API ReferenceUnclaimed Draft

Create Unclaimed Draft

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Creates a new Draft that can be claimed using the claim URL. The first authenticated user to access the URL will claim the Draft and will be shown either the "Sign and send" or the "Request signature" page with the Draft loaded. Subsequent access to the claim URL will result in a 404.

Authentication

AuthorizationBasic

Basic authentication of the form Basic <base64(username:)>.

OR
AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
typeenumRequired

The type of unclaimed draft to create. Use send_document to create a claimable file, and request_signature for a claimable signature request. If the type is request_signature then signers name and email_address are not optional.

Allowed values:
fileslist of stringsOptional

Use files[] to indicate the uploaded file(s) to send for signature.

This endpoint requires either files or file_urls[], but not both.

file_urlslist of stringsOptional

Use file_urls[] to have Dropbox Sign download the file(s) to send for signature.

This endpoint requires either files or file_urls[], but not both.

allow_declinebooleanOptionalDefaults to false

Allows signers to decline to sign a document if true. Defaults to false.

attachmentslist of objectsOptional
A list describing the attachments
cc_email_addresseslist of stringsOptional
The email addresses that should be CCed.
client_idstringOptional
Client id of the app used to create the draft. Used to apply the branding and callback url defined for the app.
custom_fieldslist of objectsOptional

When used together with merge fields, custom_fields allows users to add pre-filled data to their signature requests.

Pre-filled data can be used with “send-once” signature requests by adding merge fields with form_fields_per_document or Text Tags while passing values back with custom_fields together in one API call.

For using pre-filled on repeatable signature requests, merge fields are added to templates in the Dropbox Sign UI or by calling /template/create_embedded_draft and then passing custom_fields on subsequent signature requests referencing that template.

field_optionsobjectOptional
This allows the requester to specify field options for a signature request.
form_field_groupslist of objectsOptional

Group information for fields defined in form_fields_per_document. String-indexed JSON array with group_label and requirement keys. form_fields_per_document must contain fields referencing a group defined in form_field_groups.

form_field_ruleslist of objectsOptional

Conditional Logic rules for fields defined in form_fields_per_document.

form_fields_per_documentlist of objectsOptional

The fields that should appear on the document, expressed as an array of objects. (For more details you can read about it here: Using Form Fields per Document.)

NOTE: Fields like text, dropdown, checkbox, radio, and hyperlink have additional required and optional parameters. Check out the list of additional parameters for these field types.

  • Text Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentText
  • Dropdown Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentDropdown
  • Hyperlink Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentHyperlink
  • Checkbox Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentCheckbox
  • Radio Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentRadio
  • Signature Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentSignature
  • Date Signed Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentDateSigned
  • Initials Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentInitials
  • Text Merge Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentTextMerge
  • Checkbox Merge Field use SubFormFieldsPerDocumentCheckboxMerge
Variant:
hide_text_tagsbooleanOptionalDefaults to false

Send with a value of true if you wish to enable automatic Text Tag removal. Defaults to false. When using Text Tags it is preferred that you set this to false and hide your tags with white text or something similar because the automatic removal system can cause unwanted clipping. See the Text Tags walkthrough for more details.

messagestringOptional<=5000 characters
The custom message in the email that will be sent to the signers.
metadatamap from strings to anyOptional

Key-value data that should be attached to the signature request. This metadata is included in all API responses and events involving the signature request. For example, use the metadata field to store a signer’s order number for look up when receiving events for the signature request.

Each request can include up to 10 metadata keys (or 50 nested metadata keys), with key names up to 40 characters long and values up to 1000 characters long.

show_progress_stepperbooleanOptionalDefaults to true

When only one step remains in the signature request process and this parameter is set to false then the progress stepper will be hidden.

signerslist of objectsOptional
Add Signers to your Unclaimed Draft Signature Request.
signing_optionsobjectOptional

This allows the requester to specify the types allowed for creating a signature.

NOTE: If signing_options are not defined in the request, the allowed types will default to those specified in the account settings.

signing_redirect_urlstringOptional
The URL you want signers redirected to after they successfully sign.
subjectstringOptional<=200 characters
The subject in the email that will be sent to the signers.
test_modebooleanOptionalDefaults to false

Whether this is a test, the signature request created from this draft will not be legally binding if set to true. Defaults to false.

use_preexisting_fieldsbooleanOptionalDefaults to false

Set use_text_tags to true to enable Text Tags parsing in your document (defaults to disabled, or false). Alternatively, if your PDF contains pre-defined fields, enable the detection of these fields by setting the use_preexisting_fields to true (defaults to disabled, or false). Currently we only support use of either use_text_tags or use_preexisting_fields parameter, not both.

use_text_tagsbooleanOptionalDefaults to false

Set use_text_tags to true to enable Text Tags parsing in your document (defaults to disabled, or false). Alternatively, if your PDF contains pre-defined fields, enable the detection of these fields by setting the use_preexisting_fields to true (defaults to disabled, or false). Currently we only support use of either use_text_tags or use_preexisting_fields parameter, not both.

expires_atinteger or nullOptional

When the signature request will expire. Unsigned signatures will be moved to the expired status, and no longer signable. See Signature Request Expiration Date for details.

NOTE: This does not correspond to the expires_at returned in the response.

Response headers

X-RateLimit-Limitinteger
The maximum number of requests per hour that you can make.
X-RateLimit-Remaininginteger
The number of requests remaining in the current rate limit window.
X-Ratelimit-Resetinteger
The Unix time at which the rate limit will reset to its maximum.

Response

successful operation
unclaimed_draftobject
A group of documents that a user can take ownership of via the claim URL.
warningslist of objects
A list of warnings.

Errors

4XX
Client Request Error