# Text Field API

| **Text field**                                                                                                                                              |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *\<field type=”text” name=”string” placeholder=”string” roleId=”id” optional=”boolean” search=”boolean” multilines=”boolean” min=”intager” max=”integer”/>* |

#### Text Field attributes

* **type** — define if this field is text type, mandatory attribute.
* **name** — string, length from 1 up to 128 symbols, restricted symbols &, “, <, >, field name used to fill in on envelope, unique for document, mandatory attribute.
* **placeholder** — field placeholder displayable on template and envelope, length from 0 up to 1024 symbols, if empty on envelope will be displayed field name, optional attribute.
* **roleId** — id of the role who should fill field on envelope, mandatory attribute.
* **optional** — boolean, defines if field to be filled in optionally or not on envelope, if not set default value false, optional attribute.
* **search** — boolean, defines if field is searchable on envelope search or not, if not set default value false, optional attribute.
* **multilines** — boolean, multiline or single line text, multiline should be textarea on UI, optional, default false, optional attribute.
* **min** — integer, allowed values range from 0 to 1000 (if multiline applied than up to 5000), define minimal quantity of symbols has to be entered to field become valid, default value empty, optional attribute.
* **max** — integer, allowed values range from 0 to 1000 (if multiline applied than up to 5000), define maximum quantity of symbols allowed to field to be valid, default value empty, optional attribute.


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