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Fill PDFs with Java

A simple API for filling out PDFs from your app. Set up a PDF template and use Java to pass data into the form.

Write Java, receive PDF

Have existing PDF forms? Simply upload them to Anvil to create templates. With our RESTful endpoint, you'll be ready to receive data over API and fill your PDF.

It’s that simple. Take your structured data, develop against it with Java, make the request, and save the response.

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class PDFFillSimpleExample {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();

    // JSON object
    ObjectNode dataObj = mapper.createObjectNode();
    dataObj.put("shortText", "HELLO");
    dataObj.put("date", "2022-07-08");

    ObjectNode payload = mapper.createObjectNode();
    payload.put("title", "My PDF Title");
    payload.put("fontSize", 10);
    payload.put("textColor", "#333333");
    payload.putPOJO("data", dataObj);

    String payloadStr = mapper.writeValueAsString(payload);
    String pdfTemplateEid = "B5Loz3C7GVortDmn4p2P";

    // your Anvil API_KEY
    RestClient client = new RestClient(API_KEY);
    HttpResponse<byte[]> response = client.fillPdf(pdfTemplateEid, payloadStr);

    Files.write(Paths.get("output/fill-output.pdf"), response.body());
    System.out.println("Fill PDF finished");
  }
}

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