API Guidence, SIGNER_INITIALS is not creating a intials field for the agreement

Report · Mar 17, 2023

Using the adobe sign api im attempting to add a digital signature initials content type however the final pdf is showing a blank. Signature fields work find but not signature initial fields.

Here is a sample of the request from the API request log

```

Metadata
authorization : CONTENT FILTERED
content-length : 607
method : PUT
requestUrl : rest/latest/agreements/docId/formFields
host : secure.na3.adobesign.com
content-type : application/json; charset=utf-8
accept-encoding : gzip
original-path : /rest/v6/agreements/docId/formFields
user-agent : Swagger-Codegen/1.0.0/go
accept : application/json

Body
{"fields":[{"name":"Adobe Signatures","inputType":"SIGNATURE","locations":[{"pageNumber":1,"top":754.847,"left":175.631,"width":149.99999999999997,"height":22}],"assignee":"CBJCHBCAABAAUdNrHsMqCoWYFtq7ZJu9Kss40s3OmBEf","contentType":"SIGNATURE","required":true},{"name":"Adobe Dates","inputType":"TEXT_FIELD","locations":[{"pageNumber":1,"top":726.397,"left":174.798,"width":150,"height":22}],"required":true},{"name":"Adobe Initials","inputType":"SIGNATURE","locations":[{"pageNumber":1,"top":651.73,"left":534.077,"width":71.89099999999996,"height":22}],"contentType":"SIGNER_INITIALS","required":true}]}
```

and the response from the API Request Log

```

Metadata
x-request-id : b52703ed-2e17-4d1a-af14-43c480c2e3ca
content-type : application/json
status : 200

Body
{"fields": [
     {
          "radioCheckType": "CIRCLE",
          "borderColor": "",
          "valueExpression": "",
          "maskingText": "*",
          "masked": false,
          "defaultValue": "",
          "minLength": -1,
          "origin": "IMPORTED",
          "tooltip": "",
          "hiddenOptions": [],
          "required": true,
          "minValue": -1,
          "borderWidth": -1,
          "urlOverridable": false,
          "inputType": "SIGNATURE",
          "currency": "",
          "borderStyle": "SOLID",
          "contentType": "SIGNATURE",
          "calculated": false,
          "validation": "NONE",
          "displayLabel": "",
          "backgroundColor": "",
          "visible": true,
          "displayFormatType": "DEFAULT",
          "maxValue": -1,
          "validationErrMsg": "",
          "displayFormat": "",
          "visibleOptions": [],
          "readOnly": false,
          "fontName": "",
          "conditionalAction": {
               "predicates": [],
               "anyOrAll": "ANY",
               "action": "SHOW"
          },
          "name": "Adobe Signatures",
          "fontSize": -1,
          "locations": [{
               "pageNumber": 1,
               "top": 754.847,
               "left": 175.631,
               "width": 149.99999999999997,
               "height": 22
          }],
          "assignee": "CBJCHBCAABAAUdNrHsMqCoWYFtq7ZJu9Kss40s3OmBEf",
          "alignment": "LEFT",
          "fontColor": "",
          "maxLength": -1
     },
     {
          "radioCheckType": "CIRCLE",
          "borderColor": "",
          "valueExpression": "",
          "maskingText": "*",
          "masked": false,
          "defaultValue": "",
          "minLength": -1,
          "origin": "IMPORTED",
          "tooltip": "",
          "hiddenOptions": [],
          "required": true,
          "minValue": -1,
          "borderWidth": -1,
          "urlOverridable": false,
          "inputType": "TEXT_FIELD",
          "currency": "",
          "borderStyle": "SOLID",
          "contentType": "DATA",
          "calculated": false,
          "validation": "NONE",
          "displayLabel": "",
          "backgroundColor": "",
          "visible": true,
          "displayFormatType": "DEFAULT",
          "maxValue": -1,
          "validationErrMsg": "",
          "displayFormat": "",
          "visibleOptions": [],
          "readOnly": false,
          "fontName": "",
          "conditionalAction": {
               "predicates": [],
               "anyOrAll": "ANY",
               "action": "SHOW"
          },
          "name": "Adobe Dates",
          "fontSize": -1,
          "locations": [{
               "pageNumber": 1,
               "top": 726.397,
               "left": 174.798,
               "width": 150,
               "height": 22
          }],
          "alignment": "LEFT",
          "fontColor": "",
          "maxLength": -1
     },
     {
          "radioCheckType": "CIRCLE",
          "borderColor": "",
          "valueExpression": "",
          "maskingText": "*",
          "masked": false,
          "defaultValue": "",
          "minLength": -1,
          "origin": "IMPORTED",
          "tooltip": "",
          "hiddenOptions": [],
          "required": true,
          "minValue": -1,
          "borderWidth": -1,
          "urlOverridable": false,
          "inputType": "SIGNATURE",
          "currency": "",
          "borderStyle": "SOLID",
          "contentType": "SIGNER_INITIALS",
          "calculated": false,
          "validation": "NONE",
          "displayLabel": "",
          "backgroundColor": "",
          "visible": true,
          "displayFormatType": "DEFAULT",
          "maxValue": -1,
          "validationErrMsg": "",
          "displayFormat": "",
          "visibleOptions": [],
          "readOnly": false,
          "fontName": "",
          "conditionalAction": {
               "predicates": [],
               "anyOrAll": "ANY",
               "action": "SHOW"
          },
          "name": "Adobe Initials",
          "fontSize": -1,
          "locations": [{
               "pageNumber": 1,
               "top": 651.73,
               "left": 534.077,
               "width": 71.89099999999996,
               "height": 22
          }],
          "alignment": "LEFT",
          "fontColor": "",
          "maxLength": -1
     }
]}

```

I have exhausted all means of understanding what is required for that content type attribute for the put request. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Report · Mar 20, 2023

Hi Ben25094226r9ti,

Thank you for reaching out.

It seems that you are using the Adobe Sign Enterprise plan. If you have an integration-related question, the experts can best answer it. I suggest you, please get in touch with our Adobe Sign Enterprise support team to get the correct information about this. You may contact them using the steps in the following help document: https://helpx.adobe.com/sign/using/adobesign-support-resources.html.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

Report · Mar 20, 2023

Try adding an adding an assignee to your Initials field: E.g.

"assignee": "CBJCHBCAABAAUdNrHsMqCoWYFtq7ZJu9Kss40s3OmBEf",

API Guidence, SIGNER_INITIALS is not creating a intials field for the agreement

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