Bulk Sign

Purpose

This API allows the merge and sign documents in bulk. 

HTTP Request URL

https://{zohoapis_domain}/writer/api/v1/templates/{{template_id}}/bulkmerge/sign

Path Parameters

ParameterData TypeDescription
Mandatory Parameters
document_idStringSpecify a unique id for the writer document.

Body Parameters

ParameterData TypeDescription
Mandatory Parameters
filenameString

Specify a unique name for the signed document.This can be achieved using anyone of the following ways;

 

1. You can pass it has a normal string value.

For example: filename=NDA_Agreement

 

(OR)

 

2. You can also customise the filename for each recipients by passing the merge field id.

For example: filename=NDA_Agreement <<ClientName>>

Maximum length allowed: 150

signer_data[
{
"recipient_1":{type:'field',field_id:'email'},
"recipient_name":"Amelia",
"action_type": <approve|sign|view|in_person_sign>,
"language": "en”,
"delivery_type": [{
   "type": "sms",
   "countrycode" : "+91",
   "phonenumber": "1234567890" 
  }], 
private_notes”: “Hey!Please sign this document”
},
{
"recipient_2":{type:'email', email_id:'john@zylker.com'},
"recipient_name":"John",
"action_type": <approve|sign|view|in_person_sign>,
"language": "fr",
"delivery_type": [{
   "type": "sms",
   "countrycode" : "+91",
   "phonenumber": "1234567890" 
  }], 
verification_info": {
"type": <email|sms|offline>
  }
},
...
]

Specify the recipients to whom the document needs to be sent to get signed, in person signed, approved or viewed in the form of a JSON Array.

 

The recipients email id can either be a merge field specified in the 'merge_data' param(eg: recipient_1: { type: field, 'field_id': 'email') or an email address (eg: recipient_2 : {'type': email, 'email_id' :john@zylker.com).

 

You can also specify the notification type and the language in which the notification email needs to be sent to the signers. It is also possible verify and provide private notes to the recipients.

 

Supported languages are: Chinese(zh), Dutch(nl), English(en), French(fr), German(de), Italian(it), Japanese(ja), Polish(pl), Portuguese(pt), Russian(ru), Spanish(es), Swedish(sv).

 

You can refer the sample JSON Array here.

You can provide the data in any one of the below formats
merge_dataJSONObjectPass a String value through 'data' key as JSON Array.
merge_data_csv_contentFileProvide the required csv content in your API request body.
merge_data_json_contentFileProvide the required json content in your API request body.
merge_data_csv_urlurlProvide the required csv url in your API request body.
merge_data_json_url urlProvide the required json url in your API request body.
Optional Parameters

sign_in_order

Boolean (true / false)

Specify if we need to maintain the order of signing as mentioned.

message_plaintext

(or)

message_richtext

String

(or)

HTML

Specify any message for the signer either in the form of a plaintext or a HTML.

Supported HTML tags are listed here .

set_expire

Number

Specify when the merged documents which are sent for sign needs to be expired.

reminder_period

Number

Specify the interval when the remainder email needs to be send to the signers.

common_attachmentsString

Specify the attachments that needs to be sent to all the recipients in common.

Maximum files allowed: 3

Maximum file size allowed: 3MB

Supported file formats:docx / doc / rtf / pdf / zip / html / txt / png / jpeg / gif / jpg

unique_attachments

{
  "type": "field",
  "field_id": <field_id>
}

(OR)

{
   "type": "file",
   "folder_id":123456789,
   "filename_filter":
        {
           "type":"startswith/contains/is/endswith",            "value": <field_id>
        },
}

Using this param, you can send a different or unique attachment to each recipient.

 

It can be sent in either one of the following ways;

 

1. Field Containing Attachment URLs - If you want to map the attachment file paths to a spreadsheet/CSV file.

 

(OR)

 

2. Folder Containing Attachments - If you want to map the attachment file paths to a particular folder.

signer_data

ParameterTypePossible ValuesDefault Value
recipient_nJSON

recipient_1, recipient_2, ... , recipient_10

Note: Upto 10 recipients are supported as of now.

john@zylker.com
action_typestringapprove/sign/view/in_person_signsign
languagestringzh / nl / en / fr / de / it / ja / pl / pt / ru / es / sv

This option is available only for Zoho Sign Premium Plan users.

For Free Plan users, the notification email will be sent in their account language by default.

delivery_type (type)stringsmsIf this key is not passed, the notification will be sent to the signers as email by default.

JSON values

KeysTypePossible Values
typestringfield/email
field_idstringAny one of the field provided in the 'merge_data' param.
email_idemailjohn@zylker.com

Note:

  • To use this API, an OAuth token should be generated with the following scopes ZohoWriter.documentEditor.ALL, ZohoWriter.merge.ALL and ZohoSign.documents.ALL
  • Check out the prerequisites needed to make the Bulk Sign API work, here.
  • To use this API with CRM templates, record id needs to be passed for each record inside the key 'id' for each data.
  • We have also provided an option to configure the values for all the above parameters while creating the document itself.
  • If you have saved the merge settings earlier by configuring the parameter values, then we will get those values (by default) if you miss to pass the parameters while sending the API request.
  • In Writer, we achieve the 'Digital Signature' by using our Zoho Sign API internally. The credits will be consumed based on the Zoho Sign API subscription plan. For more details, please refer this link.

Sample Request

Copiedcurl --location --request POST "https://www.zohoapis.com/writer/api/v1/templates/ponazfea04477109f4681a831e7177d96bc40/bulkmerge/sign" \
  --header "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken xxx.yyy.zzz" \
  --form "filename=New Document" \
  --form "signer_data=[{\”recipient_1\”:{type:'field',field_id:'email'},\”recipient_name\”:\”Amelia\",\”action_type\”:\”sign\",\"language\": \"en\",\"private_notes\": \"Hey!Please sign this document\”},{\”recipient_2\”:{type:'email',email_id:’john@zylker.com’},\”recipient_name\”:\”John\",\”action_type\”:\”approve\”,\"language\": \"fr\"}]" \
  --form "merge_data={\"data\":[{\"name\":\"Amelia\",\"email\":\"amelia@zylker.com\"},{\"name\":\"John\",\"email\":\"john@zylker.com\"}]}"

Sample Response

Copied{
    "merge_report_data_url": "http://writer.zoho.com/writer/api/v1/merge/job/0tq5n465132106580437abe99b6f56f2b0c85/data",
    "merge_report_url": "http://writer.zoho.com/writer/v1/mailmerge/job/0tq5n465132106580437abe99b6f56f2b0c85",
    "records": [
        {
            "data": {
                           "name": "Amelia",
                           "email": "amelia@zylker.com"
                         },
            "download_link": "{url}",
            "status": "inprogress"
        },
        {
            "data": {
                           "name": "John",
                           "email": "john@zylker.com"
                         },
            "download_link": "{url}",
            "status": "inprogress"
        }
    ]
}

// When 'merge_report_data_url' is invoked, you will receive the below response;

{
    "records": [
        {
            
            "download_link": “{url}“,
            "data": {
                            “name": "Amelia”,
                            "email": “amelia@zylker.com"
                         },
            "status": "inprogress"
        },
        {
            
            "download_link": “{url}“,
            "data": {
                            “name": “John”,
                            "email": “john@zylker.com"
                         },
            "status": "inprogress"
        }
    ],
    "status": "inprogress"
}

Deluge Snippet

Copied 
documentid = "olce2ef696f1810ee46ed8331f25aaece75dd";
url = "https://www.zohoapis.com/writer/api/v1/templates/" + documentid + "/bulkmerge/sign";
fields = Map();
fields.put("InvoiceNo","12345"); 
fields.put("InvoiceDate","27 May 2022"); 
fields.put("InvoiceAmount","$100");
data = Map();
data.put("data",fields);
params = Map();
signerList = List();
signerObj1 = Map();
recipient = Map();
recipient.put("type","email");
recipient.put("email_id”,”Amelia@zylker.com");
signerObj1.put("recipient_1",recipient);
signerObj1.put("action_type","sign");
signerObj1.put("language","en");
signerList.add(signerObj1);
params.put("filename","bulkSign");
params.put("signer_data",signerList);
params.put("merge_data",data);
documentObj = invokeurl
[
	url :{url}
	type :POST
	parameters:params
	connection:"<connection_name>"
];
info documentObj;

Sample Response

Copied{
  "merge_report_data_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/api/v1/merge/job/<jobId>/data",
  "merge_report_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/v1/mailmerge/job/<jobId>",
  "records": [
    {
      "download_link": “{url}”,
      "data": {
        "InvoiceNo": "12345",
          "InvoiceDate": "27 May 2022",
          "InvoiceAmount": "$100",
          "id": "0e002287-7c45-4188-af9f-65*****”
      }
      "status": "inprogress"
    }
  ],
  "status": "inprogress"
}