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Display external PDF URL in appian Document Viewer Component

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June 13, 2025
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Hi Team,

I want to display an external PDF URL into a!documentViewerField, i tried using a!webContentField for the same, however the URL is not supported in it.

I am open to first save the document to Appian and then display it.
Please help me with the possible solution to this use case .

Thanks in Advance.

Best answer by stefanhelzle0001

Use an Integration to download the file.

Example here: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/25.2/Integration_Object.html#receiving-a-binary-document

stefanhelzle0001

The document viewer can only display local documents. Use an integration to download the file, then use the ID of the document to display it.

mageshwarang0609

Hi [mention:1df8d6cc6d2d4ac3bae2bc3196dca138:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]

You can explore the possibility of integrating with the external system to retrieve the document and store it in Appian. Once the document is saved as an Appian document, you can use a!documentViewerField to display it within your application.

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amriteshg6866Author

Thanks for your responses,
I am receiving only URL of PDF from web Api.
Kindly suggest how can I download that file and save into Appian