How to send signature request with the Dropbox Sign API
Updated Aug 13, 2026
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You can send a signature request in a few different ways using the Dropbox Sign API. The best method for you depends on your specific needs.
Additional features include:
- Files: Upload your files, and Dropbox Sign will add a signature page for the signers. Learn more about Dropbox Sign’s API reference documentation.
- Templates: Create a template on app.sign.dropbox.com and reuse it with custom data. Learn more about Templates.
- Form Fields: Upload your files and specify where form fields should go. No signature page will be added. Learn more about Form Fields.
- Retrieving Signature Status: Provide a callback URL, and we’ll send updates to that URL.
- Retrieving Documents: Download your files in various formats:
- Binary file
- Hyperlink to downloadable files
- Data uri (base64 encoded string)
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