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POST
/
api
/
placeholder
curl -X POST 'https://api.sendforsign.com/api/placeholder' \
     -H 'X-Sendforsign-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
    "data": {
        "action": "update",
        "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
        "contractKey": "CONTRACT_KEY",
        "placeholders": [
            {
                "placeholderKey": "PLACEHOLDER_KEY",
                "insertion": [
                    {
                        "action": "update",
                        "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
                        "id": 0,
                        "pageId": 0,
                        "width": 100,
                        "height": 100,
                        "positionX": 1,
                        "positionY": 1
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}'

{
    "code": 201,
    "message": "Placeholder updated"
}
Basic placeholders are text placeholders that can be used to fill in HTML and PDF contracts. Additionally, they can be linked to any recipient afterward. Before placing placeholders in a PDF, you need to create them in advance.

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Body parameters

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data
object
required

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Response

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placeholder
string
Placeholder structure.
​
code
string
The code of the answer.
​
message
string
The message of the answer.
curl -X POST 'https://api.sendforsign.com/api/placeholder' \
     -H 'X-Sendforsign-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
    "data": {
        "action": "update",
        "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
        "contractKey": "CONTRACT_KEY",
        "placeholders": [
            {
                "placeholderKey": "PLACEHOLDER_KEY",
                "insertion": [
                    {
                        "action": "update",
                        "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
                        "id": 0,
                        "pageId": 0,
                        "width": 100,
                        "height": 100,
                        "positionX": 1,
                        "positionY": 1
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}'

{
    "code": 201,
    "message": "Placeholder updated"
}