Embedded

The Embedded endpoints are used to generate a sign_url used for embedded signing and edit_url used to edit an existing template.

Context: The embedded workflows powered by Dropbox Sign require a special embedded url to give your users access to the related documents on the front end of your app. This url is used with the hellosign-embedded library to embed the experience for your user to interact with.

The Dropbox Sign API offers three embedded workflows: Embedded Signing, Embedded Templates, and Embedded Requesting. Each approach uses it's own distinct embedded url:

  • Embedded Signing uses a sign_url that must be generated by calling /embedded/sign_url/{signature_id}. For embedded signature requests with multiple signers, a unique sign_url is needed for each signer. Since the sign_url will expire after a period of time, you should wait to generate the url until the user is ready to sign.
  • Embedded Templates use an edit_url, which is generated during the initial /template/create_embedded_draft call. However, in order to edit that template later, you'll need to call /embedded/edit_url/{template_id} to generate a new edit_url.
  • Embedded Requesting uses a claim_url, but has no dependencies on the methods present in the Embedded object.

The Embedded object is returned with an embedded url and time until it expires.

Embedded Endpoints

SummaryEndpointDescription
Get Embedded Sign URL/embedded/sign_url/{signature_id}Retrieves an embedded object containing a signature url that can be opened in an iFrame.
Get Embedded Template Edit URL/embedded/edit_url/{template_id}Retrieves an embedded object containing a template url that can be opened in an iFrame.