---
title: "Create a signatory"
method: POST
path: "/signing/{connection_id}/signatory"
tags: ["signing", "signatory"]
---

# Create a signatory

`POST /signing/{connection_id}/signatory`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://api.unified.to`
- URL: `http://api.unified.to/signing/{connection_id}/signatory`
- Auth: API key in header `authorization`

## Path parameters

- `connection_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string[]
- `raw` string

## Request body

- SigningSignatory
  - `id` string: Unique identifier for this signatory
  - `created_at` string, date-time: The date that this signatory was created (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `updated_at` string, date-time: The last date that this signatory was updated (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `document_id` string: Parent signing document; points to SigningDocument
  - `name` string: Full name of the signatory
  - `email` string: Email address of the signatory
  - `role` 'SIGNER' | 'CC' | 'APPROVER' | 'IN_PERSON_SIGNER' | 'VIEWER': Role of the signatory
  - `status` 'PENDING' | 'SENT' | 'DELIVERED' | 'SIGNED' | 'DECLINED' | 'ERROR': Current status of this signatory
  - `order` number: Signing order (1, 2, 3...)
  - `signed_at` string, date-time: When this signatory signed (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `decline_reason` string: Reason for declining (if status is DECLINED)
  - `raw` unknown
  - `metadata` SigningMetadata[]
    - `id` string
    - `slug` string
    - `value` unknown
    - `namespace` string
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'FILE' | 'TEXTAREA' | 'SINGLE_SELECT' | 'MULTIPLE_SELECT' | 'MEASUREMENT' | 'PRICE' | 'YES_NO' | 'CURRENCY' | 'URL'
    - `extra_data` unknown

## Response `200`

Successful

- SigningSignatory
  - `id` string: Unique identifier for this signatory
  - `created_at` string, date-time: The date that this signatory was created (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `updated_at` string, date-time: The last date that this signatory was updated (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `document_id` string: Parent signing document; points to SigningDocument
  - `name` string: Full name of the signatory
  - `email` string: Email address of the signatory
  - `role` 'SIGNER' | 'CC' | 'APPROVER' | 'IN_PERSON_SIGNER' | 'VIEWER': Role of the signatory
  - `status` 'PENDING' | 'SENT' | 'DELIVERED' | 'SIGNED' | 'DECLINED' | 'ERROR': Current status of this signatory
  - `order` number: Signing order (1, 2, 3...)
  - `signed_at` string, date-time: When this signatory signed (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `decline_reason` string: Reason for declining (if status is DECLINED)
  - `raw` unknown
  - `metadata` SigningMetadata[]
    - `id` string
    - `slug` string
    - `value` unknown
    - `namespace` string
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'FILE' | 'TEXTAREA' | 'SINGLE_SELECT' | 'MULTIPLE_SELECT' | 'MEASUREMENT' | 'PRICE' | 'YES_NO' | 'CURRENCY' | 'URL'
    - `extra_data` unknown

---

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