TailoringInstructions

Provides instructions for creating a modified version of a .pptx template

JSON

{
"template": string,
"replaceText": [ ReplaceText ],
"insertImages": [ InsertImage ],
"setChartData": [ SetChartData ],
"updateTableData": [ SetTableCell | AddColumns | AddRows | DeleteColumns | DeleteRows | ReplaceContents ],
"hideShapes": [ HideShape ],
"showShapes": [ ShowShape ],
"deleteShapes": [ DeleteShape ],
"hideSlides": [ HideSlide ],
"showSlides": [ ShowSlide ],
"deleteSlides": [ DeleteSlide ],
}

Fields

template

URL of a .pptx template to be used as the base for modifications. It can be a file previously uploaded to your account or a publicly accessible file hosted elsewhere.

replaceText

Strings to find and replace

insertImages

Insert images into presentation in place of existing shapes

setChartData

Replace data shown in an existing chart

updateTableData

Change the data shown in a table by setting individual cells, adding or deleting rows and columns, or replacing the contents entirely.

hideShapes

Hide shapes

showShapes

Unhide hidden shapes

deleteShapes

Delete shapes from presentation

hideSlides

Hide slides

showSlides

Unhide hidden slides

deleteSlides

Delete slides from presentation

Example

This example inserts a customer name, a logo, and the lastest quarter's data into a .pptx template.

{
    "template": "https://api.slide-tailor.com.com/{accountId}/business-review-template.pptx",
    "replaceText": [ {
        "replaceText": "{customer}",
        "withText": "Acme Rocket Sled"
    } ],
    "insertPictures": [ {
        "replaceShapeNamed": "customer logo placeholder shape",
        "image": "https://me.onedrive.com/shared/acme-logo.png"
    } ],
    "updateChartData": [ {
        "action": "addDataToSeries",
        "shapeName": "$ by month, all time",
        "labels": [
            "Jul 24",
            "Aug 24",
            "Sep 24"
        ],
        "values": [
            "5404",
            "4988",
            "6130"
        ]
    } ]
}