create_fillable_forms

Convert PDFs into fillable forms by adding interactive fields like textboxes and checkboxes. Define field properties such as position, size, and type for customized form creation.

Instructions

Create new fillable form elements in a PDF document.

Example annotations format:
[
    {
        "text": "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": "checkbox1"
    }
]

Ref: https://developer.pdf.co/api-reference/pdf-add#create-fillable-pdf-forms.md

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`annotations`	Yes	List of form annotations to create. Each annotation can be a textfield or checkbox with properties like 'x', 'y', 'size', 'pages', 'type', and 'id'.
`api_key`	No	PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional)
`httppassword`	No	HTTP auth password if required to access source url. (Optional)
`httpusername`	No	HTTP auth user name if required to access source url. (Optional)
`name`	No	File name for the generated output. (Optional)
`url`	Yes	URL to the source PDF file. Supports publicly accessible links including Google Drive, Dropbox, PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. Use 'upload_file' tool to upload local files.

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "annotations": {
      "description": "List of form annotations to create. Each annotation can be a textfield or checkbox with properties like 'x', 'y', 'size', 'pages', 'type', and 'id'.",
      "items": {},
      "title": "Annotations",
      "type": "array"
    },
    "api_key": {
      "default": "",
      "description": "PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional)",
      "title": "Api Key",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "httppassword": {
      "default": "",
      "description": "HTTP auth password if required to access source url. (Optional)",
      "title": "Httppassword",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "httpusername": {
      "default": "",
      "description": "HTTP auth user name if required to access source url. (Optional)",
      "title": "Httpusername",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "default": "",
      "description": "File name for the generated output. (Optional)",
      "title": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "url": {
      "description": "URL to the source PDF file. Supports publicly accessible links including Google Drive, Dropbox, PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. Use 'upload_file' tool to upload local files.",
      "title": "Url",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "url",
    "annotations"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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create_fillable_forms

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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