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Create a Document Group for templates to sign with PHP SDK for API

Create a Document Group for templates to sign with PHP SDK using the API

Create a document group from a list of templates IDs. Users can invite one signer to eSign several documents or send certain documents in the group to different signers within one application.

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Organize templates in groups for faster approval

Use the sample code to organize several templates in a group and send them out in bulk to one or multiple signers.

Node.js

C#

cURL

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'use strict';
 
const signnow = require('@signnow/api-client')({
  credentials: 'BASE64_ENCODED_CLIENT_CREDENTIALS',
  production: true, // if false then uses eval server
});
const createDocumentGroupTemplate = signnow.documentGroupTemplate.create;
 
const token = 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const template_group_name = 'NAME_OF_NEW_DOCUMENT_GROUP_TEMPLATE';
const template_ids = [
  'TEMPLATE_1_ID',
  'TEMPLATE_2_ID',
 
  // ...
];
 
/**
 * see API Reference for routing details configuration info
 * at https://signnow.github.io/SignNowNodeSDK/class/lib/documentGroupTemplate.js~DocumentGroupTemplate.html#static-method-create
 */
const routing_details = {
  invite_steps: [
    {
      order: 1,
      invite_emails: [
        {
          email: 'Email of Signer 1',
          subject: 'Signer 1 Needs Your Signature',
          message: 'Signer 1 invited you to sign Document 1',
          expiration_days: 30,
          reminder: 0,
          hasSignActions: true,
          allow_reassign: '0',
        },
      ],
      invite_actions: [
        {
          email: 'Email of Signer 1',
          role_name: 'Signer 1',
          action: 'sign',
          document_id: 'TEMPLATE_1_ID',
          document_name: 'Document 1',
          role_viewName: 'Signer 1',
          allow_reassign: '0',
          decline_by_signature: '0',
        },
      ],
    },
    {
      order: 2,
      invite_emails: [
        {
          email: 'Email of Signer 2',
          subject: 'Signer 2 Needs Your Signature',
          message: 'Signer 2 invited you to sign Document 2',
          expiration_days: 30,
          reminder: 0,
          hasSignActions: true,
          allow_reassign: '0',
        },
      ],
      invite_actions: [
        {
          email: 'Email of Signer 2',
          role_name: 'Signer 2',
          action: 'sign',
          document_id: 'TEMPLATE_2_ID',
          document_name: 'Document 2',
          role_viewName: 'Signer 2',
          allow_reassign: '0',
          decline_by_signature: '0',
        },
      ],
    },
  ],
  include_email_attachments: 0,
};
 
/**
 * @param {Object} res
 * @param {string} res.id - id of created document group template
 */
const handleResponse = res => {
  console.log(res);
};
 
const handleError = err => {
  console.error(err);
};
 
createDocumentGroupTemplate({
  template_group_name,
  template_ids,
  routing_details,
  token,
}, (err, res) => {
  if (err) {
    handleError(err);
  } else {
    handleResponse(res);
  }
});

public class DocumentGroupSendInviteModel
    {
        public IEnumerable<InviteSteps> invite_steps { get; set; }
        public IEnumerable<CompletionEmails> completion_emails { get; set; }
    }
 
    public class InviteSteps
    {
        public int order { get; set; }
        public IEnumerable<InviteEmails> invite_emails { get; set; }
        public IEnumerable<InviteActions> invite_actions { get; set; }
    }
 
    public class InviteEmails
    {
        public string email { get; set; }
        public int disabled { get; set; }
        public string subject { get; set; }
        public string message { get; set; }
    }
 
    public class InviteActions
    {
        public string email { get; set; }
        public string role_name { get; set; }
        public string action { get; set; }
        public string document_id { get; set; }
        public int allow_reassign { get; set; }
        public Authentication authentication { get; set; }
    }
 
    public class Authentication
    {
        public string type { get; set; }
        public string value { get; set; }
    }
 
    public class CompletionEmails
    {
        public string email { get; set; }
        public int disabled { get; set; }
        public string subject { get; set; }
        public string message { get; set; }
    }
 
    public enum DocumentGroupAction
    {
        sign,
        view
    }
public class CreateResponseModel
    {
        public string id { get; set; }
    }
public partial class RestSharpSamples
    {
        public static CreateResponseModel DocumentGroupSendInvites(string apiUrl, string accessToken, string groupId, DocumentGroupSendInviteModel invites)
        {
            var client = new RestClient { BaseUrl = new Uri(apiUrl) };
 
            var request = new RestRequest($"/documentgroup/{groupId}/groupinvite", Method.POST)
                .AddHeader("Accept", "application/json")
                .AddHeader("Authorization", $"Bearer {accessToken}");
 
            request.RequestFormat = DataFormat.Json;
            request.AddBody(invites);
            var response = client.Execute(request);
 
            if (response.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK)
            {
                throw new Exception(response.Content);
            }
 
            return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<CreateResponseModel>(response.Content);
        }
    }

curl -X POST \
  http://{{url}}/documentgroup/{{document_group_id}}/groupinvite \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {bearer_token}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
   "invite_steps":[
      {
         "order": 1,
         "invite_emails":[
            {
               "email":"{{step1_email}}",
               "subject":"custom subject",
               "message":"custom message"
            }
         ],
         "invite_actions":[
            {
               "email":"{{step1_email}}",
               "role_name":"{{role_name}}",
               "action":"sign",
               "document_id":"{{document_id}}"
            }
         ]
      },
      {
        "order": 2,
         "invite_emails":[
            {
               "email":"{{step2_email}}",
               "subject":"custom subject",
               "message":"custom message"           
            }
         ],
         "invite_actions":[
            {
               "email":"{{step1_email}}",
               "role_name":"{{role_name}}",
               "action":"sign",
               "document_id":"{{document_id}}"
            }
         ] 
      }
   ]
}'

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