# Add a text watermark to a PDF Add a text watermark to a PDF document in your Power Automate flow. Use this action to add a watermark to a PDF document in your Power Automate flow. <PowerAutomateAction title="Add a text watermark to a PDF" caption="Add a text watermark to a PDF." connection="PDF Blocks Next" fields={[ { label: "File Content", kind: "token", value: "File Content", required: true }, { label: "1st Line", placeholder: "The first line of text of the watermark", required: true }, { label: "2nd Line", placeholder: "The second line of text of the watermark" }, { label: "3rd Line", placeholder: "The third line of text of the watermark" }, { label: "Template", value: "1001" }, { label: "Color", kind: "select", value: "Gray", options: ["Black", "Blue", "Gray", "Red"] }, { label: "Transparency", value: "75" }, { label: "Margin", value: "1" }, { label: "Pages", placeholder: "The pages to stamp, as a comma-separated list of page numbers", advanced: true }, ]} /> <ConnectorNotice kind="parameter" /> Check the available watermark templates in our [Catalog](https://pdfblocks.com/assets/documents/pdfblocks-watermark-templates.pdf). ## Parameters <ParamField name="File Content" type="File" required> The content of the input PDF document. </ParamField> <ParamField name="1st Line" type="String" required> The first line of text of the watermark. The maximum length is 32 characters. </ParamField> <ParamField name="2nd Line" type="String"> The second line of text of the watermark. This field is optional. The maximum length is 32 characters. </ParamField> <ParamField name="3rd Line" type="String"> The third line of text of the watermark. This field is optional. The maximum length is 32 characters. </ParamField> <ParamField name="Template" type="Integer Number" default="1001"> The id of the watermark template. Check available templates in our [Watermark Template Catalog](https://pdfblocks.com/assets/documents/pdfblocks-watermark-templates.pdf). This field is optional. </ParamField> <ParamField name="Color" type="String" default="Gray"> The color of the text of the watermark. This field is optional. Valid values are Gray, Red, Blue, and Black. </ParamField> <ParamField name="Transparency" type="Integer Number" default="75"> The transparency level for the watermark from 0 (opaque) to 100 (transparent). This field is optional. Valid values are integer numbers between 0 and 100. </ParamField> <ParamField name="Margin" type="Number" default="1.0"> The distance in inches from the border of the page to the watermark. This field is optional. The value must be positive and can be decimal. </ParamField> <ParamField name="Pages" type="String"> The pages to stamp, as a comma-separated list of page numbers and ranges (for example `1..3,5`). A negative number counts from the end, so `-1` is the last page. Leave empty to stamp every page. This field is optional. </ParamField> ## Response <ParamField name="Watermarked PDF File Content" type="File"> The content of the watermarked PDF document. You can use it as an input to other actions in your flow. </ParamField> ## Related actions <CardGroup cols={2}> <Card title="Add image watermark" href="/docs/power-automate/add-image-watermark-to-pdf"> Stamp an image instead of text. </Card> <Card title="Add password" href="/docs/power-automate/add-password-to-pdf"> Protect the watermarked document with a password. </Card> <Card title="Add restrictions" href="/docs/power-automate/add-restrictions-to-pdf"> Restrict copying, printing, and editing. </Card> <Card title="Merge documents" href="/docs/power-automate/merge-pdf-documents"> Combine several PDFs before or after watermarking. </Card> </CardGroup>

Add a text watermark to a PDF

Add a text watermark to a PDF document in your Power Automate flow.

Use this action to add a watermark to a PDF document in your Power Automate flow.

ParametersSettingsCode viewTestingAbout

File Content

1st Line

The first line of text of the watermark

2nd Line

The second line of text of the watermark

3rd Line

The third line of text of the watermark

Template

1001

Color

Transparency

Margin

Add a text watermark to a PDF.

Some parameters below are rolling out to the published PDF Blocks connector and may not appear in your environment yet. To use them today, import the connector from GitHub as a custom connector.

Check the available watermark templates in our Catalog.

Parameters

File ContentFilerequired

The content of the input PDF document.

1st LineStringrequired

The first line of text of the watermark. The maximum length is 32 characters.

2nd LineString

The second line of text of the watermark. This field is optional. The maximum length is 32 characters.

3rd LineString

The third line of text of the watermark. This field is optional. The maximum length is 32 characters.

TemplateInteger Numberdefault:1001

The id of the watermark template. Check available templates in our Watermark Template Catalog. This field is optional.

ColorStringdefault:Gray

The color of the text of the watermark. This field is optional. Valid values are Gray, Red, Blue, and Black.

TransparencyInteger Numberdefault:75

The transparency level for the watermark from 0 (opaque) to 100 (transparent). This field is optional. Valid values are integer numbers between 0 and 100.

MarginNumberdefault:1.0

The distance in inches from the border of the page to the watermark. This field is optional. The value must be positive and can be decimal.

PagesString

The pages to stamp, as a comma-separated list of page numbers and ranges (for example 1..3,5). A negative number counts from the end, so -1 is the last page. Leave empty to stamp every page. This field is optional.