---
title: "Send a reminder"
method: POST
path: "/v1/signature-requests/{id}/remind/"
tags: ["Signature requests"]
---

# Send a reminder

`POST /v1/signature-requests/{id}/remind/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pdfbetter.com`
- URL: `https://api.pdfbetter.com/v1/signature-requests/{id}/remind/`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Emails everyone whose turn it is, or one `recipientId`. People invited or reminded in the last hour are skipped.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- object
  - `recipientId` string

## Response `200`

Send a reminder

- Reminder
  - `reminded` integer, required
  - `signatureRequest` object, required
    - `object` 'signature_request', required
    - `id` string, required
    - `documentId` string, required
    - `title` string, required
    - `message` string, nullable, required
    - `status` 'draft' | 'sent' | 'completed' | 'declined' | 'canceled' | 'expired', required
    - `routing` 'sequential' | 'parallel', required
    - `reminderEveryDays` integer, nullable, required
    - `expiresAt` string, nullable, required: ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC)
    - `sentAt` string, nullable, required: ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC)
    - `completedAt` string, nullable, required: ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC)
    - `createdAt` string, required: ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC)
    - `fieldCount` integer, required
    - `hasCompletedFile` boolean, required
    - `hasCertificate` boolean, required
    - `recipients` object[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `email` string, required
      - `role` 'signer' | 'approver' | 'cc', required
      - `order` integer, required
      - `status` 'pending' | 'sent' | 'viewed' | 'signed' | 'declined', required
      - `authMethod` string, required
      - `sentAt` string, nullable, required: ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC)
      - `viewedAt` string, nullable, required: ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC)
      - `signedAt` string, nullable, required: ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC)
      - `declinedAt` string, nullable, required: ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC)
      - `declineReason` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (see `error.details.issues`)
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key
- `402`: Your plan doesn't include this (API access needs Business) or a monthly allowance is used up
- `403`: The API key lacks the required scope
- `404`: Not found (or not yours)
- `409`: Conflict with the current state
- `422`: Validation failed
- `429`: Rate limited — see RateLimit-* and Retry-After

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