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# Get Template

> Retrieve a specific template by ID



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/v01.19.00/openapi-v01.19.00.json get /templates/{id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Firma Partner API
  description: >-
    RESTful API for document signing and template management.


    **Authentication**: All endpoints require API key authentication via the
    `Authorization` header. Use your API key directly without any prefix (e.g.,
    `your-api-key`). The Bearer prefix is optional but not required.


    **Security Features**:

    - Input validation using Zod schemas with detailed field-level error
    messages

    - RSA-256 signed JWT tokens for embedded template access


    **Rate Limiting**: Rate limits are tiered based on operation type:

    - Read operations (GET): 200 requests per minute

    - Write operations (POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE): 120 requests per minute

    - Webhook CRUD operations: 60 requests per minute

    - Webhook test: 10 requests per minute

    - API key regeneration/expiration: 1 request per minute

    - Webhook secret rotation: 1 request per minute


    When rate limits are exceeded, the API returns a `429 Too Many Requests`
    response with headers:

    - `X-RateLimit-Limit`: Maximum requests per minute for this endpoint

    - `X-RateLimit-Remaining`: Requests remaining in current window

    - `X-RateLimit-Reset`: Unix timestamp when limit resets

    - `Retry-After`: Seconds until retry is allowed


    **Error Handling**: All errors return structured JSON responses with `error`
    (human-readable message), `code` (machine-readable identifier), and
    `details` (field-level validation errors when applicable).


    **Embedded Template Integration**: The Firma Template Editor can be embedded
    in your application using a standalone JavaScript library.


    ```html

    <!-- Load the Firma Template Editor library -->

    <script
    src="https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/embed-proxy/template-editor.js"></script>


    <script>

    // Generate JWT token via API first

    fetch('https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api/generate-template-token',
    {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        companies_workspaces_templates_id: 'template-id'
      })
    })

    .then(res => res.json())

    .then(data => {
      // Initialize editor with JWT token
      window.FirmaTemplateEditor.init({
        container: '#firma-editor-container',
        jwt: data.token,
        templateId: 'template-id',
        theme: 'dark',
        readOnly: false,
        onSave: (savedData) => {
          console.log('Template saved:', savedData);
        },
        onError: (error) => {
          console.error('Editor error:', error);
        },
        onLoad: (template) => {
          console.log('Template loaded:', template);
        }
      });
    });

    ```
  version: 01.19.00
  contact:
    name: API Support
    url: https://firma.com/support
servers:
  - url: https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api
    description: Production API - Recommended (Current)
  - url: https://api.firma.dev/api/v1
    description: Production API - Planned
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Company
    description: Company information and settings
  - name: Workspaces
    description: Workspace management operations
  - name: Templates
    description: Template management operations
  - name: Signing Requests
    description: Document signing request operations
  - name: Custom Fields
    description: >-
      Custom field definition management for workspaces, templates, and signing
      requests
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Webhook configuration and management
  - name: JWT Management
    description: JWT token generation and revocation for embedded templates
  - name: Workspace Settings
    description: Workspace configuration and settings
  - name: Email Domains
    description: >-
      Email domain setup and verification for sending signing request emails
      from custom domains
  - name: Email Templates
    description: >-
      Email template management for workspace and company-level customization of
      signing request notifications
  - name: Legacy
    description: Deprecated endpoints maintained for backward compatibility
paths:
  /templates/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Templates
      summary: Get Template
      description: Retrieve a specific template by ID
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Template retrieved successfully
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: 'Rate limit: 200 requests per minute'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              schema:
                type: integer
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Template'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFoundError'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitError'
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Template:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the template
        name:
          type: string
          description: Template name
          maxLength: 255
        description:
          type: string
          description: Template description
          nullable: true
        document_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: >-
            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 template retrieval to get a fresh URL if
            expired.
        document_url_expires_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            ISO 8601 timestamp when the document_url will expire. After this
            time, the URL will return an access denied error. Fetch the template
            again to receive a fresh signed URL.
        page_count:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          description: Number of pages in the document
        expiration_hours:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          default: 168
          description: Hours until signing requests created from this template expire
        credit_cost:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          default: 1
          description: >-
            Number of credits consumed when a signing request is sent from this
            template. Minimum value is 1.
        settings:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SigningRequestSettings'
        recipients:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TemplateUser'
          description: Template recipients (included in GET single template)
        fields:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TemplateField'
          description: Template fields (included in GET single template)
        created_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Template creation timestamp
        updated_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Template last update timestamp
    SigningRequestSettings:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Signing request and template settings. All 9 fields are returned by
        every endpoint that includes settings.
      properties:
        allow_download:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether recipients can download the document
          default: true
        attach_pdf_on_finish:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to attach PDF when signing is complete
          default: true
        allow_editing_before_sending:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the signing request can be edited before sending
          default: false
        use_signing_order:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Whether signing order is enforced among recipients. When true,
            signers receive the document in sequence based on their order. When
            false, all signers receive the document simultaneously.
          default: true
        hand_drawn_only:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            When enabled, signers can only hand-draw their signatures and cannot
            use typed/font-based signatures
          default: false
        send_signing_email:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to send signing request notification emails to signers
          default: true
        send_finish_email:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to send completion email when all signers finish
          default: true
        send_expiration_email:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to send expiration notification email when request expires
          default: true
        send_cancellation_email:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Whether to send cancellation notification email when request is
            cancelled
          default: true
        require_otp_verification:
          type: boolean
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Whether signers must verify their email with a one-time code before
            accessing the document. null = inherit from workspace/company
            setting.
          default: null
    TemplateUser:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the template user
        name:
          type: string
          description: Recipient name (combined first and last name)
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: Recipient email address
        first_name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient first name
        last_name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient last name
        designation:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Signer
            - Approver
            - CC
          description: >-
            Role of the recipient. Signer signs the document, Approver approves
            with approval fields, CC receives a copy when complete.
        order:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          description: Order in which the recipient should sign
        phone_number:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient phone number
        street_address:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient street address
        city:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient city
        state_province:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient state or province
        postal_code:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient postal code
        country:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient country
        title:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient job title
        company:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Recipient company name
        required_fields:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: >-
            List of recipient data fields required for sending (based on
            template fields with variable_name mappings). Always includes
            'email' and 'first_name'.
        missing_fields:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: List of required fields that are currently empty for this recipient
        required_read_only_fields:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              variable_name:
                type: string
                nullable: true
                description: Variable name of the read-only field
              variable_defined_name:
                type: string
                nullable: true
                description: >-
                  Human-readable field name from the custom field definition
                  (e.g. 'artist_name'). Only present for fields linked to a
                  custom field definition, null otherwise.
              field_type:
                type: string
                description: Type of the field (text, date, etc.)
          description: >-
            List of required read-only fields that need pre-filled values before
            sending
        ready_to_send:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this recipient has all required data filled in for sending
    TemplateField:
      type: object
      description: A field placed on a template document
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the field
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - text
            - signature
            - date
            - checkbox
            - dropdown
            - radio_buttons
            - number
            - text_area
            - file
            - initial
            - stamp
            - approval_signature
            - approval_checkmark
            - approval_date
          description: Type of the field
        required:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the field is required
        recipient_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          nullable: true
          description: ID of assigned recipient
        variable_name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Variable name for field (used in templates)
        variable_defined_name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Human-readable field name from the custom field definition (e.g.
            'artist_name'). Only present for fields linked to a custom field
            definition, null otherwise.
        position:
          type: object
          description: >-
            Position and dimensions of the field on the document. All values are
            percentages (0-100). The field must fit within the page: x + width
            <= 100 and y + height <= 100.
          properties:
            x:
              type: number
              minimum: 0
              maximum: 100
              description: X coordinate of field position (percentage, 0-100)
            'y':
              type: number
              minimum: 0
              maximum: 100
              description: Y coordinate of field position (percentage, 0-100)
            width:
              type: number
              minimum: 0
              maximum: 100
              description: >-
                Width of the field (percentage, 0-100). Note: x + width must be
                <= 100
            height:
              type: number
              minimum: 0
              maximum: 100
              description: >-
                Height of the field (percentage, 0-100). Note: y + height must
                be <= 100
        page_number:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Page number where the field is located (1-indexed). Must not exceed
            the document's total page count.
        dropdown_options:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Options for dropdown fields
        multi_group_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Group ID for linking multiple checkbox or radio button fields
            together. Fields sharing the same multi_group_id behave as a
            mutually exclusive group (like radio buttons) - selecting one
            automatically deselects the others in the group. Use the same UUID
            across multiple fields to create a group where only one option can
            be selected at a time.
        date_default:
          type: string
          format: date
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Default date value for date fields (ISO 8601 format, e.g.,
            '2024-01-15')
        date_signing_default:
          type: boolean
          description: Use signing date as default for date fields
        format_rules:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DateFormatRules'
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Formatting rules - currently used for date fields to specify display
            format
        validation_rules:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldValidationRules'
        read_only:
          type: boolean
          default: false
          description: Whether this field is read-only (pre-filled before signing)
        read_only_value:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Static value for read-only fields
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
        message:
          type: string
          description: Detailed error description
        details:
          type: object
          description: Additional error details
          additionalProperties: true
    DateFormatRules:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Formatting rules for date fields. Specifies how date values should be
        displayed and formatted.
      properties:
        dateFormat:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Date format pattern. Use predefined formats or custom patterns with:
            yyyy (4-digit year), MM (2-digit month), dd (2-digit day), MMMM
            (full month name), MMM (abbreviated month name), HH (24-hour), mm
            (minute), ss (second). Examples: 'MM/dd/yyyy' displays as
            01/31/2024, 'MMMM dd, yyyy' displays as January 31, 2024.
          enum:
            - MM/dd/yyyy
            - dd/MM/yyyy
            - yyyy-MM-dd
            - MMMM dd, yyyy
            - MMM dd, yyyy
            - dd MMMM yyyy
          default: MM/dd/yyyy
      example:
        dateFormat: MMMM dd, yyyy
    FieldValidationRules:
      type: object
      nullable: true
      description: >-
        Validation rules for field values. Reserved for future use - currently
        not enforced for any field types.
      additionalProperties: true
  responses:
    UnauthorizedError:
      description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Unauthorized
            message: Invalid API key
    NotFoundError:
      description: Not Found - Resource does not exist
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Not Found
            message: The requested resource was not found
    RateLimitError:
      description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded
      headers:
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Maximum requests per minute
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Requests remaining
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp of reset
        Retry-After:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Seconds until retry allowed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Rate Limit Exceeded
            message: Too many requests. Please wait before retrying.
            details:
              retry_after: 45
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. Use your API key directly without any prefix
        (e.g., 'your-api-key'). Bearer prefix is optional but not required.

````