Box Sign request
A Box Sign request object.Attributes and example
Attributes and example
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
is_document_preparation_needed | boolean | No | Indicates if the sender should receive a prepare_url in the response to complete document preparation using the UI. |
redirect_url | string | No | When specified, the signature request will be redirected to this url when a document is signed. Can be null. |
declined_redirect_url | string | No | The uri that a signer will be redirected to after declining to sign a document. Can be null. |
are_text_signatures_enabled | boolean | No | Disables the usage of signatures generated by typing (text). |
email_subject | string | No | Subject of sign request email. This is cleaned by sign request. If this field is not passed, a default subject will be used. Can be null. |
email_message | string | No | Message to include in sign request email. The field is cleaned through sanitization of specific characters. However, some html tags are allowed. Links included in the message are also converted to hyperlinks in the email. The message may contain the following html tags including a, abbr, acronym, b, blockquote, code, em, i, ul, li, ol, and strong. Be aware that when the text to html ratio is too high, the email may end up in spam filters. Custom styles on these tags are not allowed. If this field is not passed, a default message will be used. Can be null. |
are_reminders_enabled | boolean | No | Reminds signers to sign a document on day 3, 8, 13 and 18. Reminders are only sent to outstanding signers. |
name | string | No | Name of the signature request. |
prefill_tags | array of Sign request prefill tag | No | When a document contains sign-related tags in the content, you can prefill them using this prefill_tags by referencing the ‘id’ of the tag as the external_id field of the prefill tag. |
days_valid | integer | No | Set the number of days after which the created signature request will automatically expire if not completed. By default, we do not apply any expiration date on signature requests, and the signature request does not expire. Can be null. |
external_id | string | No | This can be used to reference an ID in an external system that the sign request is related to. Can be null. |
template_id | string | No | When a signature request is created from a template this field will indicate the id of that template. Can be null. |
external_system_name | string | No | Used as an optional system name to appear in the signature log next to the signers who have been assigned the embed_url_external_id. Can be null. |
type | enum<string> | No | The value will always be sign-request. Available options: sign-request. |
source_files | array of File (Base) | No | List of files to create a signing document from. This is currently limited to ten files. Only the ID and type fields are required for each file. |
signers | array of Signer fields for Box Sign request response | No | Array of signers for the signature request. |
signature_color | string | No | Force a specific color for the signature (blue, black, or red). Can be null. |
id | string | No | Box Sign request ID. |
prepare_url | string | No | This URL is returned if is_document_preparation_needed is set to true in the request. The parameter is used to prepare the signature request using the UI. The signature request is not sent until the preparation phase is complete. Can be null. |
signing_log | File (Mini) | No | Reference to a file that holds a log of all signer activity for the request. |
status | enum<string> | No | Describes the status of the signature request. Available options: converting, created, sent, viewed, signed, cancelled, declined, error, error_converting, error_sending, expired, finalizing, error_finalizing. |
sign_files | object | No | List of files that will be signed, which are copies of the original source files. A new version of these files are created as signers sign and can be downloaded at any point in the signing process. |
auto_expire_at | string | No | Uses days_valid to calculate the date and time, in GMT, the sign request will expire if unsigned. Can be null. |
parent_folder | Folder (Mini) | No | The destination folder to place final, signed document and signing log. When this value was not passed in when the signature request was created, then we will use a default folder which is either the parent folder of the first source file in the payload if we have the permission to upload to that folder or a folder called “My Sign Requests”. |
collaborator_level | string | No | The collaborator level of the user to the sign request. Values can include “owner”, “editor”, and “viewer”. Can be null. |
short_id | string | No | Short identifier for the sign request. |
created_at | string | No | Timestamp marking when the sign request was created. |
finished_at | string | No | Timestamp indicating when all signing actions completed. Can be null. |
error_code | string | No | When the sign request is in an error state, identifies the specific reason. Null when no error code applies. Read-only. Can be null. |
sender_email | string | No | The email address of the sender of the sign request. Can be null. |
sender_id | integer | No | The user ID of the sender of the sign request. Can be null. |
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Box Sign requests
A standard representation of a signature request, as returned from any Box Sign API endpoints by default.Attributes and example
Attributes and example
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | No | The limit that was used for these entries. This will be the same as the limit query parameter unless that value exceeded the maximum value allowed. The maximum value varies by API. |
next_marker | string | No | The marker for the start of the next page of results. Can be null. |
entries | array of Box Sign request | No | A list of Box Sign requests. |
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