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# Set signer language

Use the `language` parameter to set the language for individual signers in your signature requests. This ensures that each recipient receives emails and signing pages in the designated language, regardless of their Box account settings or browser configuration.

## Overview

By default, Box Sign determines the language for each signer based on:

* The signer's Box account language setting (if they're logged in at time of signing)
* English (if they're not logged in)

In some workflows, especially legal or compliance scenarios, you may need to explicitly enforce display in a particular language. With the `language` parameter, you can explicitly set the language for a signer, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. This language applies to:

* All email notifications sent to the signer
* The signing experience page

## Set the language

To set the language for a signer, add the `language` field to the `signer` object in your API request.

```sh cURL theme={null}
curl -i -X POST "https://api.box.com/2.0/sign_requests" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
     -d '{
       "signers": [
          {
            "role": "signer",
            "email": "signer@example.com",
            "language": "nl"
          }
        ],
       "source_files": [
          {
            "type": "file",
            "id": "123456789"
          }
       ],
       "parent_folder":
          {
            "type": "folder",
            "id": "0987654321"
          }
     }'
```

### Supported language codes

Box Sign supports the language codes defined in the Box API language codes specification. For the complete list of supported languages and their codes, see <Link href="/guides/api-calls/language-codes">Language codes</Link>.

Common language codes include:

* en — English
* nl — Dutch
* fr — French
* de — German
* es — Spanish
* ja — Japanese

### Error handling

If you specify an unsupported language code, the API returns a **400 Bad Request** error.
Example error response:

```json  theme={null}
{
  "type": "error",
  "status": 400,
  "code": "invalid_request_parameters",
  "help_url": "https://developer.box.com/guides/api-calls/permissions-and-errors/common-errors/",
  "message": "invalid_request_parameters",
  "request_id": "abcdef123456"
}
```

To fix this error, check that your language code matches one of the supported <Link href="/guides/api-calls/language-codes">Language codes</Link>.

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