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# Create and send contract

> Create a new contract and immediately send it to the recipients.

### Body parameters

<ParamField body="data" type="object" required>
  <Expandable title="child attribute">
    <ParamField body="action" type="string" required>
      Action type.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="clientKey" type="string" required>
      Key of the client.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="userKey" type="string">
      ID of the user who create the contract. If not specified, the default user credentials will be used.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="contract" type="object" required>
      Contract structure.

      <Expandable title="child attribute">
        <ParamField body="name" type="string">
          Name of the contract.
        </ParamField>

        <ParamField body="value" type="string">
          Content of the contract, use HTML.
        </ParamField>
      </Expandable>
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="recipients" type="array">
      Array of recipients, optional.

      <Expandable title="child attribute">
        <ParamField body="action" type="string">
          What the recipient needs to do with the contract. Available options: `view`, `sign`, `approve`, and `lock`.
        </ParamField>

        <ParamField body="customMessage" type="string">
          Custom note to the recipient. If not specified, the default message will be sent.
        </ParamField>

        <ParamField body="fullname" type="string">
          Full name of the recipient.
        </ParamField>

        <ParamField body="email" type="string" required>
          Email of the recipient.
        </ParamField>

        <ParamField body="position" type="number">
          Signing order. If not specified, all requests will be sent simultaneously.
        </ParamField>
      </Expandable>
    </ParamField>
  </Expandable>
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="contract" type="string">
  Contract structure.

  <Expandable title="child attribute">
    <ResponseField name="createTime" type="string">
      Create time.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="contractKey" type="string">
      ID of the contract.
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="code" type="string">
  The code of the answer.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  The message of the answer.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST 'https://api.sendforsign.com/api/contract' \
       -H 'X-Sendforsign-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
       -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
       -d '{ 
  		  "data": {
  				   "action": "create",
  				   "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
                     "userKey": "USER_KEY", 
  				   "contract": {
  							  "name": "New contract",
  							  "value": "<p>Contract text</p>"
  						     },
             "recipients":[{
                  "action": "view",
                  "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
                  "customMessage": "Custom message text",
                  "fullname": "John Johnson", 
                  "email": "john_johnson@mail.com", 
                  "position": 1
                 }] 
  				  }
         }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
       {
         "contract": {
                  "createTime": "2023-12-01 12:18:55",
                  "contractKey": "CONTRACT_KEY"
                   },
         "code": "201",
         "message": "Contract created"
      }
  ```
</ResponseExample>