Add Text to Slide

The API allows users to add text to a specific slide in a presentation.

Request URI:

Developers can send the request in the following URI format:

https://show.zoho.com/api/<access>/<format>/[presentation_id]/addtext?apikey=[API Key]&authtoken=[AuthToken]&scope=DataAPI

Access : private

Format : xml, json

HTTPs Method : POST

Form Request Parameters Reference

The following are the parameters that needs to be passed in multi-part HTTPs POST request for adding text to a particular slide in a presentation:

Parameter	Value	Description
slide-id	integer	Mandatory. Unique ID associated with each slide.
content	string	Mandatory. Comma separated para values of text and level, where level value is optional. Possible values: [{"text":"para1"},{"text":"para2","level":"2"}] Note: level 1-9 represents text levels e.g., bullet points-first level, sub bullet, etc
placeholder-type	string	Optional. Represents the position in the slide where the text is to be added. Possible values: TITLE\|TXTBODY\|DATETIME\|FOOTER\|SLIDENUM\|CONTENT\|TXT\|SUBTITLE

Refer the below image to understand different text levels.

Multi-part Form Submit - Sample

<form method="POST" action="https://show.zoho.com/api/private/xml/[presentation_id]/addtext" enctype="multipart/form-data" 
target="_self" accept-charset="UTF-8">

<input type="hidden" name="apikey" value="[Zoho_API_Key]">
<input type="hidden" name ="authtoken" id="authtoken" value="bad18eba1ff45jk7858b8ae88a77fa30">
<input type="hidden" name ="scope" id="scope" value="DataAPI">
<input type="hidden" name="content" value="[{"text":"para one"},{"text":"para two","level":"2"}]">
<input type="hidden" name="slide-id" value="50988770088338221">
<input type="hidden" name="placeholder-type" value="TXTBODY">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Add Text">
</form>

Response Parameters Reference

Parameter	Value	Description
presentationId	integer	Unique ID associated with a particular presentation.
slideId	integer	Unique ID associated with each slide.
textAdded	string	Text added to a specific slide.

Sample Response :

The following is a response (both in XML & JSON) for adding text to a specific slide in a presentation.

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
<response uri="/api/private/xml/15265000000006107/addtext">
  <result>
 <presentation>
       <presentationId>15265000000006107</presentationId>
       <slideId>50988770088338221</slideId>
       <textAdded>success</textAdded>
 </presentation>     
  </result>
</response>

JSON

{
  "response": 
   {
        "uri": "/api/private/json/15265000000006107/addtext",
        "result":
        { 
        "presentation":
        { 

            "presentationId":"15265000000006107",
            "slideId":"50988770088338221",
            "textAdded":"success",
        }
        }
    }
}

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