How do I edit documents in Zoho Writer? Any sample codes?
To edit an existing document from your web application, you need to make use of Zoho Writer's Edit Document API.
HTML Sample Code:
<form method="POST" action=" https://writer.zoho.com/writer/officeapi/v1/document" enctype="multipart/form-data" target="_self"
accept-charset="UTF-8">
Upload Document for Edit: <input type="file" name="document" size="38"> <br><br>
Upload Document for Edit: <input type="file" name="document" size="38"> <br><br>
<input type="hidden" name="apikey" value="423s*****">
<input type="hidden" name="permissions" value='{"document.export":true,"document.print":true,"document.edit":true,"review.comment":true,"collab.chat":true}'>
<input type="hidden" name="editor_settings" value='{"unit":"in", "language":"en","view":"pageview"}'>
<input type="hidden" name="callback_settings" value='{"save_format":"docx","save_url":"https://yourdomain.com/save.php","context_info":"Doc Info"}'>
<input type="hidden" name="document_info" value='{"document_name":"Sample", "document_id":"138859911"}'>
<input type="hidden" name="user_info" value='{"user_id":"1000", "display_name":"James"}'>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Edit Document">
</form>
Curl Sample Code:
curl -X POST \
-H 'content-type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW' \
-F apikey=423s***** \
-F document=@/Users/username/Documents/Sample.docx \
-F 'editor_settings={'\''unit'\'':'\''in'\'','\''language'\'':'\''en'\'','\''view'\'':'\''pageview'\''}' \
-F 'permissions={'\''document.export'\'':true,'\''document.print'\'':true,'\''document.edit'\'':true,'\''review.changes.resolve'\'':false,'\''review.comment'\'':true,'\''collab.chat'\'':true}' \
-F 'callback_settings={'\''save_format'\'':'\''docx'\'','\''context_info'\'':'\''doc or user info'\'','\''save_url'\'':'\''https://yourdomain.com/save.php/'/''}' \
-F 'document_info={'\''document_name'\'':'\''Sample'\'', '\''document_id'\'':138859911}' \
-F 'user_info={'\''user_id'\'':'\''1000'\'','\''display_name'\'':'\''James'\''}'
You can also build and test Edit Document requests right from your browser with Office Integrator Postman Collection.