Use signNow e-Sign API to Get user info

Create complex but smooth signature workflows by assigning roles to text and signature fields in a document using the signNow API. Easily establish the order of signing and let signNow ensure your recipients sign that sequence.

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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 sendInvite = signnow.template.invite;
 
const id = 'TEMPLATE_ID_GOES_HERE';
const token = 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN';
 
/**
 * @typedef {Object} SignerSettings
 * @property {string} email - signer's email
 * @property {string} role - ole name
 * @property {number} order - role signing order
 * @property {string} reassign - allow reassign signer
 * @property {string} decline_by_signature - signer can decline invite
 * @property {number} reminder - remind via email in days
 * @property {number} expiration_days - expiration of invite in days
 * @property {string} [subject] - specify subject of email
 * @property {string} [message] - specify body of email
 */
 
/**
 * @type {Object}
 * @property {string} document_id
 * @property {SignerSettings[]} to - array of signers
 * @property {string} from - email of sender
 * @property {string[]} [cc] - array with emails
 * @property {string} [subject] - specify subject of email
 * @property {string} [message] - specify body of email
 * @property {string} [on_complete] - on signing complete action
 */
const fieldInvite = {
  document_id: 'TEMPLATE_ID_GOES_HERE',
  to: [
    {
      email: 'EMAIL_OF_SIGNER_1',
      role: 'Signer 1',
      order: 1,
      reassign: '0',
      decline_by_signature: '0',
      reminder: 4,
      expiration_days: 27,
      subject: 'Field invite Signer1',
      message: 'Message1',
    },
    {
      email: 'EMAIL_OF_SIGNER_2',
      role: 'Signer 2',
      order: 1,
      reassign: '0',
      decline_by_signature: '0',
      reminder: 4,
      expiration_days: 27,
      subject: 'Field invite Signer2',
      message: 'Message2',
    },
  ],
  from: 'EMAIL_OF_SENDER',
};
 
/**
 * @param {Object} res
 * @param {string} res.status - e.g. 'success'
 */
const handleResponse = res => {
  console.log(res);
};
 
const handleError = err => {
  console.error(err);
};
 
sendInvite({
  data: {
    ...fieldInvite,
  },
  id,
  token,
}, (err, res) => {
  if (err) {
    handleError(err);
  } else {
    handleResponse(res);
  }
});

public class SendInviteModel
    {
        public IEnumerable<To> to { get; set; }
        public string from { get; set; }
        public object[] cc { get; set; }
        public string subject { get; set; }
        public string message { get; set; }
    }
 
    public class To
    {
        public string email { get; set; }
        public string role_id { get; set; }
        public string role { get; set; }
        public int order { get; set; }
        public string authentication_type { get; set; }
        public string password { get; set; }
        public int expiration_days { get; set; }
        public int reminder { get; set; }
        public string method { get; set; }
        public string phone { get; set; }
    }
public partial class RestSharpSamples
    {
        public static void SignatureInviteFromTemplate(string accessToken, string apiUrl, string templateId, SendInviteModel dataObj, string documentName = "", bool disableEmail = false)
        {
            var client = new RestClient { BaseUrl = new Uri(apiUrl) };
 
            var createDocumentrequest = new RestRequest("/template/" + templateId + "/copy", Method.POST)
                .AddHeader("Accept", "application/json")
                .AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken);
 
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(documentName))
            {
                createDocumentrequest.RequestFormat = DataFormat.Json;
                createDocumentrequest.AddBody(new { document_name = documentName });
            }
 
            var createDocumentResponse = client.Execute(createDocumentrequest);
 
            if (createDocumentResponse.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK)
            {
                throw new Exception($"Can't create document from template. {createDocumentResponse.Content}");
            }
 
            var document = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<CreateResponseModel>(createDocumentResponse.Content);
 
            var disable = (disableEmail) ? "?email=disable" : "";
            var request = new RestRequest("/document/" + document.id + "/invite" + disable, Method.POST)
                .AddHeader("Accept", "application/json")
                .AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken);
 
            request.RequestFormat = DataFormat.Json;
            request.AddBody(dataObj);
 
            var response = client.Execute(request);
            if (response.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK)
            {
                throw new Exception($"Cannot send invite. {response.Content}");
            }
        }
    }

try {
    //Create signature field in document
    Document.Field sign = new Document.Field();
    sign.x = 10;
    sign.y = 10;
    sign.height = 30;
    sign.width = 150;
    sign.type = Document.FieldType.SIGNATURE;
    sign.required = true;
    sign.pageNumber = 0;
    sign.role = "Signer role";
    sign.label = "Your signature here";
 
    Document.Field sign2 = new Document.Field();
    sign2.x = 10;
    sign2.y = 60;
    sign2.height = 30;
    sign2.width = 150;
    sign2.type = Document.FieldType.SIGNATURE;
    sign2.required = true;
    sign2.pageNumber = 0;
    sign2.role = "Another signer role";
    sign2.label = "Your signature here";
     
    //update document with signature field
    cli.documentsService().updateDocumentFields(documentId, Arrays.asList(sign, sign2));
     
    //create signers to roles mapping
    Document.InviteRole role1 = new Document.InviteRole("signer@client.biz", "Another signer role");
    role1.password = "password";
    Document.InviteRole role2 = new Document.InviteRole("signer2@client.biz", "Signer role");
    role2.password = "other_password";
 
    //execute request for invite
    Document.SigningInviteWithRolesRequest request = new Document.SigningInviteWithRolesRequest(
        "author@yourcompany.com",
        Arrays.asList(role1, role2)
    );
    request2.subject = "Document to sign";
    request2.message = "test FFI sign from cli";
    cli.documentsService().sendDocumentSignInvite(documentId, request);
} catch (SNException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

import signnow_python_sdk

if __name__ == '__main__':
    signnow_python_sdk.Config(client_id="CLIENT_ID",
                              client_secret="CLIENT_SECRET",
                              environment="production")

# Enter your own credentials
    username = "USER_NAME"
    password = "USER_PASSWORD"
    template_id = "TEMPLATE_ID"

# Create access_token for the user
    access_token = signnow_python_sdk.OAuth2.request_token(username, password, '*')

to = [{
        "email": "testemail@signnow.com",
        "role_id": "",
        "role": "Signer 1",
        "order": 1
    },
    {
        "email": "testemail1@signnow.com",
        "role_id": "",
        "role": "Signer 2",
        "order": 2

}]

invite_payload = {
        "to": to,
        "from": username
    }

# Create a document from the template
    doc_id = signnow_python_sdk.Template.copy(access_token['access_token'], template_id, "New Doc From Template")

# Get document data
    document_data = signnow_python_sdk.Document.get(access_token['access_token'], doc_id['id'])

# Send signature invite
    invite_response = signnow_python_sdk.Document.invite(access_token['access_token'], doc_id['id'], invite_payload)

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