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Get your API key

To begin using Sendforsign and gain the capability to generate documents through our infrastructure, you need to create your SFS account. Creating a new account will automatically generate a unique API key for you.

API key

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Create your Client key

When the API is created, you need to generate a Сlient key for every account on your platform that will be using the SFS infrastructure. Use your unique API key for this purpose. Learn more here.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.sendforsign.com/api/client' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer 123456789' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{ 
		  "data": {
				   "action": "create",
				   "client": {
							  "fullname": "John Johnson",
							  "email": "john_johnson@mail.com",
							  "organization": "Company Inc.",
							  "customKey": "YOUR_COMBINATION"
						     }
				  }
       }'

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Create your first document

SFS provides you with two ways of creating documents: by using an API request (API way) or via our React UI (visual way). Let’s create a simple document using our Create API request. Learn more here.
cURL
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",
							  "value": "<p>Hello world</p>"
						     }
				  }
       }'
As a response, you will receive a unique contract key.
json
{
    "contract": {
        "createTime": "2024-03-07T15:18:41.000Z",
        "contractKey": "d29b3893-826c-47d0-abdd-c6ed2b691a5c"
    },
    "code": "201",
    "message": "Contract created"
}

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Send your document

Now you’re ready to send your contract to recipients. You will need just one API call to do this. Learn more here.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.sendforsign.com/api/recipient' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer 123456789' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{ 
		  "data": {
				   "action": "send",
				   "clientKey": "CLIENT_KEY",
                   "userKey": "USER_KEY", 
				   "contractKey": "CONTRACT_KEY",
           "recipients":[
            {
                "action": "sign",
                "customMessage": "Custom message text",
                "fullname": "John Johnson", 
                "email": "john_johnson1@mail.com", 
                "position": 1
            },
            {
                "action": "view",
                "customMessage": "Custom message text",
                "fullname": "John Johnson", 
                "email": "john_johnson2@mail.com", 
                "position": 2
            }
               ], 
				  }
       }'