OAuth Walkthrough

OAuth allows you to perform actions on behalf of other users after they grant you the authorization to do so. For example, you could send signature requests on behalf of your users. This page lays out the basic steps to build your own OAuth flow and send calls on behalf of your users using an access token.

App Setup

Create an app

Before you can do anything with OAuth, you'll need to create an app and configure it to use OAuth.

App Settings

When creating an app, you'll need to provide the following information:

FieldDescription
App nameThe name of your app. Public-facing and visible to your users.
OAuth callback URLThe URL that users are redirected to after authorizing your app. The state and code parameter are included in the url as query string parameters.
Event callback URLThe URL to which Dropbox Sign should POST events. See the event section for more info.
ScopesActions that your app will be allowed to perform on behalf of the granting user.

Choosing Scopes

Scopes control the level of access granted to an access token. On your app settings page, choose the scopes that fit your particular use case for OAuth. Scopes are split up by billing model and organized around specific groups of actions (like signature requests). You can read more about them in the Access Scopes section of the OAuth Overview page.

App Approval

Dropbox Sign requires production approval for apps using OAuth. That means your app can't be authorized or added by other users until it is approved for production. When you feel your app is ready to go live, please follow the app approval process to request approval for your app.

Testing OAuth

You can authorize your app from your own account while building with OAuth. This is the approach we recommend for testing and building your OAuth flow before submitting the app for production approval.

Checking for a Dropbox Sign account

A user needs to authorize your app before an access token can be issued and used on their behalf. Dropbox Sign has an OAuth flow for two scenarios:

  1. Authorization code flow — user has an existing Dropbox Sign account.
  2. Account creation flow — user is new to Dropbox Sign.

We recommend checking whether a user has a Dropbox Sign account (/account/verify) before selecting the corresponding flow:

application/json
{
  • "email_address": "some_user@dropboxsign.com"
}

Response if the user has an account

{
  • "account": {
    }
}

Response if the user does not have an account

{ }

Authorization Code Flow

Dropbox Sign recommends the authorization code flow for generate access tokens for users that already have a Dropbox Sign account. Sometimes called the "3 legged OAuth flow", this approach consists of three distinct steps: 1. Obtaining consent from the user generates an authorization code. 2. The authorization code is exchanged for an access token using a token endpoint. 3. The access token is used to send API calls on behalf of the user according to the authorization they granted.

Obtaining user authorization

Existing Dropbox Sign users can authorize your app by navigating to your app's authorization url. This url can be constructed manually in your code or you can copy it from the app details modal of your API settings page:

Screenshot of Authorization url on app details page

For example (line breaks for readability only):

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https://app.hellosign.com/oauth/authorize
  ?response_type=code
  &client_id=cc91c61d00f8bb2ece1428035716b
  &state=900e06e2
  &redirect_uri=YOUR_APP_REDIRECT_URI
  • The state parameter is used for security and must match throughout the flow for a given user. It can be set to the value of your choice (preferably something random). You should verify it matches the expected value before processing parameters on an OAuth callback.
  • If redirect_uri is provided provided in the Authorization URL, the value must match the OAuth Callback URL specified in the API app settings. If redirect_uri is not provided, users will be redirected to the Default OAuth Callback URL.
Users grant their authorization on an OAuth consent page that shows them the name of your app and the level of access (scopes) being requested. They can choose to Accept or Deny the authorization request. Both actions will redirect the user back to your OAuth callback URL. If the user clicked Accept and authorized your app then the URL will contain a code and state parameter. However, if they clicked Deny, then only the state parameter will be present and the OAuth flow cannot be completed.
OAuth

Users must be logged into Dropbox Sign to authorize your app. They'll be prompted for login or sign up if they're not already signed in.

Generating an Access Token

Once the user has given their consent and you've retrieved the authorization code from the url, you'll need to exchange it for an access token by calling the token endpoint. Make a POST request to /oauth/token with the following parameters:

NameValue
stateSame as the state you specified earlier
codeThe code passed to your callback when the user granted access
grant_typeString value of "authorization_code"
client_idThe client id of your app
client_secretThe secret token of your app

Example

application/json
{
  • "state": "900e06e2",
  • "code": "1b0d28d90c86c141",
  • "grant_type": "authorization_code",
  • "client_id": "cc91c61d00f8bb2ece1428035716b",
  • "client_secret": "1d14434088507ffa390e6f5528465"
}
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{
  • "access_token": "NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=",
  • "token_type": "Bearer",
  • "refresh_token": "hNTI2MTFmM2VmZDQxZTZjOWRmZmFjZmVmMGMyNGFjMzI2MGI5YzgzNmE3",
  • "expires_in": 86400,
  • "state": "900e06e2"
}
At the end of a successful Authorization Code flow, you'll receive a payload that contains an access_token, which can be used to send API calls on behalf of the user that authorized your app. You can see how to use it in the Making API Calls with Access Tokens section below.
Save the Refresh Token
Access tokens are only valid for about an hour. You'll want to securely store the refresh_token, which can be used later to generate a new access token without forcing the user to complete another OAuth flow. Please refer to the Refreshing an Access Token section.

Account Creation Flow

When a user without a Dropbox Sign account visits your authorization url, they'll need to sign up from that page before they can authorize your app. It's possible to do that, but we also offer an approach. You can create the users Dropbox Sign account and get the access token at the same time. However, the access token will not work until the user has confirmed their account and authorized your app.

Production Approval Required

Your app must be approved for production before this flow is possible.

Create account

The first step is calling /account/create and passing your API app's client_id and client_secret.

Example

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curl 'https://api.hellosign.com/v3/account/create' \
    -u '0ca97430f712bd3898e782000d4387c60c464155afbdb49d1fddda27c7443b98:' \
    -F 'email_address=jill@example.com' \
    -F 'client_id=cc91c61d00f8bb2ece1428035716b' \
    -F 'client_secret=1d14434088507ffa390e6f5528465'
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<?php

require_once __DIR__ . "/vendor/autoload.php";

$config = Dropbox\Sign\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration();

// Configure HTTP basic authorization: api_key
$config->setUsername("YOUR_API_KEY");

// Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
// $config->setAccessToken("YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN");

$accountApi = new Dropbox\Sign\Api\AccountApi($config);

$data = new Dropbox\Sign\Model\AccountCreateRequest();
$data->setEmailAddress("oauthuser@dropbox.com")
		->setClientId("cc91c61d00f8bb2ece1428035716b")
		->setClientSecret("1d14434088507ffa390e6f5528465");

try {
    $result = $accountApi->accountCreate($data);
    print_r($result);
} catch (Dropbox\Sign\ApiException $e) {
    $error = $e->getResponseObject();
    echo "Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: "
        . print_r($error->getError());
}
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import com.dropbox.sign.ApiException;
import com.dropbox.sign.Configuration;
import com.dropbox.sign.api.*;
import com.dropbox.sign.auth.*;
import com.dropbox.sign.model.*;

public class Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        var apiClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();

        // Configure HTTP basic authorization: api_key
        var apiKey = (HttpBasicAuth) apiClient
            .getAuthentication("api_key");
        apiKey.setUsername("YOUR_API_KEY");

        // or, configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
        /*
        var oauth2 = (HttpBearerAuth) apiClient
            .getAuthentication("oauth2");
        oauth2.setBearerToken("YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN");
        */

        var accountApi = new AccountApi(apiClient);

        var data = new AccountCreateRequest()
            .emailAddress("oauthuser@dropbox.com")
						.clientId("cc91c61d00f8bb2ece1428035716b")
						clientSecret("1d14434088507ffa390e6f5528465");

        try {
            AccountCreateResponse result = accountApi.accountCreate(data);
            System.out.println(result);
        } catch (ApiException e) {
            System.err.println("Exception when calling AccountApi#accountCreate");
            System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
            System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
            System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}
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from pprint import pprint

from dropbox_sign import \
    ApiClient, ApiException, Configuration, apis, models

configuration = Configuration(
    # Configure HTTP basic authorization: api_key
    username="YOUR_API_KEY",

    # or, configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
    # access_token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
)

with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    account_api = apis.AccountApi(api_client)

    data = models.AccountCreateRequest(
        email_address="oauthuser@dropbox.com",
        client_id="cc91c61d00f8bb2ece1428035716b",
        client_secret="1d14434088507ffa390e6f5528465"
    )

    try:
        response = account_api.account_create(data)
        pprint(response)
    except ApiException as e:
        print("Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: %s\n" % e)
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require "dropbox-sign"

Dropbox::Sign.configure do |config|
  # Configure HTTP basic authorization: api_key
  config.username = "YOUR_API_KEY"

  # or, configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
  # config.access_token = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
end

account_api = Dropbox::Sign::AccountApi.new

data = Dropbox::Sign::AccountCreateRequest.new
data.email_address = "oauthuser@dropbox.com"
data.client_id = "cc91c61d00f8bb2ece1428035716b"
data.client_secret = "1d14434088507ffa390e6f5528465"

begin
  result = account_api.account_create(data)
  p result
rescue Dropbox::Sign::ApiError => e
  puts "Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: #{e}"
end
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import * as DropboxSign from "@dropbox/sign";

const accountApi = new DropboxSign.AccountApi();

// Configure HTTP basic authorization: api_key
accountApi.username = "YOUR_API_KEY";

// or, configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
// accountApi.accessToken = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN";

const data = { 
  emailAddress: "oauthuser@dropbox.com",
  clientId: "cc91c61d00f8bb2ece1428035716b",
  clientSecret: "1d14434088507ffa390e6f5528465"
};

const result = accountApi.accountCreate(data);
result.then(response => {
  console.log(response.body);
}).catch(error => {
  console.log("Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API:");
  console.log(error.body);
});
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using System;

using Dropbox.Sign.Api;
using Dropbox.Sign.Client;
using Dropbox.Sign.Model;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        var config = new Configuration();
        // Configure HTTP basic authorization: api_key
        config.Username = "YOUR_API_KEY";

        // or, configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
        // config.AccessToken = "YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN";

        var accountApi = new AccountApi(config);

        var data = new AccountCreateRequest(
            emailAddress: "oauthuser@dropbox.com",
						clientId: "cc91c61d00f8bb2ece1428035716b",
						clientSecret: "1d14434088507ffa390e6f5528465"
        );

        try
        {
            var result = accountApi.AccountCreate(data);
            Console.WriteLine(result);
        }
        catch (ApiException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: " + e.Message);
            Console.WriteLine("Status Code: " + e.ErrorCode);
            Console.WriteLine(e.StackTrace);
        }
    }
}
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{
  • "account": {
    },
  • "oauth_data": {
    }
}

User confirms account

The user is sent an email from Dropbox Sign with a hyperlink to confirm their account activation. Once the user accesses Dropbox Sign, they're prompted to authorize your Dropbox Sign app.

User activation required
The user must complete this step for this flow to work. The access_token will not work until the user has activated their account and authorized your app.
Once the new user has approved your app, the access_token can be used to call the Dropbox Sign API on their behalf. The refresh_token should also be saved and used once the access token expires.

Making API Calls With Access Tokens

Now that you have an access_token, you can make API calls on behalf of other users. When making API calls, you'll need to pass the access token by setting the HTTP header Authorization: Bearer <oauth2-access-token>.
Signature Request Visibility

By design, your app's visibility into customer activity is limited to signature requests created using your API app. You can't see any signature requests that the user sends directly from their own account.

Example

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curl 'https://api.hellosign.com/v3/signature_request/list' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc='
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<?php

require_once __DIR__ . "/vendor/autoload.php";

$config = Dropbox\Sign\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration();

// Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
$config->setAccessToken("NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=");

$signatureRequestApi = new Dropbox\Sign\Api\SignatureRequestApi($config);

$accountId = null;
$page = 1;

try {
    $result = $signatureRequestApi->signatureRequestList($accountId, $page);
    print_r($result);
} catch (Dropbox\Sign\ApiException $e) {
    $error = $e->getResponseObject();
    echo "Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: "
        . print_r($error->getError());
}
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import com.dropbox.sign.ApiException;
import com.dropbox.sign.Configuration;
import com.dropbox.sign.api.*;
import com.dropbox.sign.auth.*;
import com.dropbox.sign.model.*;

public class Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        var apiClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();
        
        // Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
        var oauth2 = (HttpBearerAuth) apiClient
            .getAuthentication("oauth2");
        oauth2.setBearerToken("NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=");
        

        var signatureRequestApi = new SignatureRequestApi(oauth2);

        var accountId = "accountId";
        var page = 1;
        var pageSize = 20;
        String query = null;

        try {
            SignatureRequestListResponse result = signatureRequestApi.signatureRequestList(
                accountId,
                page,
                pageSize,
                query
            );
            System.out.println(result);
        } catch (ApiException e) {
            System.err.println("Exception when calling AccountApi#accountCreate");
            System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
            System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
            System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}
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from pprint import pprint

from dropbox_sign import \
    ApiClient, ApiException, Configuration, apis

configuration = Configuration(

    # Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
    access_token="NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=",
)

with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    signature_request_api = apis.SignatureRequestApi(api_client)

    account_id = None
    page = 1

    try:
        response = signature_request_api.signature_request_list(
            account_id=account_id,
            page=page,
        )
        pprint(response)
    except ApiException as e:
        print("Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: %s\n" % e)
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require "dropbox-sign"

Dropbox::Sign.configure do |config|

  # Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
  config.access_token = "NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc="
end

signature_request_api = Dropbox::Sign::SignatureRequestApi.new

account_id = null
page = 1

begin
  result = signature_request_api.signature_request_list({account_id: account_id, page: page})
  p result
rescue Dropbox::Sign::ApiError => e
  puts "Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: #{e}"
end
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import * as DropboxSign from "@dropbox/sign";

const signatureRequestApi = new DropboxSign.SignatureRequestApi();

// Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
signatureRequestApi.accessToken = "NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=";

const accountId = null;
const page = 1;

const result = signatureRequestApi.signatureRequestList(accountId, page);
result.then(response => {
  console.log(response.body);
}).catch(error => {
  console.log("Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API:");
  console.log(error.body);
});
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Dropbox.Sign.Api;
using Dropbox.Sign.Client;
using Dropbox.Sign.Model;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        var config = new Configuration();

        // Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
        config.AccessToken = "NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=";

        var signatureRequestApi = new SignatureRequestApi(config);

        var accountId = "accountId";

        try
        {
            var result = signatureRequestApi.SignatureRequestList(accountId);
            Console.WriteLine(result);
        }
        catch (ApiException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: " + e.Message);
            Console.WriteLine("Status Code: " + e.ErrorCode);
            Console.WriteLine(e.StackTrace);
        }
    }
}

Signature Request with Access Token

For this example, let's send a non-embedded signature request (/signature_request/send) and replace the basic auth with an access token.

Example

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curl 'https://api.hellosign.com/v3/signature_request/send' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=' \
    -F 'title=NDA with Acme Co.' \
    -F 'subject=The NDA we talked about' \
    -F 'message=Please sign this NDA and then we can discuss more. Let me know if you have any questions.' \
    -F 'signers[0][email_address]=jack@example.com' \
    -F 'signers[0][name]=Jack' \
    -F 'signers[0][order]=0' \
    -F 'signers[1][email_address]=jill@example.com' \
    -F 'signers[1][name]=Jill' \
    -F 'signers[1][order]=1' \
    -F 'cc_email_addresses[0]=lawyer@example.com' \
    -F 'cc_email_addresses[1]=lawyer2@example.com' \
    -F 'file[0]=@NDA.pdf' \
    -F 'file[1]=@AppendixA.pdf' \
    -F 'test_mode=1'
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<?php

require_once __DIR__ . "/vendor/autoload.php";

$config = Dropbox\Sign\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration();

// Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
$config->setAccessToken("NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=");

$signatureRequestApi = new Dropbox\Sign\Api\SignatureRequestApi($config);

$signer1 = new Dropbox\Sign\Model\SubSignatureRequestSigner();
$signer1->setEmailAddress("jack@example.com")
    ->setName("Jack")
    ->setOrder(0);

$signer2 = new Dropbox\Sign\Model\SubSignatureRequestSigner();
$signer2->setEmailAddress("jill@example.com")
    ->setName("Jill")
    ->setOrder(1);

$signingOptions = new Dropbox\Sign\Model\SubSigningOptions();
$signingOptions->setDraw(true)
    ->setType(true)
    ->setUpload(true)
    ->setPhone(false)
    ->setDefaultType(Dropbox\Sign\Model\SubSigningOptions::DEFAULT_TYPE_DRAW);

$fieldOptions = new Dropbox\Sign\Model\SubFieldOptions();
$fieldOptions->setDateFormat(Dropbox\Sign\Model\SubFieldOptions::DATE_FORMAT_DD_MM_YYYY);

$data = new Dropbox\Sign\Model\SignatureRequestSendRequest();
$data->setTitle("NDA with Acme Co.")
    ->setSubject("The NDA we talked about")
    ->setMessage("Please sign this NDA and then we can discuss more. Let me know if you have any questions.")
    ->setSigners([$signer1, $signer2])
    ->setCcEmailAddresses([
        "lawyer1@dropboxsign.com",
        "lawyer2@dropboxsign.com",
    ])
    ->setFiles([new SplFileObject(__DIR__ . "/example_signature_request.pdf")])
    ->setMetadata([
        "custom_id" => 1234,
        "custom_text" => "NDA #9",
    ])
    ->setSigningOptions($signingOptions)
    ->setFieldOptions($fieldOptions)
    ->setTestMode(true);

try {
    $result = $signatureRequestApi->signatureRequestSend($data);
    print_r($result);
} catch (Dropbox\Sign\ApiException $e) {
    $error = $e->getResponseObject();
    echo "Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: "
        . print_r($error->getError());
}
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import com.dropbox.sign.ApiException;
import com.dropbox.sign.Configuration;
import com.dropbox.sign.api.*;
import com.dropbox.sign.auth.*;
import com.dropbox.sign.model.*;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        var apiClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();

        // Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
        var oauth2 = (HttpBearerAuth) apiClient
            .getAuthentication("oauth2");
        oauth2.setBearerToken("NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=");
        

        var signatureRequestApi = new SignatureRequestApi(oauth2);

        var signer1 = new SubSignatureRequestSigner()
            .emailAddress("jack@example.com")
            .name("Jack")
            .order(0);

        var signer2 = new SubSignatureRequestSigner()
            .emailAddress("jill@example.com")
            .name("Jill")
            .order(1);

        var signingOptions = new SubSigningOptions()
            .draw(true)
            .type(true)
            .upload(true)
            .phone(true)
            .defaultType(SubSigningOptions.DefaultTypeEnum.DRAW);

        var subFieldOptions = new SubFieldOptions()
            .dateFormat(SubFieldOptions.DateFormatEnum.DDMMYYYY);

        var data = new SignatureRequestSendRequest()
            .title("NDA with Acme Co.")
            .subject("The NDA we talked about")
            .message("Please sign this NDA and then we can discuss more. Let me know if you have any questions.")
            .signers(List.of(signer1, signer2))
            .ccEmailAddresses(List.of("lawyer1@dropboxsign.com", "lawyer2@dropboxsign.com"))
            .addFilesItem(new File("example_signature_request.pdf"))
            .metadata(Map.of("custom_id", 1234, "custom_text", "NDA #9"))
            .signingOptions(signingOptions)
            .fieldOptions(subFieldOptions)
            .testMode(true);

        try {
            SignatureRequestGetResponse result = signatureRequestApi.signatureRequestSend(data);
            System.out.println(result);
        } catch (ApiException e) {
            System.err.println("Exception when calling AccountApi#accountCreate");
            System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
            System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
            System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}
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from pprint import pprint

from dropbox_sign import \
    ApiClient, ApiException, Configuration, apis, models

configuration = Configuration(

    # Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
    access_token="NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=",
)

with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    signature_request_api = apis.SignatureRequestApi(api_client)

    signer_1 = models.SubSignatureRequestSigner(
        email_address="jack@example.com",
        name="Jack",
        order=0,
    )

    signer_2 = models.SubSignatureRequestSigner(
        email_address="jill@example.com",
        name="Jill",
        order=1,
    )

    signing_options = models.SubSigningOptions(
        draw=True,
        type=True,
        upload=True,
        phone=True,
        default_type="draw",
    )

    field_options = models.SubFieldOptions(
        date_format="DD - MM - YYYY",
    )

    data = models.SignatureRequestSendRequest(
        title="NDA with Acme Co.",
        subject="The NDA we talked about",
        message="Please sign this NDA and then we can discuss more. Let me know if you have any questions.",
        signers=[signer_1, signer_2],
        cc_email_addresses=[
            "lawyer1@dropboxsign.com",
            "lawyer2@dropboxsign.com",
        ],
        files=[open("example_signature_request.pdf", "rb")],
        metadata={
            "custom_id": 1234,
            "custom_text": "NDA #9",
        },
        signing_options=signing_options,
        field_options=field_options,
        test_mode=True,
    )

    try:
        response = signature_request_api.signature_request_send(data)
        pprint(response)
    except ApiException as e:
        print("Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: %s\n" % e)
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require "dropbox-sign"

Dropbox::Sign.configure do |config|

  # Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
  config.access_token = "NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc="
end

signature_request_api = Dropbox::Sign::SignatureRequestApi.new

signer_1 = Dropbox::Sign::SubSignatureRequestSigner.new
signer_1.email_address = "jack@example.com"
signer_1.name = "Jack"
signer_1.order = 0

signer_2 = Dropbox::Sign::SubSignatureRequestSigner.new
signer_2.email_address = "jill@example.com"
signer_2.name = "Jill"
signer_2.order = 1

signing_options = Dropbox::Sign::SubSigningOptions.new
signing_options.draw = true
signing_options.type = true
signing_options.upload = true
signing_options.phone = true
signing_options.default_type = "draw"

field_options = Dropbox::Sign::SubFieldOptions.new
field_options.date_format = "DD - MM - YYYY"

data = Dropbox::Sign::SignatureRequestSendRequest.new
data.title = "NDA with Acme Co."
data.subject = "The NDA we talked about"
data.message = "Please sign this NDA and then we can discuss more. Let me know if you have any questions."
data.signers = [signer_1, signer_2]
data.cc_email_addresses = [
  "lawyer1@dropboxsign.com",
  "lawyer2@dropboxsign.com",
]
data.files = [File.new("example_signature_request.pdf", "r")]
data.metadata = {
  custom_id: 1234,
  custom_text: "NDA #9",
}
data.signing_options = signing_options
data.field_options = field_options
data.test_mode = true

begin
  result = signature_request_api.signature_request_send(data)
  p result
rescue Dropbox::Sign::ApiError => e
  puts "Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: #{e}"
end
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import * as DropboxSign from "@dropbox/sign";

const fs = require('fs');

const signatureRequestApi = new DropboxSign.SignatureRequestApi();

// Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
signatureRequestApi.accessToken = "NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=";

const signer1 = {
  emailAddress: "jack@example.com",
  name: "Jack",
  order: 0,
};

const signer2 = {
  emailAddress: "jill@example.com",
  name: "Jill",
  order: 1,
};

const signingOptions = {
  draw: true,
  type: true,
  upload: true,
  phone: false,
  defaultType: "draw",
};

const fieldOptions = {
  dateFormat: "DD - MM - YYYY",
};

// Upload a local file
const file = fs.createReadStream("example_signature_request.pdf");

// or, upload from buffer
const fileBuffer = {
  value: fs.readFileSync("example_signature_request.pdf"),
  options: {
    filename: "example_signature_request.pdf",
    contentType: "application/pdf",
  },
};

// or, upload from buffer alternative
const fileBufferAlt = {
  value: Buffer.from("abc-123"),
  options: {
    filename: "txt-sample.txt",
    contentType: "text/plain",
  },
};

const data = {
  title: "NDA with Acme Co.",
  subject: "The NDA we talked about",
  message: "Please sign this NDA and then we can discuss more. Let me know if you have any questions.",
  signers: [ signer1, signer2 ],
  ccEmailAddresses: [
    "lawyer1@dropboxsign.com",
    "lawyer2@example.com",
  ],
  files: [ file, fileBuffer, fileBufferAlt ],
  metadata: {
    "custom_id": 1234,
    "custom_text": "NDA #9",
  },
  signingOptions,
  fieldOptions,
  testMode: true,
};

const result = signatureRequestApi.signatureRequestSend(data);
result.then(response => {
  console.log(response.body);
}).catch(error => {
  console.log("Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API:");
  console.log(error.body);
});
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Dropbox.Sign.Api;
using Dropbox.Sign.Client;
using Dropbox.Sign.Model;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        var config = new Configuration();
        // Configure Bearer authorization: oauth2
        config.AccessToken = "NWNiOTMxOGFkOGVjMDhhNTAxZN2NkNjgxMjMwOWJiYTEzZTBmZGUzMjMThhMzYyMzc=";

        var signatureRequestApi = new SignatureRequestApi(config);

        var signer1 = new SubSignatureRequestSigner(
            emailAddress: "jack@example.com",
            name: "Jack",
            order: 0
        );

        var signer2 = new SubSignatureRequestSigner(
            emailAddress: "jill@example.com",
            name: "Jill",
            order: 1
        );

        var signingOptions = new SubSigningOptions(
            draw: true,
            type: true,
            upload: true,
            phone: true,
            defaultType: SubSigningOptions.DefaultTypeEnum.Draw
        );

        var subFieldOptions = new SubFieldOptions(
            dateFormat: SubFieldOptions.DateFormatEnum.DDMMYYYY
        );

        var metadata = new Dictionary<string, object>()
        {
            ["custom_id"] = 1234,
            ["custom_text"] = "NDA #9"
        };

        var files = new List<Stream> {
            new FileStream(
                "./example_signature_request.pdf",
                FileMode.Open,
                FileAccess.Read,
                FileShare.Read
            )
        };

        var data = new SignatureRequestSendRequest(
            title: "NDA with Acme Co.",
            subject: "The NDA we talked about",
            message: "Please sign this NDA and then we can discuss more. Let me know if you have any questions.",
            signers: new List<SubSignatureRequestSigner>(){signer1, signer2},
            ccEmailAddresses: new List<string>(){"lawyer1@dropboxsign.com", "lawyer2@dropboxsign.com"},
            files: files,
            metadata: metadata,
            signingOptions: signingOptions,
            fieldOptions: subFieldOptions,
            testMode: true
        );

        try
        {
            var result = signatureRequestApi.SignatureRequestSend(data);
            Console.WriteLine(result);
        }
        catch (ApiException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception when calling Dropbox Sign API: " + e.Message);
            Console.WriteLine("Status Code: " + e.ErrorCode);
            Console.WriteLine(e.StackTrace);
        }
    }
}

Refreshing an Access Token

Access tokens are only valid for a given period of time (typically one hour) for security reasons. Whenever acquiring a new access token, the expires_in parameter specifies the time (in seconds) before it expires.You can use the refresh_token to generate a new access_token for a user that has previously authorized your app without prompting them to complete another OAuth flow. This creates a smoother experience for users of your app, but only works as long as they have not revoked authorization to your app and the access scopes have not been changed.

Send a POST request to /oauth/token?refresh with the following parameters:

NameValue
grant_typeString value of "refresh_token"
refresh_tokenThe refresh token provided in the same payload that the access_token was initially returned

Example

application/json
{
  • "grant_type": "refresh_token",
  • "refresh_token": "hNTI2MTFmM2VmZDQxZTZjOWRmZmFjZmVmMGMyNGFjMzI2MGI5YzgzNmE3"
}
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{
  • "access_token": "MDZhYzBlMGI1YzQ0ZjI1ZjYzYmUyNmMzZWQ5ZGNmOGYyNmQxMmMyMmQ2NmNiY2M3NW=",
  • "expires_in": 86400,
  • "refresh_token": "hNTI2MTFmM2VmZDQxZTZjOWRmZmFjZmVmMGMyNGFjMzI2MGI5YzgzNmE3",
  • "token_type": "Bearer"
}

More Information

Here are a few links to read up on related topics and get a better understanding of our API.

ReferenceDescription
http://oauth.net/2/OAuth 2.0 Protocol information. For users with existing accounts we use the "Authorization Code flow". For users without existing accounts we use a hybrid of the "Authorization Code flow" and the "Resource Owner Password Credentials flow".
http://www.quora.com/OAuth-2-0/How-does-OAuth-2-0-workQuick overview and explanation of OAuth 2.0 Protocol