Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF form field values

Use the Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF form field values action to retrieve the available fields, their names and data types, and their values from a PDF form.

For more information about Cloudmersive - PDF, go to Cloudmersive - PDF.

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Configure the Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF form field values action

  1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

  1. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
  1. Specify the PDF File to retrieve the field details and values from.
  2. Create or select a variable for the output.

For more information on all the required and optional configuration fields, go to Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF form field values action fields and settings.

Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF form field values action fields and settings

Section Field Description Variable types

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Connection

The Cloudmersive - PDF connection used to interact with PDF files.

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File

The PDF file that you want to retrieve the field names, data types, and values from.

Note: Your tenancy's default file storage location must be configured to hold files for later reference by the workflow. This location is used for uploaded files and for files stored as output from actions.

File
Output Form fields

Stores the result of the action as an object. See the Convert API topic for information on these values.

The following values are returned:

  • Success: (Boolean)
  • Form fields: (Collection)
    • Name: (Text)
    • Type: (Text)
    • Value: (Text)
    • Selected index: (Integer)
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