{"id":9571674882322,"title":"PlatoForms Get Form Fields Integration","handle":"platoforms-get-form-fields-integration","description":"\u003cbody\u003eThe PlatoForms API endpoint 'Get Form Fields' provides a functionality that developers can use to retrieve the list of form fields from a specific PDF form. This API interaction allows for a variety to operations centered around form data, such as populating form fields with data programmatically, building dynamic web forms based on the PDF form fields, and manipulating PDF forms to suit specific business needs.\n\nHere are some of the problems that can be solved with the 'Get Form Fields' endpoint:\n\n1. **Automating Form Filling:** By obtaining the form field names and types, developers can script the process to fill in PDF forms with data from a database or a user input from a web form. This greatly reduces manual entry and errors associated with it.\n\n2. **Dynamic Form Generation:** The data obtained from this endpoint allows for the replication of the form structure in a web page. This is useful for building dynamic web forms that mirror the PDF content, ensuring consistency between online and offline forms.\n\n3. **Form Customization:** Knowing the specific fields and their types can help with modifying the form before it is filled. For example, you can use the field data to hide or show certain fields depending on the context in which the form is being used.\n\n4. **Data Validation:** Understanding the structure of the form helps in implementing server-side or client-side validation. By knowing the type of data expected in each field, validations can be applied for date formats, numeric fields, mandatory fields, etc.\n\n5. **PDF Form Analytics:** By parsing the form fields, developers can perform analysis to see which fields are most frequently used, potentially guiding UI\/UX improvements in future form designs.\n\n6. **Integration with Workflow Systems:** With this API, PDF forms can be integrated into automated workflow systems, where different data fields can trigger specific actions or notifications, streamlining business processes.\n\nHere is an example of how the response to the 'Get Form Fields' API call might be formatted in proper HTML:\n\n```html\n\n\n\n \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n \u003ctitle\u003eForm Fields\u003c\/title\u003e\n\n\n \u003ch1\u003eForm Fields from PlatoForms PDF Form\u003c\/h1\u003e\n \u003ctable\u003e\n \u003cthead\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eField Name\u003c\/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eField Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eRequired\u003c\/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eOptions (if applicable)\u003c\/th\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003c\/thead\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003c!--\n Assume here we iterate over JSON response from the PlatoForms API\n For each field we would create a table row as shown below:\n --\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eapplicant_name\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003etext\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eN\/A\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003ebirth_date\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003edate\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eN\/A\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eemployment_status\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003edropdown\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eEmployed, Self-Employed, Unemployed, Student\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003c!-- Additional rows for other form fields here --\u003e\n \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\n```\n\nIn the above code, the HTML page includes a `table` showing the form fields. Each row represents a field with its name, type, whether it's required, and available options for dropdown fields or checkboxes. 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This API interaction allows for a variety to operations centered around form data, such as populating form fields with data programmatically, building dynamic web forms based on the PDF form fields, and manipulating PDF forms to suit specific business needs.\n\nHere are some of the problems that can be solved with the 'Get Form Fields' endpoint:\n\n1. **Automating Form Filling:** By obtaining the form field names and types, developers can script the process to fill in PDF forms with data from a database or a user input from a web form. This greatly reduces manual entry and errors associated with it.\n\n2. **Dynamic Form Generation:** The data obtained from this endpoint allows for the replication of the form structure in a web page. This is useful for building dynamic web forms that mirror the PDF content, ensuring consistency between online and offline forms.\n\n3. **Form Customization:** Knowing the specific fields and their types can help with modifying the form before it is filled. For example, you can use the field data to hide or show certain fields depending on the context in which the form is being used.\n\n4. **Data Validation:** Understanding the structure of the form helps in implementing server-side or client-side validation. By knowing the type of data expected in each field, validations can be applied for date formats, numeric fields, mandatory fields, etc.\n\n5. **PDF Form Analytics:** By parsing the form fields, developers can perform analysis to see which fields are most frequently used, potentially guiding UI\/UX improvements in future form designs.\n\n6. **Integration with Workflow Systems:** With this API, PDF forms can be integrated into automated workflow systems, where different data fields can trigger specific actions or notifications, streamlining business processes.\n\nHere is an example of how the response to the 'Get Form Fields' API call might be formatted in proper HTML:\n\n```html\n\n\n\n \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n \u003ctitle\u003eForm Fields\u003c\/title\u003e\n\n\n \u003ch1\u003eForm Fields from PlatoForms PDF Form\u003c\/h1\u003e\n \u003ctable\u003e\n \u003cthead\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eField Name\u003c\/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eField Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eRequired\u003c\/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eOptions (if applicable)\u003c\/th\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003c\/thead\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003c!--\n Assume here we iterate over JSON response from the PlatoForms API\n For each field we would create a table row as shown below:\n --\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eapplicant_name\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003etext\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eN\/A\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003ebirth_date\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003edate\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eN\/A\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eemployment_status\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003edropdown\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003eEmployed, Self-Employed, Unemployed, Student\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003c!-- Additional rows for other form fields here --\u003e\n \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\n```\n\nIn the above code, the HTML page includes a `table` showing the form fields. Each row represents a field with its name, type, whether it's required, and available options for dropdown fields or checkboxes. This format is useful for debugging, documentation, or building administrative tools that need to display form details in a human-readable format.\u003c\/body\u003e"}