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signing-requests
/
{id}
@firma-dev/sdk
import { FirmaClient } from "@firma-dev/sdk";

const firma = new FirmaClient({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const response = await firma.signingRequests.updateSigningRequest({
    id: "id",
    signing_request_properties: {
        name: "Updated Contract Name",
        expiration_hours: 72
    },
    recipients: [{
            id: "rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
            first_name: "John",
            last_name: "Smith",
            email: "john.smith@example.com",
            designation: "Signer",
            order: 1
        }, {
            first_name: "Jane",
            last_name: "Doe",
            email: "jane@example.com",
            designation: "Signer",
            order: 2
        }],
    deleted_recipients: [{
            recipient_id: "rec2-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
            field_action: "reassign",
            reassign_to_recipient_id: "rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
        }],
    fields: [{
            id: "field1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
            type: "signature",
            position: {
                x: 15,
                y: 85,
                width: 30,
                height: 10
            },
            page_number: 1,
            required: true,
            recipient_id: "rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
        }],
    reminders: [{
            hours: 48,
            all_users: true,
            subject: "Reminder: Please sign the document",
            message: "This is a reminder to complete your signature."
        }]
});
console.log(response);
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api/signing-requests/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "signing_request_properties": {
    "name": "Updated Contract Name",
    "expiration_hours": 72
  },
  "recipients": [
    {
      "id": "rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "first_name": "John",
      "last_name": "Smith",
      "email": "john.smith@example.com",
      "designation": "Signer",
      "order": 1
    },
    {
      "first_name": "Jane",
      "last_name": "Doe",
      "email": "jane@example.com",
      "designation": "Signer",
      "order": 2
    }
  ],
  "deleted_recipients": [
    {
      "recipient_id": "rec2-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "field_action": "reassign",
      "reassign_to_recipient_id": "rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
    }
  ],
  "fields": [
    {
      "id": "field1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "type": "signature",
      "position": {
        "x": 15,
        "y": 85,
        "width": 30,
        "height": 10
      },
      "page_number": 1,
      "required": true,
      "recipient_id": "rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
    }
  ],
  "reminders": [
    {
      "hours": 48,
      "all_users": true,
      "subject": "Reminder: Please sign the document",
      "message": "This is a reminder to complete your signature."
    }
  ]
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api/signing-requests/{id}"

payload = {
    "signing_request_properties": {
        "name": "Updated Contract Name",
        "expiration_hours": 72
    },
    "recipients": [
        {
            "id": "rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
            "first_name": "John",
            "last_name": "Smith",
            "email": "john.smith@example.com",
            "designation": "Signer",
            "order": 1
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Jane",
            "last_name": "Doe",
            "email": "jane@example.com",
            "designation": "Signer",
            "order": 2
        }
    ],
    "deleted_recipients": [
        {
            "recipient_id": "rec2-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
            "field_action": "reassign",
            "reassign_to_recipient_id": "rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
        }
    ],
    "fields": [
        {
            "id": "field1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
            "type": "signature",
            "position": {
                "x": 15,
                "y": 85,
                "width": 30,
                "height": 10
            },
            "page_number": 1,
            "required": True,
            "recipient_id": "rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
        }
    ],
    "reminders": [
        {
            "hours": 48,
            "all_users": True,
            "subject": "Reminder: Please sign the document",
            "message": "This is a reminder to complete your signature."
        }
    ]
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {Authorization: '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    signing_request_properties: {name: 'Updated Contract Name', expiration_hours: 72},
    recipients: [
      {
        id: 'rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
        first_name: 'John',
        last_name: 'Smith',
        email: 'john.smith@example.com',
        designation: 'Signer',
        order: 1
      },
      {
        first_name: 'Jane',
        last_name: 'Doe',
        email: 'jane@example.com',
        designation: 'Signer',
        order: 2
      }
    ],
    deleted_recipients: [
      {
        recipient_id: 'rec2-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
        field_action: 'reassign',
        reassign_to_recipient_id: 'rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000'
      }
    ],
    fields: [
      {
        id: 'field1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
        type: 'signature',
        position: {x: 15, y: 85, width: 30, height: 10},
        page_number: 1,
        required: true,
        recipient_id: 'rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000'
      }
    ],
    reminders: [
      {
        hours: 48,
        all_users: true,
        subject: 'Reminder: Please sign the document',
        message: 'This is a reminder to complete your signature.'
      }
    ]
  })
};

fetch('https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api/signing-requests/{id}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api/signing-requests/{id}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'signing_request_properties' => [
        'name' => 'Updated Contract Name',
        'expiration_hours' => 72
    ],
    'recipients' => [
        [
                'id' => 'rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
                'first_name' => 'John',
                'last_name' => 'Smith',
                'email' => 'john.smith@example.com',
                'designation' => 'Signer',
                'order' => 1
        ],
        [
                'first_name' => 'Jane',
                'last_name' => 'Doe',
                'email' => 'jane@example.com',
                'designation' => 'Signer',
                'order' => 2
        ]
    ],
    'deleted_recipients' => [
        [
                'recipient_id' => 'rec2-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
                'field_action' => 'reassign',
                'reassign_to_recipient_id' => 'rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000'
        ]
    ],
    'fields' => [
        [
                'id' => 'field1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
                'type' => 'signature',
                'position' => [
                                'x' => 15,
                                'y' => 85,
                                'width' => 30,
                                'height' => 10
                ],
                'page_number' => 1,
                'required' => true,
                'recipient_id' => 'rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000'
        ]
    ],
    'reminders' => [
        [
                'hours' => 48,
                'all_users' => true,
                'subject' => 'Reminder: Please sign the document',
                'message' => 'This is a reminder to complete your signature.'
        ]
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: <api-key>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api/signing-requests/{id}"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"signing_request_properties\": {\n    \"name\": \"Updated Contract Name\",\n    \"expiration_hours\": 72\n  },\n  \"recipients\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\",\n      \"first_name\": \"John\",\n      \"last_name\": \"Smith\",\n      \"email\": \"john.smith@example.com\",\n      \"designation\": \"Signer\",\n      \"order\": 1\n    },\n    {\n      \"first_name\": \"Jane\",\n      \"last_name\": \"Doe\",\n      \"email\": \"jane@example.com\",\n      \"designation\": \"Signer\",\n      \"order\": 2\n    }\n  ],\n  \"deleted_recipients\": [\n    {\n      \"recipient_id\": \"rec2-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\",\n      \"field_action\": \"reassign\",\n      \"reassign_to_recipient_id\": \"rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"fields\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"field1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\",\n      \"type\": \"signature\",\n      \"position\": {\n        \"x\": 15,\n        \"y\": 85,\n        \"width\": 30,\n        \"height\": 10\n      },\n      \"page_number\": 1,\n      \"required\": true,\n      \"recipient_id\": \"rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"reminders\": [\n    {\n      \"hours\": 48,\n      \"all_users\": true,\n      \"subject\": \"Reminder: Please sign the document\",\n      \"message\": \"This is a reminder to complete your signature.\"\n    }\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api/signing-requests/{id}")
  .header("Authorization", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"signing_request_properties\": {\n    \"name\": \"Updated Contract Name\",\n    \"expiration_hours\": 72\n  },\n  \"recipients\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\",\n      \"first_name\": \"John\",\n      \"last_name\": \"Smith\",\n      \"email\": \"john.smith@example.com\",\n      \"designation\": \"Signer\",\n      \"order\": 1\n    },\n    {\n      \"first_name\": \"Jane\",\n      \"last_name\": \"Doe\",\n      \"email\": \"jane@example.com\",\n      \"designation\": \"Signer\",\n      \"order\": 2\n    }\n  ],\n  \"deleted_recipients\": [\n    {\n      \"recipient_id\": \"rec2-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\",\n      \"field_action\": \"reassign\",\n      \"reassign_to_recipient_id\": \"rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"fields\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"field1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\",\n      \"type\": \"signature\",\n      \"position\": {\n        \"x\": 15,\n        \"y\": 85,\n        \"width\": 30,\n        \"height\": 10\n      },\n      \"page_number\": 1,\n      \"required\": true,\n      \"recipient_id\": \"rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"reminders\": [\n    {\n      \"hours\": 48,\n      \"all_users\": true,\n      \"subject\": \"Reminder: Please sign the document\",\n      \"message\": \"This is a reminder to complete your signature.\"\n    }\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.firma.dev/functions/v1/signing-request-api/signing-requests/{id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"signing_request_properties\": {\n    \"name\": \"Updated Contract Name\",\n    \"expiration_hours\": 72\n  },\n  \"recipients\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\",\n      \"first_name\": \"John\",\n      \"last_name\": \"Smith\",\n      \"email\": \"john.smith@example.com\",\n      \"designation\": \"Signer\",\n      \"order\": 1\n    },\n    {\n      \"first_name\": \"Jane\",\n      \"last_name\": \"Doe\",\n      \"email\": \"jane@example.com\",\n      \"designation\": \"Signer\",\n      \"order\": 2\n    }\n  ],\n  \"deleted_recipients\": [\n    {\n      \"recipient_id\": \"rec2-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\",\n      \"field_action\": \"reassign\",\n      \"reassign_to_recipient_id\": \"rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"fields\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"field1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\",\n      \"type\": \"signature\",\n      \"position\": {\n        \"x\": 15,\n        \"y\": 85,\n        \"width\": 30,\n        \"height\": 10\n      },\n      \"page_number\": 1,\n      \"required\": true,\n      \"recipient_id\": \"rec1-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"reminders\": [\n    {\n      \"hours\": 48,\n      \"all_users\": true,\n      \"subject\": \"Reminder: Please sign the document\",\n      \"message\": \"This is a reminder to complete your signature.\"\n    }\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "name": "<string>",
  "signing_request": {
    "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": 123,
    "status": "<string>",
    "expiration_hours": 123,
    "settings": {
      "allow_download": true,
      "attach_pdf_on_finish": true,
      "hand_drawn_only": true
    },
    "template_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "expires_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "created_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": [
    {
      "first_name": "<string>",
      "email": "jsmith@example.com",
      "id": "<string>",
      "_temp_id": "<string>",
      "template_user_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "last_name": "<string>",
      "order": 2,
      "phone_number": "<string>",
      "street_address": "<string>",
      "city": "<string>",
      "state_province": "<string>",
      "postal_code": "<string>",
      "country": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "company": "<string>",
      "custom_fields": {}
    }
  ],
  "reminders": [
    {
      "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "hours": 2,
      "subject": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>",
      "all_users": true,
      "template_user_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "recipient_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "sent_on": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "properties_updated": true,
    "recipients_created": 123,
    "recipients_updated": 123,
    "recipients_deleted": 123,
    "fields_created": 123,
    "fields_updated": 123,
    "fields_reassigned": 123,
    "fields_deleted": 123,
    "reminders_created": 123,
    "reminders_updated": 123,
    "warnings": [
      "<string>"
    ]
  }
}
{
  "error": "Validation failed",
  "message": "Multiple validation errors occurred",
  "details": {
    "recipients": [
      "Recipient 1: email is invalid"
    ],
    "deleted_recipients": [
      "Cannot reassign: designations must match"
    ],
    "fields": [
      "Field 2: x coordinate must be between 0 and 100"
    ]
  }
}
{
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "Invalid API key"
}
{
  "error": "Not Found",
  "message": "The requested resource was not found"
}
{
  "error": "Rate Limit Exceeded",
  "message": "Too many requests. Please wait before retrying.",
  "details": {
    "retry_after": 45
  }
}

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.

Path Parameters

​
id
string<uuid>
required

Signing request ID

Body

application/json
​
signing_request_properties
object

Update signing request properties

​
recipients
object[]

Upsert recipients - include 'id' to update existing recipients, use '_temp_id' (e.g., 'temp_1') for new recipients to reference them in fields and reminders within the same request

​
deleted_recipients
object[]

Recipients to delete and how to handle their fields

​
force_remove_conditions
boolean
default:false

When deleting recipients whose fields are referenced by conditions in other fields: if true, automatically remove the condition references; if false (default), the request will be rejected with an error listing the dependent fields.

​
fields
object[]

Upsert fields - include id to update, omit id to create new

​
reminders
object[]

Upsert reminders - include id to update, omit id to create new

Response

Signing request updated successfully. Returns the updated signing request and summary of changes made.

Signing request update result

​
id
string<uuid>
required

Signing request ID (for backward compatibility)

​
name
string
required

Signing request name (for backward compatibility)

​
signing_request
object

Summary of the updated signing request (subset of full SigningRequest schema)

​
recipients
object[]

Updated recipients list

​
reminders
object[]

Updated reminders list

​
summary
object

Summary of all changes made in this update