It seems as though everything is undergoing a Digital Transformation these days, including how we sign documents. Digital Signatures, also known as Electronic Signagures (eSignatures), provide a quick, efficient and secure solution to the traditional pen-on-paper method of signing for Authentication and legal purposes.
There plenty of electric signage tools available, and every organization from freelancer, to small and medium businesses, to enterprises are using them for enhancing business processes. Developers wishing to add eSignature functions to applications need to discover suitable APIs to get the job done.
An Electronic Signature API is an Application Programming Interface that developers can utilize to enhance their own applications with eSignature functions.
The best place to search for these APIs is in the Electronic Signature category of the ProgrammableWeb API category. In this article, we highlight the top ten most popular APIs bases on web site visits to ProgrammableWeb.
PDF.co API enables applications to offer functions for e-signatures, document signing, management and signing, pdf documents splitting, merging and editing. Methods are available to create, manage, send PDF documents from templates, plus manage users.
DocuSign is a service for electronically signing, preparing, acting on, and managing agreements. The DocuSign eSignature REST and SOAP-RPC APIsTrack this API enable end users to sign documents, request signatures, and automate forms and data. They also allow multi-factor authentication, downloading sealed documents, and real-time status tracking from the developer’s app or website.
PandaDoc is an all in one service that allows you to track, negotiate and sign contracts. PandaDoc API allows users to build applications using on their own document templates. With the API, users can send a document to be signed directly from the Back-end system or embed a document on a site with the ability to request signatures from clients.
HR Cloud is recruiting, onboarding, employee engagement, and human resources software. HR Cloud APIsTrack this API allow programmatic access to the data and services offered by the HR Cloud application, including fully digital HR workflows for eForms and eSignatures. The API can be used to access employee information, create new employee, create new tasks, and much more. Developers need to contact provider for API and Documentation access.
HR Cloud API offers digital HR workflows including eSignatures. Image: HR Cloud
Hello Sign offers a a lightweight, REST-based APITrack this API for users to request signatures, check on the status of documents, use templates, manage teams, and more. The service enables users to upload documents and add their signature or other text to them. Supported document types include doc, docx, pdf, jpg, txt and more.
Also of Interest: How HelloSign Fueled 10x Growth in the Digital Signature Landscape
Rocket Lawyer provides affordable online legal services, free legal documents, and legal advice. The Rocket Sign APITrack this API provides electronic signature Integration into mobile and web applications. The API enables users to send and sign primary and supporting documents in a single request. Methods are available for email invites to the service, creating binders, uploading documents, and more.
Signable is a UK based electronic signature provider. The Signable APITrack this API can be integrated with applications to send documents quicker, save time when managing documents, pull data into Signable from a user’s own CRM, and send higher volumes of documents. The Webhooks APITrack this API provides notifications for actions performed such as send envelope, signed envelope, cancelled envelope, opened envelope, added user, added template, and more.
GoSigner APITrack this API offers programmatic access to an eSignature service. API and Documentation access is provided with enterprise pricing plan users.
Adobe Sign APITrack this API enables efficient business workflows on desktop or mobile for electronic signatures with Adobe Acrobat. it Microsoft’s preferred e-signature solution and offers smart integrations for Salesforce, Workday, and many more applications. The Adobe Sign REST API offers methods to manage agreements, transient documents, views, search, workflows, and megaSigns.
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Certisign is a digital signature Platform based in Brazil. The Certisign Signature APITrack this API offers a REST-based e-signature system that features smart-card and USB token support. Certisign works with hardware digital signature keys and server signatures. The API collects and signs a large quantity of documents by using server signatures, and notifies signers by email.
See the Electronic Signature category for more than 90 APIs, plus SDKs, Source Code Samples and other developer resources.
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