Thompson Fiuzzi asked 1 year ago
Hi, I'm trying to save the PDFs created thanks to formidable and then send them via API to another server, but I can't find any documentation on the matter.
Has anyone had similar experiences?
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My goal is to send my pdf form via API.
After the user submits the form, an email with the PDF is sent to them.
The process:
1 I created my form where I collect my customer's data.
2 I created the view where I inserted the fields.
3 I created the message in action & notification that downloads the PDF
[frm-pdf view=x entry="[id]" public=1] I would like to send the pdf I created via API.
THX
Victor Font Staff answered 1 year ago
By definition, API communication takes place with JSON REQUEST/RESPONSE. I’ve never heard of any API that can handle file transfers. That’s usually done with ftp.
Thompson Fiuzzi answered 1 year ago
Thanks for your answer, even using an ftp how can I intercept the pdf file created with formidable given that the file is created "on the fly" by calling a view? Thank you.
The file, when it's created, has to written to some directory, doesn't it? The frm_pdfs_download_url filter is the hook where you can retrieve the file's URL to trigger an FTP transfer. https://formidable-masterminds.com/codexv2-hook-detail/?codex_id=4328&entry_type=Filter&return_page=codexv2-filter-list#field_4328_detail_link
Rob LeVine Staff answered 9 months ago
I just recently felt your pain. The file doesn't actually ever get saved to the server because, as you said, it's all on the fly. I found a way to force the file to save on the server. Let me be completely clear that I don't know if it's secure. All I can say is that it works. See my code sample here. It requires that your server has CURL enabled.
Rob LeVine Staff answered 8 months ago
I created a tutorial for my solution
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