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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>",
  "status": "draft",
  "document_url": "<string>",
  "page_count": 2,
  "expiration_hours": 168,
  "template_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "settings": {
    "allow_download": true,
    "attach_pdf_on_finish": true,
    "allow_editing_before_sending": false,
    "use_signing_order": true,
    "hand_drawn_only": false,
    "send_signing_email": true,
    "send_finish_email": true,
    "send_expiration_email": true,
    "send_cancellation_email": true,
    "require_otp_verification": null
  },
  "created_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updated_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "sent_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "finished_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "cancelled_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "recipients": [
    {
      "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "first_name": "<string>",
      "last_name": "<string>",
      "name": "<string>",
      "email": "jsmith@example.com",
      "designation": "Signer",
      "order": 2,
      "phone_number": "<string>",
      "street_address": "<string>",
      "city": "<string>",
      "state_province": "<string>",
      "postal_code": "<string>",
      "country": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "company": "<string>",
      "custom_fields": {},
      "finished_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  ],
  "fields": [
    {
      "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "type": "text",
      "recipient_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "page_number": 2,
      "x_position": 123,
      "y_position": 123,
      "width": 123,
      "height": 123,
      "required": true,
      "read_only": true,
      "read_only_value": "<string>",
      "variable_name": "<string>",
      "variable_defined_name": "<string>",
      "dropdown_options": [
        "<string>"
      ],
      "format_rules": {},
      "validation_rules": {},
      "date_signing_default": true,
      "final_value": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "warnings": [
    "<string>"
  ]
}

Documentation Index

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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

Signing request as returned by CREATE endpoints (POST /signing-requests, POST /documents)

​
id
string<uuid>

Unique identifier for the signing request

​
name
string

Signing request name

Maximum string length: 255
​
description
string | null

Signing request description

​
status
enum<string>

Status is always 'draft' for newly created signing requests

Available options:
draft
​
document_url
string<uri>

Pre-signed URL to the PDF document

​
page_count
integer

Number of pages in the document

Required range: x >= 1
​
expiration_hours
integer
default:168

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

Required range: x >= 1
​
template_id
string<uuid> | null

Template ID if created from a template

​
settings
object

Signing request and template settings. All 9 fields are returned by every endpoint that includes settings.

​
created_date
string<date-time>

Creation timestamp

​
updated_date
string<date-time>

Last update timestamp

​
sent_date
string<date-time> | null

When the signing request was sent

​
finished_date
string<date-time> | null

When all signatures were completed

​
cancelled_date
string<date-time> | null

When the signing request was cancelled

​
recipients
object[]

Signing request recipients

​
fields
object[]

Signing request fields with flat position values

​
warnings
string[]

Optional email format validation warnings. Only present when recipient emails have unusual formats.