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"
    }