Documenso Fields API

Add and configure signature and form fields on a document.

Operations 3

POST /documents/{id}/fields Create a field for a document #
PATCH /documents/{id}/fields/{fieldId} Update a field #
DELETE /documents/{id}/fields/{fieldId} Delete a field #

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OpenAPI Specification

documenso-fields-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Documenso Public Documents Fields API
  description: Public REST API (v1) for Documenso, the open-source DocuSign alternative. Programmatically create, upload, send, retrieve, and delete documents, manage recipients (signers) and signature fields, and work with reusable templates. Authentication uses a per-account API token passed in the Authorization header.
  termsOfService: https://documenso.com/legal/terms
  contact:
    name: Documenso Support
    email: support@documenso.com
    url: https://documenso.com
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://github.com/documenso/documenso/blob/main/LICENSE
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://app.documenso.com/api/v1
  description: Documenso Cloud (production)
security:
- apiToken: []
tags:
- name: Fields
  description: Add and configure signature and form fields on a document.
paths:
  /documents/{id}/fields:
    post:
      operationId: createField
      tags:
      - Fields
      summary: Create a field for a document
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DocumentId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateFieldRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Field created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
  /documents/{id}/fields/{fieldId}:
    patch:
      operationId: updateField
      tags:
      - Fields
      summary: Update a field
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DocumentId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FieldId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateFieldRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Field updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteField
      tags:
      - Fields
      summary: Delete a field
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DocumentId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FieldId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Field deleted.
components:
  schemas:
    Field:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        documentId:
          type: integer
        recipientId:
          type: integer
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldType'
        page:
          type: integer
        positionX:
          type: number
        positionY:
          type: number
        width:
          type: number
        height:
          type: number
    CreateFieldRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - recipientId
      - type
      - pageNumber
      - pageX
      - pageY
      - pageWidth
      - pageHeight
      properties:
        recipientId:
          type: integer
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldType'
        pageNumber:
          type: integer
        pageX:
          type: number
          description: X position as a percentage of page width.
        pageY:
          type: number
          description: Y position as a percentage of page height.
        pageWidth:
          type: number
        pageHeight:
          type: number
    FieldType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - SIGNATURE
      - FREE_SIGNATURE
      - INITIALS
      - NAME
      - EMAIL
      - DATE
      - TEXT
      - NUMBER
      - RADIO
      - CHECKBOX
      - DROPDOWN
  parameters:
    FieldId:
      name: fieldId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    DocumentId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    apiToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: API token issued from the Documenso dashboard, sent in the Authorization header (format `api_xxxxxxxx`).