Merge and Share Fillable Link

Purpose

This API will allow you to generate pre-filled fillable links for the given records.

HTTP Request URL

https://{zohoapis_domain}/writer/api/v1/documents/{{document_id}}/merge/sharetofill

Path Parameters

Parameter	Data Type	Description
Mandatory Parameters
document_id	String	Specify a unique id for the Writer document.

Body Parameters

Parameter	Data Type	Description
Mandatory Parameters
You can provide the data in any one of the below formats
merge_data	JSONObject	Pass a String value through 'data' key as JSON Array.
merge_data_csv_content	File	Provide the required csv content in your API request body.
merge_data_json_content	File	Provide the required json content in your API request body.
merge_data_csv_url	url	Provide the required csv url in your API request body.
merge_data_json_url	url	Provide the required json url in your API request body.
Optional Parameters
test_mode	Boolean (true/false)	Using this param, you can test the Merge APIs without consuming any credit points. The output file will contain a watermark as it is used only for testing purpose. Test mode limit: 50 merges/day for an org.

Note:

To use this API, an OAuth token should be generated with the following scopes ZohoWriter.documentEditor.ALL and ZohoWriter.merge.ALL
Before using this API, ensure that the settings of 'Merge and Share Fillable Link' option under 'Choose Output' section is configured for the template inside our editor UI.

Sample Request

Copiedcurl --location --request POST "https://www.zohoapis.com/writer/api/v1/documents/ponazfea04477109f4681a831e7177d96bc40/merge/sharetofill" \
  --header "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken xxx.yyy.zzz" \
  --form "merge_data={\"data\":[{\"name\":\"Amelia\",\"email\":\"amelia@zylker.com\"}]}"

Sample Response

Copied{
    "merge_report_data_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/api/v1/merge/job/<jobId>/data",
    "merge_report_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/v1/mailmerge/job/<jobId>",
    "records": [
        {
            "data": {“name”:”Amelia”,”email”:"amelia@zylker.com"},
	        "fillable_link": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/open/ponazfea04477109f4681a831e7177d96bc40/fill", 
            "status": "inprogress"
        }
    ]
    "status": "success"

Deluge Snippet

Copieddata = Map();
data.put("InvoiceNo","12345"); 
data.put("InvoiceDate","27 May 2022"); 
data.put("InvoiceAmount","$100");
param = Map();
param.put("merge_data",{"data":data});
info param;
response = invokeurl
[
	url :"https://www.zohoapis.com/writer/api/v1/documentsolce2ef696f1810ee46ed8331f25aaece75dd/merge/sharetofill"
	type :POST
	parameters:param
	connection:"<connection_name>"
];
info response;

Sample Response

Copied{
  "merge_report_data_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/api/v1/merge/job/<jobId>/data",
  "merge_report_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/v1/mailmerge/job/<jobId>",
  "records": [
    {
      "data": {
          "InvoiceNo": "12345",
          "InvoiceDate": "27 May 2022",
          "InvoiceAmount": "$100",
          "id": "0e002287-7c45-4188-af9f-65*****”
      },
      "fillable_link": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/open/ponazfea04477109f4681a831e7177d96bc40/fill", 
      "status": "inprogress"
    }
  ],
  "status": "inprogress"
}