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Create a minimal working Documenso example. Use when starting a new Documenso integration, testing your setup, or learning basic document signing patterns. Trigger with phrases like "documenso hello world", "documenso example", "documenso quick start", "simple documenso code", "first document".

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Documenso Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example demonstrating core Documenso document signing functionality.

Prerequisites

  • Completed documenso-install-auth setup
  • Valid API credentials configured
  • A PDF file to upload (or use built-in test)

Instructions

Step 1: Create Entry File

Create a new file documenso-hello.ts (or .py for Python).

Step 2: Create Your First Document

TypeScript:

import { Documenso } from "@documenso/sdk-typescript";
import { openAsBlob } from "node:fs";

const documenso = new Documenso({
  apiKey: process.env.DOCUMENSO_API_KEY ?? "",
});

async function createFirstDocument() {
  // Create a document with a title
  const document = await documenso.documents.createV0({
    title: "My First Document",
  });

  console.log("Document created!");
  console.log(`Document ID: ${document.documentId}`);
  console.log(`Status: Draft`);

  return document;
}

createFirstDocument().catch(console.error);

Step 3: Upload PDF and Add Recipient

TypeScript (Complete Example):

import { Documenso } from "@documenso/sdk-typescript";
import { openAsBlob } from "node:fs";

const documenso = new Documenso({
  apiKey: process.env.DOCUMENSO_API_KEY ?? "",
});

async function createAndSendDocument() {
  // Step 1: Create document with PDF upload
  const pdfBlob = await openAsBlob("./contract.pdf");

  const document = await documenso.documents.createV0({
    title: "Contract Agreement",
    file: pdfBlob,
  });

  console.log(`Created document: ${document.documentId}`);

  // Step 2: Add a recipient (signer)
  const recipient = await documenso.documentsRecipients.createV0({
    documentId: document.documentId!,
    email: "signer@example.com",
    name: "John Doe",
    role: "SIGNER",
  });

  console.log(`Added recipient: ${recipient.recipientId}`);

  // Step 3: Add signature field
  await documenso.documentsFields.createV0({
    documentId: document.documentId!,
    recipientId: recipient.recipientId!,
    type: "SIGNATURE",
    page: 1,
    positionX: 100,
    positionY: 600,
    width: 200,
    height: 60,
  });

  console.log("Added signature field");

  // Step 4: Send for signing
  await documenso.documents.sendV0({
    documentId: document.documentId!,
  });

  console.log("Document sent for signing!");
  console.log(`Recipient will receive email at: signer@example.com`);

  return document;
}

createAndSendDocument().catch(console.error);

Python Example

import os
from documenso_sdk import Documenso

documenso = Documenso(api_key=os.environ.get("DOCUMENSO_API_KEY"))

def create_and_send_document():
    # Step 1: Create document
    with open("./contract.pdf", "rb") as f:
        pdf_content = f.read()

    document = documenso.documents.create_v0(
        title="Contract Agreement",
        file=pdf_content,
    )
    print(f"Created document: {document.document_id}")

    # Step 2: Add recipient
    recipient = documenso.documents_recipients.create_v0(
        document_id=document.document_id,
        email="signer@example.com",
        name="John Doe",
        role="SIGNER",
    )
    print(f"Added recipient: {recipient.recipient_id}")

    # Step 3: Add signature field
    documenso.documents_fields.create_v0(
        document_id=document.document_id,
        recipient_id=recipient.recipient_id,
        type="SIGNATURE",
        page=1,
        position_x=100,
        position_y=600,
        width=200,
        height=60,
    )
    print("Added signature field")

    # Step 4: Send for signing
    documenso.documents.send_v0(document_id=document.document_id)
    print("Document sent for signing!")

    return document

if __name__ == "__main__":
    create_and_send_document()

Output

  • Working code file with Documenso client initialization
  • Created document in Documenso dashboard
  • Recipient added with signature field
  • Email sent to recipient for signing
  • Console output showing:
Created document: doc_abc123
Added recipient: rec_xyz789
Added signature field
Document sent for signing!
Recipient will receive email at: signer@example.com

Field Types Available

TypeDescription
SIGNATUREElectronic signature
INITIALSInitials field
NAMEFull name
EMAILEmail address
DATEDate field
TEXTFree text input
NUMBERNumber input
CHECKBOXCheckbox/Boolean
DROPDOWNDropdown selection
RADIORadio button group

Error Handling

ErrorCauseSolution
Import ErrorSDK not installedVerify with npm list @documenso/sdk-typescript
Auth ErrorInvalid credentialsCheck environment variable is set
File Not FoundPDF path incorrectVerify PDF file exists
Invalid Field PositionCoordinates off pageCheck page dimensions
Recipient ExistsDuplicate emailUse existing recipient or update

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to documenso-local-dev-loop for development workflow setup.