curl -X POST 'https://api.sendforsign.com/api/contract' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer 123456789' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
    "data": {
        "action": "create",
        "userKey": "USER_KEY",
        "contract": {
            "name": "New contract",
            "templateKey": "TEMPLATE_KEY"
        },
        "placeholders": [
            {
                "placeholderKey": "PLACEHOLDER_KEY",
                "value": "Placeholder value"
            },
            {
                "name": "Placeholder name",
                "value": "Placeholder value"
            }
        ]
    }
}'

     {
       "contract": {
                "createTime": "2023-12-01 12:18:55",
                "contractKey": "CONTRACT_KEY"
                 },
       "code": "201",
       "message": "Contract created"
    }
The best way to fill in contracts is to prepare a template that already contains all the necessary placeholders in the text. This way, you can populate the necessary data in the right placeholders within the contracts with a single API call.

​
Body parameters

​
action
string
required
Action type.
​
userKey
string
ID of the user who create the contract. If not specified, the default user credentials will be used.
​
contract
required
Contract structure.
​
placeholders
string
Array of placeholders, optional.

​
Response

​
contract
string
Contract structure.
​
code
string
The code of the answer.
​
message
string
The message of the answer.
curl -X POST 'https://api.sendforsign.com/api/contract' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer 123456789' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
    "data": {
        "action": "create",
        "userKey": "USER_KEY",
        "contract": {
            "name": "New contract",
            "templateKey": "TEMPLATE_KEY"
        },
        "placeholders": [
            {
                "placeholderKey": "PLACEHOLDER_KEY",
                "value": "Placeholder value"
            },
            {
                "name": "Placeholder name",
                "value": "Placeholder value"
            }
        ]
    }
}'

     {
       "contract": {
                "createTime": "2023-12-01 12:18:55",
                "contractKey": "CONTRACT_KEY"
                 },
       "code": "201",
       "message": "Contract created"
    }