SignWell
SignWell Bulk Send API

Send a document to multiple recipients in batch using templates.
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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: SignWell Developer API Application Bulk Send API
  description: API for creating, managing, and tracking electronic signature workflows.
  version: v1
  termsOfService: https://www.signwell.com/terms/
  contact:
    email: support@signwell.com
servers:
- url: https://www.signwell.com
tags:
- name: Bulk Send
  description: Send a document to multiple recipients in batch using templates.
paths:
  /api/v1/bulk_sends/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Get Bulk Send
      description: Returns information about the Bulk Send.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendId'
        required: true
      tags:
      - Bulk Send
      security:
      - api_key: []
      operationId: getBulkSend
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 3a337429-7411-4796-9d1c-bd68cfe0d256
                name: Parth Galen
                api_application_id: null
                documents_count: 0
                documents_completed: 0
                documents_not_completed: 0
                created_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:08Z'
                user_id: null
                status: Created
                templates:
                - id: b985f6f9-579a-485b-96c1-35d16dc8c8bf
                  name: scale_nursery/totam.key
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendResponse'
        '401':
          description: unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Missing or invalid authorization key
                meta:
                  error: api_key_unauthorized_error
                  message: Not valid authorization token
                  messages:
                  - Not valid authorization token
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: not found
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Not found
                meta:
                  error: record_not_found
                  message: Couldn't find the bulk_send requested
                  messages:
                  - Couldn't find the bulk_send requested
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitErrorResponse'
  /api/v1/bulk_sends:
    get:
      summary: List Bulk Sendings
      description: Returns information about the Bulk Send.
      tags:
      - Bulk Send
      security:
      - api_key: []
      operationId: listBulkSends
      parameters:
      - name: user_email
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserEmail'
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Limit'
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Page'
      - name: api_application_id
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiApplicationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                bulk_sends:
                - id: 81c057c3-8569-4b1d-9a7b-d46f584d815d
                  name: Argonath
                  api_application_id: null
                  documents_count: 0
                  documents_completed: 0
                  documents_not_completed: 0
                  created_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:09Z'
                  user_id: null
                  status: Created
                  template_ids:
                  - a3a6b56e-7d5c-4531-843a-047de9ae1a1e
                - id: 087c6e94-528f-462c-9601-db6b1741a7e9
                  name: Nargothrond
                  api_application_id: null
                  documents_count: 0
                  documents_completed: 0
                  documents_not_completed: 0
                  created_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:09Z'
                  user_id: null
                  status: Created
                  template_ids:
                  - a3a6b56e-7d5c-4531-843a-047de9ae1a1e
                - id: 7544ffc3-6d1a-4328-9e97-c6882e6f2e6b
                  name: Luthany
                  api_application_id: null
                  documents_count: 0
                  documents_completed: 0
                  documents_not_completed: 0
                  created_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:09Z'
                  user_id: null
                  status: Created
                  template_ids:
                  - a3a6b56e-7d5c-4531-843a-047de9ae1a1e
                - id: 5d9cbb3e-f517-4dea-b13f-351866a8f9e7
                  name: Tol-in-Gaurhoth
                  api_application_id: null
                  documents_count: 0
                  documents_completed: 0
                  documents_not_completed: 0
                  created_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:09Z'
                  user_id: null
                  status: Created
                  template_ids:
                  - a3a6b56e-7d5c-4531-843a-047de9ae1a1e
                - id: f515d01f-a50f-4633-b604-58a0cfd84ace
                  name: Marish
                  api_application_id: null
                  documents_count: 0
                  documents_completed: 0
                  documents_not_completed: 0
                  created_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:09Z'
                  user_id: null
                  status: Created
                  template_ids:
                  - a3a6b56e-7d5c-4531-843a-047de9ae1a1e
                current_page: 1
                next_page: null
                previous_page: null
                total_count: 5
                total_pages: 1
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendListResponse'
        '401':
          description: unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Missing or invalid authorization key
                meta:
                  error: api_key_unauthorized_error
                  message: Not valid authorization token
                  messages:
                  - Not valid authorization token
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitErrorResponse'
    post:
      summary: Create Bulk Send
      description: Creates a bulk send, and it validates the CSV file before creating the bulk send.
      tags:
      - Bulk Send
      security:
      - api_key: []
      operationId: createBulkSend
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '201':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 6a287375-c151-435c-9bbe-856074348b25
                template_ids:
                - 3f0cead6-c915-4119-99a1-06ad11f1f684
                api_application_id: 38916d06-bdf2-4cf7-b97c-c2fb72b8c1a8
                documents_count: 0
                created_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:10Z'
                user_id: 810157d0-83c5-4309-8d75-830d4464379e
                status: Enqueuing
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendCreateResponse'
        '422':
          description: unprocessable entity
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                errors:
                  bulk_send_csv:
                  - row: 2
                    data:
                      document_sender_email: not an email
                      document_sender_name: email@signwell.com
                      document_sender_label: Label
                      recipient_email: recipient@signwell.com
                      recipient_name: Recipient
                      recipient_label: Recipient
                    errors:
                    - 'The following columns have an email address invalid: document_sender_email.'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Missing or invalid authorization key
                meta:
                  error: api_key_unauthorized_error
                  message: Not valid authorization token
                  messages:
                  - Not valid authorization token
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitErrorResponse'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateBulkSendRequest'
        required: true
  /api/v1/bulk_sends/csv_template:
    get:
      summary: Get Bulk Send CSV Template
      description: 'Fetches a CSV template that corresponds to the provided document template IDs. CSV templates are blank CSV files that have columns containing required and optional data that can be sent when creating a bulk send. Fields can be referenced by the field label. Example: [placeholder name]_[field label] could be something like customer_address or signer_company_name (if ''Customer'' and ''Signer'' were placeholder names for templates set up in SignWell).'
      parameters:
      - name: template_ids[]
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendTemplateIds'
      - name: base64
        in: query
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Base64Flag'
      tags:
      - Bulk Send
      security:
      - api_key: []
      operationId: getBulkSendCsvTemplate
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
              example: 'document_sender_email,document_sender_name

                fart_138@becker.test,Fart

                '
            application/json:
              example:
                data: ZG9jdW1lbnRfc2VuZGVyX2VtYWlsLGRvY3VtZW50X3NlbmRlcl9uYW1lCnRlcnJ5X3NjYXJ5XzE0MkBuaWNvbGFzLnRlc3QsU2NhcnkgVGVycnkK
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendCsvTemplateResponse'
        '401':
          description: unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Missing or invalid authorization key
                meta:
                  error: api_key_unauthorized_error
                  message: Not valid authorization token
                  messages:
                  - Not valid authorization token
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: not found
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Not found
                meta:
                  error: record_not_found
                  message: Couldn't find the template requested
                  messages:
                  - Couldn't find the template requested
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitErrorResponse'
  /api/v1/bulk_sends/validate_csv:
    post:
      summary: Validate Bulk Send CSV
      description: Validates a Bulk Send CSV file before creating the Bulk Send. It will check the structure of the CSV and the data it contains, and return any errors found.
      parameters: []
      tags:
      - Bulk Send
      security:
      - api_key: []
      operationId: validateBulkSendCsv
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                bulk_send_csv: IkRvY3VtZW50IFNlbmRlciBFbWFpbCIsJ0RvY3VtZW50IFNlbmRlciBOYW1lJywvXERvY3VtZW50LSBTZW5kZXIgPUxhYmVsLEBSZWNpcGllbnRfIEVtYWlsLFJlY2lwaWVudCAqTmFtZSxgUmVjaXBpZW50fiFAIyQlXiYqKCl7fVtdPD4uPyBMYWJlbGAKc2VuZGVyQHNpZ253ZWxsLmNvbSxTZW5kZXIsU2VuZGVyLHJlY2lwaWVudEBzaWdud2VsbC5jb20sUmVjaXBpZW50LFJlY2lwaWVudAplbWFpbEBzb21lLmNvbSwsLGVtYWlsMkBzb21lLmNvbQo=
                template_ids:
                - a80001a0-2936-44ae-b0a2-4eb4e70ef3ef
                skip_row_errors: false
                api_application_id: null
                name: arena_linger/in.css
                subject: Please complete arena_linger/in.css
                message: <p>Hey there,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please review and complete this document. You can click on the document below to get started.</p>
                apply_signing_order: false
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendValidateCsvResponse'
        '422':
          description: unprocessable entity
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                errors:
                  bulk_send_csv:
                  - row: 2
                    data:
                      document_sender_email: not an email
                      document_sender_name: email@signwell.com
                      document_sender_label: Label
                      recipient_email: recipient@signwell.com
                      recipient_name: Recipient
                      recipient_label: Recipient
                    errors:
                    - 'The following columns have an email address invalid: document_sender_email.'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Missing or invalid authorization key
                meta:
                  error: api_key_unauthorized_error
                  message: Not valid authorization token
                  messages:
                  - Not valid authorization token
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitErrorResponse'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendCsvRequest'
        required: true
  /api/v1/bulk_sends/{id}/documents:
    get:
      summary: Get Bulk Send Documents
      description: Returns information about the Bulk Send.
      tags:
      - Bulk Send
      security:
      - api_key: []
      operationId: getBulkSendDocuments
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendId'
        required: true
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Limit'
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 5d88cabc-9352-458a-b19c-80991c4a8255
                name: Minas Tirith
                api_application_id: null
                created_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:14Z'
                user_id: null
                status: Created
                documents:
                - id: 66891ea4-616f-4ecc-ada9-80e5283273f6
                  archived: false
                  created_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:13Z'
                  decline_message: null
                  embedded_edit_url: https://www.signwell.com/edit/document/5153b085-19b0-4688-9694-100eff33b4e3/
                  error_message: null
                  embedded_preview_url: null
                  language: en
                  name: cruelty_notebook/sint.flac
                  requester_email_address: 158_terry_scary@von.example
                  status: Created
                  test_mode: false
                  updated_at: '2026-03-31T15:47:13Z'
                  allow_decline: true
                  allow_reassign: true
                  api_application_id: null
                  custom_requester_email: carolynn_okuneva@predovic.test
                  custom_requester_name: Kylo Ren
                  decline_redirect_url: http://aufderhar-shanahan.test/mira
                  embedded_signing: false
                  expires_in: 10
                  metadata:
                    et: numquam
                    molestias: dolores
                  redirect_url: http://emard.example/preston_heathcote
                  reminders: false
                  apply_signing_order: false
                  message: <p>Hey there,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please review and complete this document. You can click on the document below to get started.</p>
                  subject: Please complete cruelty_notebook/sint.flac
                  labels:
                  - id: e980859e-f839-404c-8f0d-b4808fec2821
                    name: Malcom Thompson
                  - id: ce0ee7ec-ceb4-43cc-881e-35bf56c5a901
                    name: Melony Stracke
                  fields:
                  - - api_id: CheckBox_71
                      height: '13.0'
                      page: 1
                      required: true
                      type: checkbox
                      value: null
                      width: '13.0'
                      x: 1.1
                      y: 1.1
                      name: null
                      recipient_id: null
                      signing_elements_group_id: d6b47015-754d-417f-8c53-9ffa43cba00a
                    - api_id: CheckBox_72
                      height: '13.0'
                      page: 1
                      required: true
                      type: checkbox
                      value: null
                      width: '13.0'
                      x: 1.1
                      y: 1.1
                      name: null
                      recipient_id: null
                    - api_id: Signature_70
                      height: '32.0'
                      page: 1
                      required: true
                      type: signature
                      value: null
                      width: '112.0'
                      x: 1.1
                      y: 1.1
                      recipient_id: afc00701-d0db-4cad-9fee-f3f12e9d513e
                  files:
                  - name: eveniet.doc
                    pages_number: 1
                  copied_contacts:
                  - name: The Hon. Noel Schowalter
                    email: benjamin@turner-witting.example
                  recipients:
                  - email: lloyd@krajcik-gottlieb.test
                    id: afc00701-d0db-4cad-9fee-f3f12e9d513e
                    message: null
                    name: Pres. Syreeta Kreiger
                    passcode: null
                    send_email: null
                    send_email_delay: null
                    status: created
                    subject: null
                    signing_order: 46
                    signing_url: https://www.signwell.com/docs/ba8dcb6e10/
                    bounced: null
                    bounced_details: null
                    attachment_requests:
                    - name: arena-corn/nostrum.jpeg
                      required: true
                      url: https://www.signwell.com/document_attachments/D98kY33DQZcn6N0OjW6Di615KBLw/?access=f5b4e237-bad0-46b1-864c-225debae311f
                  - email: caterina@lesch-rolfson.example
                    id: 65ef4984-18b1-4b19-9ca0-258c607c5acd
                    message: null
                    name: Napoleon Schuster
                    passcode: null
                    send_email: null
                    send_email_delay: null
                    status: created
                    subject: null
                    signing_order: 47
                    signing_url: https://www.signwell.com/docs/f82f345105/
                    bounced: null
                    bounced_details: null
                    attachment_requests: []
                  checkbox_groups:
                  - id: d6b47015-754d-417f-8c53-9ffa43cba00a
                    group_name: null
                    recipient_id: null
                    checkbox_ids:
                    - CheckBox_71
                    validation: null
                    required: false
                current_page: 1
                next_page: null
                previous_page: null
                total_count: 1
                total_pages: 1
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkSendDocumentsResponse'
        '401':
          description: unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Missing or invalid authorization key
                meta:
                  error: api_key_unauthorized_error
                  message: Not valid authorization token
                  messages:
                  - Not valid authorization token
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: not found
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Not found
                meta:
                  error: record_not_found
                  message: Couldn't find the bulk_send requested
                  messages:
                  - Couldn't find the bulk_send requested
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    DocumentResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        test_mode:
          type: boolean
        id:
          type: string
        api_application_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          nullable: true
        requester_email_address:
          type: string
          format: email
        custom_requester_name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        custom_requester_email:
          type: string
          format: email
          nullable: true
        name:
          type: string
        subject:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          nullable: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        recipients:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              email:
                type: string
              body:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              subject:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              send_email:
                type: boolean
                nullable: true
              send_email_delay:
                type: integer
                nullable: true
              signing_order:
                type: integer
              signing_url:
                type: string
                format: url
                nullable: true
              embedded_signing_url:
                type: string
                format: url
                nullable: true
              bounced:
                type: boolean
                nullable: true
              bounced_details:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              attachment_requests:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttachmentRequestInfo'
              passcode:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              status:
                type: string
                nullable: true
            required:
            - name
            - email
        status:
          type: string
          description: 'Possible values: Draft, Created, Sending, Sent, Pending, Viewed, Completed, Manually completed, Declined, Canceled, Bounced, Blocked, Error, Expired'
        reminders:
          type: boolean
        archived:
          type: boolean
        embedded_signing:
          type: boolean
        embedded_edit_url:
          type: string
          format: url
          nullable: true
        embedded_preview_url:
          type: string
          format: url
          nullable: true
        apply_signing_order:
          type: boolean
        redirect_url:
          type: string
          format: url
          nullable: true
        decline_redirect_url:
          type: string
          format: url
          nullable: true
        language:
          type: string
        expires_in:
          type: integer
        decline_message:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        error_message:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        template_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        template_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        embedded_signing_notifications:
          type: boolean
        attachment_requests:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
              recipient_id:
                type: string
              required:
                type: boolean
            required:
            - name
            - recipient_id
        files:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileInfo'
        copied_contacts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CopiedContactInfo'
        fields:
          type: array
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              type: object
              properties:
                x:
                  type: number
                  format: float
                y:
                  type: number
                  format: float
                page:
                  type: integer
                recipient:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    email:
                      type: string
                      format: email
                    name:
                      type: string
                  required:
                  - email
                  - name
                api_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                name:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                date_format:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DateFormat'
                fixed_width:
                  type: boolean
                formula:
                  type: string
                label:
                  type: string
                lock_sign_date:
                  type: boolean
                required:
                  type: boolean
                type:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldType'
                validation:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/TextValidation'
                value:
                  oneOf:
                  - type: string
                  - type: boolean
                  - type: number
                  nullable: true
                height:
                  type: string
                width:
                  type: string
                recipient_id:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                signing_elements_group_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                placeholder_name:
                  type: string
                options:
                  type: array
                  description: Dropdown options (for dropdown/select fields)
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      name:
                        type: string
                      api_id:
                        type: string
                      is_other:
                        type: boolean
                default_option:
                  type: string
                  description: Default selected option
                allow_other:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether "Other" option is allowed
              required:
              - x
              - y
              - page
        allow_decline:
          type: boolean
          nullable: true
        allow_reassign:
          type: boolean
          nullable: true
        labels:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LabelInfo'
        checkbox_groups:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckboxGroupInfo'
      required:
      - id
      - test_mode
    RateLimitErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Rate limit exceeded error response (HTTP 429)
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Rate limit error message indicating the limit and reset time
      required:
      - error
    AttachmentRequestInfo:
      type: object
      description: Attachment request information
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the attachment request
        url:
          type: string
          format: url
          description: URL of the uploaded attachment (when available)
        required:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the attachment is required
      required:
      - name
      - required
    BulkSendDocumentsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Paginated list of documents in a bulk send
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        api_application_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          nullable: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        user_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          nullable: true
        status:
          type: string
        documents:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocumentResponse'
        current_page:
          type: integer
        next_page:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        previous_page:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        total_count:
          type: integer
        total_pages:
          type: integer
      required:
      - id
      - documents
      - current_page
      - total_count
      - total_pages
    BulkSendListItem:
      type: object
      description: Bulk send summary in list responses
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        api_application_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          nullable: true
        documents_count:
          type: integer
        documents_completed:
          type: integer
        documents_not_completed:
          type: integer
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        user_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          nullable: true
        status:
          type: string
        template_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      required:
      - id
      - name
      - documents_count
      - documents_completed
      - documents_not_completed
      - created_at
      - status
      - template_ids
    BulkSendValidateCsvResponse:
      type: object
      desc

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