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POST
/
api
/
placeholder
curl -X POST 'https://api.sendforsign.com/api/placeholder' \
     -H 'X-Sendforsign-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
    "data": {
        "action": "update",
        "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
        "contractKey": "CONTRACT_KEY",
        "placeholders": [
            {
                "placeholderKey": "PLACEHOLDER_KEY",
                "insertion": [
                    {
                        "action": "update",
                        "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
                        "id": 0,
                        "pageId": 0,
                        "width": 100,
                        "height": 100,
                        "positionX": 1,
                        "positionY": 1
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}'

{
    "code": 201,
    "message": "Placeholder updated"
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://about.sendforsign.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Basic placeholders are text placeholders that can be used to fill in HTML and PDF contracts. Additionally, they can be linked to any recipient afterward. Before placing placeholders in a PDF, you need to create them in advance.

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Body parameters

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data
object
required

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Response

​
placeholder
string
Placeholder structure.
​
code
string
The code of the answer.
​
message
string
The message of the answer.
curl -X POST 'https://api.sendforsign.com/api/placeholder' \
     -H 'X-Sendforsign-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
    "data": {
        "action": "update",
        "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
        "contractKey": "CONTRACT_KEY",
        "placeholders": [
            {
                "placeholderKey": "PLACEHOLDER_KEY",
                "insertion": [
                    {
                        "action": "update",
                        "clientKey": "YOUR_CLIENT_KEY",
                        "id": 0,
                        "pageId": 0,
                        "width": 100,
                        "height": 100,
                        "positionX": 1,
                        "positionY": 1
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}'

{
    "code": 201,
    "message": "Placeholder updated"
}