Manage Formstack Documents templates and data routes, and merge data into them.
Explore 16 workflow actions for Formstack Documents, including account permissions and operation limits.
9 read actions7 write actions
WORKFLOW ACTIONS
What you can configure.
Choose an action in the workflow builder, connect an account, and map its inputs. These actions are available in the catalog; your account access and a successful test determine whether they work for your setup.
Copy document
Write
Copy a document under a new name.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Create document
Write
Create a document template from HTML or a file.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Delete data route
Write
Delete a data route.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Delete document
Write
Delete a document template.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Get data route
Read
Read a data route with its merge URL.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
Get document
Read
Read a document template's settings and merge URL.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
List data route deliveries
Read
List where a data route's merges are delivered.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
List data route fields
Read
List the merge fields across a data route's documents.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
List data route rules
Read
List a data route's rules and their conditions.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
List data routes
Read
List the account's data routes.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
List document deliveries
Read
List where a document's merges are delivered.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
List document fields
Read
List a document's merge fields.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
List documents
Read
List the account's document templates, optionally by search term or folder.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
Merge data route
Write
Send data to a data route's merge URL, merging each document its rules pick.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Merge document
Write
Send data to a document's merge URL so it is merged and delivered.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Update document
Write
Change a document's settings or contents; its type stays.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Formstack Documents API key and secret from the account's API page
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
SETUP
Start with a controlled test.
01Connect the intended account
Use the account and permissions required for your process. Review the connection check before configuring a workflow action.
02Review inputs and access
Select a listed operation and map its required inputs. Use test records and add a human approval before writes that need review.
03Confirm the result
Inspect step outputs and confirm the result in Formstack Documents. A saved workflow is not a completed provider action.