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YouSign Document API

Document that is attached to the Signature Request.

YouSign Document API is one of 38 APIs that YouSign publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Document. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a changelog, rate-limit docs, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 8 operations across 5 paths, and defines 19 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 3.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api-sandbox.yousign.app/v3, https://api.yousign.app/v3.

8 operations 5 paths 19 schemas 1 DELETE4 GET1 PATCH2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
3.0
Base URL
https://api.yousign.com/v3
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

YouSign Document API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 DELETE, 4 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Document 8

Document that is attached to the Signature Request.

GET
/signature_requests/{signatureRequestId}/documents
List Signature Request's Documents
get-signature_requests-signatureRequestId-documents 2 params → 200400401403404405429500
POST
/signature_requests/{signatureRequestId}/documents
Add a Document to a Signature Request
post-signature_requests-signatureRequestId-documents 1 param body → 201400401403404405415429
GET
/signature_requests/{signatureRequestId}/documents/download
Download Signature Request's Documents
get-signature_requests-signatureRequestId-documents-download 3 params → 200400401404405429500
DELETE
/signature_requests/{signatureRequestId}/documents/{documentId}
Delete a Document
delete-signature_requests-signatureRequestId-documents-documentId 2 params → 204400401403404405429500
GET
/signature_requests/{signatureRequestId}/documents/{documentId}
Get a Document
get-signature_requests-signatureRequestId-documents-documentId 2 params → 200401403404405429500
PATCH
/signature_requests/{signatureRequestId}/documents/{documentId}
Update a Document
patch-signature_requests-signatureRequestId-documents-documentId 2 params body → 200400401403404405415429
GET
/signature_requests/{signatureRequestId}/documents/{documentId}/download
Download a single Signature Request's Document
get-signature_requests-signatureRequestId-documents-documents-id-download 2 params → 200400401403404405429500
POST
/signature_requests/{signatureRequestId}/documents/{documentId}/replace
Replace a Document in a Signature Request
post-signature_requests-signatureRequestId-documents-documentId-replace 2 params body → 201400401403404405415429

Schemas 19

The contract defines 19 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Document (14 properties), CreateDocumentFromMultipart (9 properties), CreateDocumentFromJson (7 properties), UpdateDocument (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DocumentExcludedApprovers
array
List of Approver IDs who cannot see this Document. When omitted, all Approvers can see it (default). Only available when the documentvisibility feature is enab…
InternalServerError
object
2 properties 2 required
CreateDocumentFromJson
object
7 properties 2 required
TooManyRequestsResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Document_initials_per_page_inner
object
2 properties 2 required
UnsupportedMediaTypeResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
CreateDocumentFromMultipart
object
9 properties 2 required
InitialsArea
object
2 properties 2 required
MethodNotAllowed
object
1 property 1 required
Document
object
Document to attach to a Signature Request
14 properties 14 required
NotFoundResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
Document_initials
object
3 properties 3 required
BadRequestResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
ForbiddenResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
UnauthorizedResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
UUID
string
The unique identifier for a resource.
UpdateDocument
object
7 properties
post_signature_requests_signatureRequestId_documents_documentId_replace_request
object
2 properties 1 required
DocumentExcludedSigners
array
List of Signer IDs who cannot see this Document. When omitted, all Signers can see it (default). Requires the documentvisibility feature to be enabled on the o…

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

yousign-document-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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