In this example, text anchors are used to add a signature, signing date, and signer name for each signer.

If you need a comparison to the basic object creation procedure, or if this is the first time creating a transaction, see Creating and Sending a Transaction.

Below is the JSON that will create your document package with text anchors. Please note that Sign's API convention allows only for only one signature field (for example, type: SIGNATURE) per approval in the approvals object. A second signature for a given role would need to be added as a separate approval.

The following table provides a brief description of every parameter that can be passed when building your text anchors. Note the following:

• Text anchors are case-sensitive, and thus when using text anchors, the search is performed in a case-sensitive fashion.
• If a parameter is not specified, the default value below will be used.

If you are having problems putting your text anchors in their proper location, try using the offset attribute.

HTTP Request

POST <host domain>/api/sign/v1/cs-packages 

HTTP Headers

Accept: application/json
Content-Type: multipart/form-data
Authorization: Bearer access_token

Request Payload

------WebKitFormBoundary1bNO60n7FqP5WO4t   Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="Sample Contract.pdf"   Content-Type: application/pdf   %PDF-1.5   %µµµµ   1 0 obj   <>>>   endobj....   ------WebKitFormBoundary1bNO60n7FqP5WO4t   {   "roles": [   {   "id": "client",   "type": "SIGNER",   "index": 1,   "signers": [   {   "firstName": "John",   "lastName": "Smith",   "email": "john.smith@example.com"   }   ],   "name": "client"   },   {   "id": "contractor",   "type": "SIGNER",   "index": 2,   "signers": [   {   "firstName": "Mary",   "lastName": "Doe",   "email": "mary.doe@example.com"   }   ],   "name": "contractor"   }   ],   "documents": [   {   "approvals": [   {   "fields": [   {   "type": "SIGNATURE",   "extract": false,   "extractAnchor": {   "text": "Signature of the Client",   "index": 0,   "width": 150,   "height": 40,   "anchorPoint": "TOPLEFT",   "characterIndex": 0,   "leftOffset": 0,   "topOffset": -50   },   "left": 0,   "subtype": "FULLNAME",   "top": 0   },   {   "type": "INPUT",   "binding": "{signer.name}",   "extract": false,   "extractAnchor": {   "text": "(hereafter referred to as",   "index": 0,   "width": 150,   "height": 20,   "anchorPoint": "TOPRIGHT",   "characterIndex": 0,   "leftOffset": -175,   "topOffset": -5   },   "left": 0,   "subtype": "LABEL",   "top": 0   },   {   "type": "INPUT",   "binding": "{approval.signed}",   "extract": false,   "extractAnchor": {   "text": "Date",   "index": 0,   "width": 75,   "height": 40,   "anchorPoint": "TOPRIGHT",   "characterIndex": 4,   "leftOffset": 10,   "topOffset": -30   },   "left": 0,   "subtype": "LABEL",   "top": 0   }   ],   "role": "client"   },   {   "fields": [   {   "type": "SIGNATURE",   "extract": false,   "extractAnchor": {   "text": "Signature of the Contractor",   "index": 0,   "width": 150,   "height": 40,   "anchorPoint": "TOPLEFT",   "characterIndex": 0,   "leftOffset": 0,   "topOffset": -50   },   "left": 0,   "subtype": "FULLNAME",   "top": 0   },   {   "type": "INPUT",   "binding": "{signer.name}",   "extract": false,   "extractAnchor": {   "text": "(hereafter referred to as",   "index": 1,   "width": 150,   "height": 20,   "anchorPoint": "TOPRIGHT",   "characterIndex": 0,   "leftOffset": -175,   "topOffset": -5   },   "left": 0,   "subtype": "LABEL",   "top": 0   },   {   "type": "INPUT",   "binding": "{approval.signed}",   "extract": false,   "extractAnchor": {   "text": "Date",   "index": 1,   "width": 75,   "height": 40,   "anchorPoint": "TOPRIGHT",   "characterIndex": 4,   "leftOffset": 10,   "topOffset": -30   },   "left": 0,   "subtype": "LABEL",   "top": 0   }   ],   "role": "contractor"   }   ],   "name": "Sample Contract"   }   ],   "name": "Text Anchor Extraction Example REST API",   "type": "PACKAGE",   "language": "en",   "autoComplete": true,   "status": "DRAFT"   }   ------WebKitFormBoundary1bNO60n7FqP5WO4t--

For a complete description of each field, see the Request Payload Table below.

Response Payload

{ "id": "9sKhW-h-qS9m6Ho3zRv3n2a-rkI=" }

Request Payload Table