Text places let you insert a specific string at a location in the document.

You can use text places with fixed positions to fill in PDF forms before the first recipient signs.

For example, this sets the value Lorem Ipsum Ltd for the place with key company_name.

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Example

"documents":
[
  {
    ...
    "places": [
      {
        "key": "company_name",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "Lorem Ipsum Ltd",
        "font_size": 12,
        "font_color": "#000000"
      }
    ]
    ...
  }
]

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Parameters

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type
enum
required

Specifies the type of place.

For a text place, the value must be text.

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key
string
required

A user-provided key that identifies a place within a document.

It must be up to 32 characters long, using only lowercase letters, numbers, or underscores, and it must begin with a letter.

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value
string
required

The text content.

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font_size
number

The font size in points. Default is 12.

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font_color
string

The font color in hexadecimal notation. Default is #000000 (black).

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