    let dataString = '';
    const promise_response = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        
        // Send request
        var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => {
            response.on('data', chunk => {
                dataString += chunk;
            });
            
            response.on('end', () => {
                resolve({
                    statusCode: 200,
                    body: JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(dataString), null, 4)
                });
            });
              
        }).on("error", (e) => {
            reject({
                statusCode: 500,
                body: 'Something went wrong!'
            });
        });
        
        // Write request data
        postRequest.write(jsonPayload);
        postRequest.end();
    });

    return promise_response;
};

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