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Create a Document
POST: /v1/documents
Description
Creates a new blank document for the authenticated user
Format
JSON <multipart/related>
URL Parameters
None
Data Parameters
| Field | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | Yes | String | The name of the document |
| senderName | Yes | String | The sender name shown on the invitation email and UI |
| senderEmail | Yes | String | Email address shown in the invitation email |
| signingStatus | Yes | Integer | 52 : system will send the invitation out to the recipients. 51 : system will not send the invitation SIGNING_STATUS_DRAFT = 51 SIGNING_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS = 52 SIGNING_STATUS_COMPLETED = 53 SIGNING_STATUS_REJECTED = 54 |
| documentType | Yes | Integer | DOCUMENT_TYPE_DOCUMENT = 5 DOCUMENT_TYPE_TEMPLATE_LINK = 6 DOCUMENT_TYPE_REGULAR_TEMPLATE = 7 DOCUMENT_TYPE_BULK_TEMPLATE = 8 |
| hsmDigitalSignEnabled | No | Boolean | If set to True, the document signing will use digital signature. If set to False, the document signing will not use digital signature. |
| postBackUrl | No | String | Call back URL is used to receive the notification of Document & the finalized documents |
| invitations | No | JSONArray | Array of invitation objects |
| id | Integer | Unique identifier for the invitation | |
| recipientName | String | Signer’s name showed on UI | |
| recipientEmail | String | Email used to receive and send invitation and notification | |
| actionType | Integer | INVITATION_TYPE_SIGNER = 15; INVITATION_TYPE_VIEWER = 16; INVITATION_TYPE_REVIEWER = 17; INVITATION_TYPE_SIGNING_HOST = 18; INVITATION_TYPE_OPEN_SIGNER = 21; |
|
| status | Integer | RECIPIENT_STATUS_NOT_SENT = 60; RECIPIENT_STATUS_WAIT_TO_OPEN = 61; RECIPIENT_STATUS_REACH_DEADLINE = 62; RECIPIENT_STATUS_WORK_IN_PROGRESS = 63; RECIPIENT_STATUS_VIEWED = 64; RECIPIENT_STATUS_RECIPIENT_REJECTED = 65; RECIPIENT_STATUS_FINALIZED = 67; RECIPIENT_STATUS_CANCELED = 68; |
|
| sequence | Integer | The sequence that the invitee should follow |
Response
Response returns a response containing the information about the document that was created or an error
Response Parameters
| Field | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| success | Yes | Boolean | True if the request was successful, False otherwise |
| deleted | Yes | Boolean | True if the document is deleted, false otherwise |
| documentType | Yes | Integer | See above table |
| hasBouncedEmails | Yes | Boolean | True if the document contains invitations that were sent to another user to sign |
| isPublished | Yes | Boolean | Applies for template links, True if the template is published |
| signerCount | Yes | Integer | Number of invited signers |
| signingStatus | Yes | Integer | See table above for status codes |
EXAMPLE REQUEST / RESPONSE (Python)
Request:
data =
{"documents": [
"title": "API Test document 001",
"senderName": "Python User 27",
"senderEmail": "pythonuser27@mail.com",
"signingStatus": 51,
"documentType": 8,
"invitations": [
{
"id": -1,
"recipientName": "Python Recipient",
"recipientEmail": "pythonrecip@mail.com",
"actionType": 15,
"status": 60,
"sequence": 1
}
]
}
]
}
requests.post("https://sign.signority.com/api/v1/documents/array", data=data, auth=(apiKey, ""))
Response:
{
'documents': [
{
'GUID': 'afaf5ec8-183a-418a-866b-19e9cd781197',
'createdTime': 1590588787473,
'deleted': False,
'documentSentTime': 1590588787473,
'documentType': 5,
'folderId': -5,
'hasBouncedEmails': False,
'id': 27437,
'isPublished': False,
'lastModifiedTime': 1590588787543,
'pkiEnabled': False,
'sharedToTeam': False,
'signerCount': 1,
'signingStatus': 51,
'title': 'API Test document 001',
'user':
{
'id': 1354
},
'version': 1
}],
'returnedAllDocumentsOfFolder': False,
'success': True
}
