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POST
/
documents
Create document (Legacy)
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api/documents \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Sales Agreement 2024",
  "recipients": [
    {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "john@example.com"
    }
  ]
}
'
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "name": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "document_url": "<string>",
  "document_url_expires_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "document_page_count": 2,
  "expiration_hours": 168,
  "credit_cost": 1,
  "settings": {
    "allow_download": true,
    "attach_pdf_on_finish": true,
    "allow_editing_before_sending": false,
    "send_signing_email": true,
    "send_finish_email": true,
    "send_expiration_email": true,
    "send_cancellation_email": true,
    "hand_drawn_only": false
  },
  "template_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "date_created": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "date_sent": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "date_finished": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "date_cancelled": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "date_declined": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "expires_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "certificate": {
    "generated": true,
    "generated_on": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "has_error": true
  },
  "final_document_download_url": "<string>",
  "document_only_download_url": "<string>",
  "certificate_only_download_url": "<string>"
}

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API key for authentication. Use your API key directly without any prefix (e.g., 'your-api-key'). Bearer prefix is optional but not required.

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required

Document name

Maximum string length: 255
​
recipients
object[]

Response

Document created successfully

​
id
string<uuid>

Unique identifier for the signing request

​
name
string

Signing request name

Maximum string length: 255
​
description
string | null

Signing request description

​
document_url
string<uri>

Pre-signed URL to the PDF document. This is a time-limited signed URL for secure access - see document_url_expires_at for expiration time. Initial URLs are valid for 7 days; refreshed URLs are valid for 1 hour. Request a new signing request retrieval to get a fresh URL if expired.

​
document_url_expires_at
string<date-time> | null

ISO 8601 timestamp when the document_url will expire. After this time, the URL will return an access denied error. Fetch the signing request again to receive a fresh signed URL.

​
document_page_count
integer

Number of pages in the document

Required range: x >= 1
​
status
enum<string>

Current status of the signing request

Available options:
not_sent,
in_progress,
finished,
cancelled,
declined,
deleted,
expired
​
expiration_hours
integer
default:168

Hours until signing request expires (default: 168 = 7 days)

Required range: x >= 1
​
credit_cost
integer
default:1

Number of credits consumed when this signing request was sent. Minimum value is 1.

Required range: x >= 1
​
settings
object
​
use_signing_order
enum<integer>
deprecated

Deprecated: Use settings.use_signing_order (boolean) instead. Whether signing order is enforced (0=false, 1=true).

Available options:
0,
1
​
allow_download
enum<integer>
deprecated

Deprecated: Use settings.allow_download (boolean) instead. Whether recipients can download the document (0=false, 1=true).

Available options:
0,
1
​
allow_editing_before_sending
enum<integer>
deprecated

Deprecated: Use settings.allow_editing_before_sending (boolean) instead. Whether editing is allowed before sending (0=false, 1=true).

Available options:
0,
1
​
hand_drawn_only
enum<integer>
deprecated

Deprecated: Use settings.hand_drawn_only (boolean) instead. Whether only hand-drawn signatures are allowed (0=false, 1=true).

Available options:
0,
1
​
attach_pdf_on_finish
enum<integer>
deprecated

Deprecated: Use settings.attach_pdf_on_finish (boolean) instead. Whether to attach PDF on completion (0=false, 1=true).

Available options:
0,
1
​
template_id
string<uuid> | null

ID of template used to create this signing request

​
date_created
string<date-time>

Signing request creation timestamp

​
date_sent
string<date-time> | null

Timestamp when the signing request was sent

​
date_finished
string<date-time> | null

Timestamp when all signatures were completed

​
date_cancelled
string<date-time> | null

Timestamp when signing request was cancelled

​
date_declined
string<date-time> | null

Timestamp when a signer declined the signing request

​
expires_at
string<date-time> | null

Expiration timestamp

​
certificate
object

Certificate generation status information

​
final_document_download_url
string<uri> | null

Signed URL to download the final signed document (PDF with certificate). Only available when signing request is finished and certificate has been generated. URL expires after 1 hour.

​
final_document_download_error
enum<string> | null

Error indicator if the final document exists but could not be accessed. Value is 'file_not_accessible' when the file path exists but the file is missing or inaccessible, otherwise null.

Available options:
file_not_accessible,
null
​
document_only_download_url
string<uri> | null

Signed URL to download the document-only PDF (signed document without certificate/audit trail pages). Only available when the split PDF feature has been applied. URL expires after 1 hour.

​
document_only_download_error
enum<string> | null

Error indicator if the document-only file exists but could not be accessed.

Available options:
file_not_accessible,
null
​
certificate_only_download_url
string<uri> | null

Signed URL to download the certificate-only PDF (audit trail/certificate pages only). Only available when the split PDF feature has been applied. URL expires after 1 hour.

​
certificate_only_download_error
enum<string> | null

Error indicator if the certificate-only file exists but could not be accessed.

Available options:
file_not_accessible,
null