Dropbox Sign advanced signing tools: An overview

Dropbox Sign offers advanced signing tools, such as decline to sign, signer reassignment, and variable signers to support more flexible workflows.

Decline to sign

Decline to sign adds the option to halt a signing flow, giving signers more control when things aren’t quite right. Once declined, the signer will be asked to fill in a Reason for Decline box to give insight to the sender. 

The original sender of the document that’s declined will receive the summary of why the document wasn’t signed. 

To enable decline to sign, include the allow_decline parameter in your POST request. 

Decline to sign is available on the following API endpoints:

• /signature_request/send
• /signature_request/send_with_template
• /signature_request/create_embedded
• /signature_request/create_embedded_with_template
• /unclaimed_draft/create
• /unclaimed_draft/create_embedded
• /unclaimed_draft/create_embedded_with_template
  

Signer reassignment

When a signature request is sent with an incorrect email address, signer reassignment allows document recipients to easily route documents to the right person. The original recipient simply enters the name and email of the appropriate person, and then reassigns the signature request. 

Not all documents have a static number of signers. Rental agreements, for example, often have a variable number of signers depending on the number of tenants. 

Variable signers allow users to easily adjust the number of signers for a template. It’s a perfect fit for documents like rental contracts, mortgage paperwork, and forms that may require co-signers. 

To enable variable signers, set up your template with the maximum amount of signers needed. 

Variable signers is available on the following API endpoints:

• /signature_request/send_with_template
• /signature_request/create_embedded_with_template