Import Form Data is a REST API tool that imports values into PDF form fields from an external data file for both XFA forms and Acroforms.
Start right from your browser - upload files, choose parameters, generate code, and send API Calls directly from API Lab!
to receive your free API Key.curl -X POST "https://api.pdfrest.com/pdf-with-imported-form-data" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \ -H "Api-Key: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" \
The response for your API Call will display here.
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Import Form Data
kicks off the process by filling PDF forms with values from an external data source. Once the data is imported, Flatten Forms
locks the data into the PDF, turns the document into a standard PDF for maximum compatibility, and makes forms no longer editable so that the data cannot be modified. Customize PDFs at scale with variable data added and protected in one, quick workflow.Api-Key
field with your unique API
Key
file
with the local path to your
input
curl -X POST "https://api.pdfrest.com/pdf-with-imported-form-data" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \ -H "Api-Key: xxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" \ -F "file=@/path/to/file" \ -F "output=example_out" \ -F "data_file=@/path/to/datafile"
data_file
parameter lets you upload a file containing data to be imported into PDF form fields.
Create your FREE API Key to start processing PDFs in seconds, only possible with pdfRest.