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PDF form server

Document Engine includes support for filling, reading, creating, and editing PDF AcroForms. It offers developers an API for programmatic access to PDF form objects, as well as integration with our client-side SDKs for manual form filling through a UI.

For a cross-product overview of Web SDK, Document Engine, and DWS Viewer API forms workflows, refer to the choose the right forms workflow setup guide.

What are forms?

The concept of forms in PDFs is similar to that of a form in the physical world. Forms allow a user to enter unique information into a preformatted page. As it’s an electronic format, PDF offers certain advantages to users — for example, the ability to edit entered information at a later date.

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Form data — Fill or extract

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Create, edit, or remove

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