Connective eSignatures

Connective eSignatures is a renowned digital signature solution offering a vast amount of signature methods & compliance to the most stringent (inter)national regulations. eSignatures allows you to transform any paper-based process into an end-to-end digital flow with an unparalleled user experience. Streamline the signing process exactly how you want it to and send, sign & track all types of documents directly from your favorite business applications. Join more than 500 satisfied customers.

This connector is available in the following products and regions:

Service Class Regions
Logic Apps Standard All Logic Apps regions except the following:
     -   Azure Government regions
     -   Azure China regions
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Power Automate Premium All Power Automate regions except the following:
     -   US Government (GCC)
     -   US Government (GCC High)
     -   China Cloud operated by 21Vianet
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Power Apps Premium All Power Apps regions except the following:
     -   US Government (GCC)
     -   US Government (GCC High)
     -   China Cloud operated by 21Vianet
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Contact
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Categories IT Operations;Productivity

Connective, a specialist in digital signatures, identity services, and smart document generation, has made the Connective eSignatures Connector for Power Automate available for usage. The Connector allows companies to forward documents that require a digital signature directly from their favorite Microsoft 365 applications – from Microsoft Teams to Word, SharePoint, Dynamics, OneDrive, and many others.

How to start using the connector

To start making use of the connector, reach out to your Relationship manager at Connective or go to our contact page on our website to receive the credentials.

This page will further detail the different actions available, as well as provide insight on the different ways these actions can be implemented.

Don't hesitate to have a look at our documentation website for further information or reach out to the support team through or support contact form or support mailbox: service@connective.eu

A glossary is available to explain the different terms being used within this documentation

Actions

The Connective eSignatures connector is based on API v3 of eSignatures. The eSignatures API is a REST API that allows external applications to integrate with and use the features listed in this document to create and manage signing flows.

The available actions can be grouped into different groups

Action Group Available Actions
Uploading documents Create Package
Add Document to Package
Get Signing Locations
Set Process Information
Set Package Status
Create Instant Package
Retrieving the status of a document Get Package Status
Get Package List
Miscellaneous actions Skip Signers
Download Package
Package Expiry Extension
Send Package Reminder
Delete Package
Retrieving Audit Proof Retrieve Package Audit Proofs
Retrieve Document Audit Proofs
Retrieve Package Audit Proofs with Correlation ID
Retrieve Document Audit Proofs with Correlation ID
Add Proof from an External Source

Creating a connection

The connector supports the following authentication types:

Default Parameters for creating connection. All regions Not shareable

Default

Applicable: All regions

Parameters for creating connection.

This is not shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, another user will be prompted to create new connection explicitly.

Name Type Description Required
Connective eSignatures environment url string URL to your Connective eSignatures environment, eg. esignatures.connective.eu True
API username securestring API username to access the API True
API password securestring API password to access the API True

Throttling Limits

Name Calls Renewal Period
API calls per connection 100 60 seconds

Actions

Add document to package

This call will add a document to an existing package.

Add Proof from External Source

This call allows API users to add extra proofs from an external source to a location on a document.

Create Instant Package

This call creates a package with a single document in it and instantly prepares it for signing

Create Package

This call creates an empty package, allowing documents to be added to it

Delete Package

eSignatures does not automatically delete packages from the database once they have reached a final state. They are stored indefinitely. To delete packages from the database, users can use the Delete Package call.

Document Correlation Audit Proof Download

Correlation ids are used to track packages or documents across several passes through the eSignatures application.

Download Document from Package

The signed documents in a package can be downloaded one by one by an external system using this call. Each document will be downloaded as a PDF, or as an XML file stream, depending on the value of the DocumentType parameter.

Download Package

The package containing the signed documents can be downloaded by an external system using this call.

Expiry Time Stamp

A package may have the status Expired when a package passed a value for the ExpiryTimestamp parameter in the Create Package call. Such a package can no longer be signed.

Get Package Status

Retrieves the current state of the package and its documents.

Get Signing Locations

This call provides an overview of all signing locations inside the documents within a package.

Package Audit Proof

A package’s audit proofs xml can be retrieved when the package is fully signed. The same applies for a document: it only works when the containing package is fully signed.

Package Audit Proof with document ID

A package’s audit proofs xml can be retrieved when the package is fully signed. The same applies for a document: it only works when the containing package is fully signed.

Package Correlation Audit Proof Download

Correlation ids are used to track packages or documents across several passes through the eSignatures application.

Package List

Get a list of packages with their current status

Send Package Reminders

Company policy might require that a document is handled within a given timespan. Triggering the “send reminders” call will look up everybody who hasn’t signed and send them an extra notification as a reminder.

Set Package Status

By means of the Set Package Status call, you can change the status of a package.

Set Process Information

This webservice method updates the people involved in the process (stakeholders) and assigns them steps which need to be taken.

Skip Signers

This call skips all signers that haven’t signed yet and sets their status to “Skipped”, which results in the complete package being marked as “Finished”.

Add document to package

This call will add a document to an existing package.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
The package identifier.
PackageId True string

Package Unique Id

Document
Document string

Attached document in base64 encoded format.

DocumentLanguage
DocumentLanguage string

Language to use in signature texts.

DocumentName
DocumentName string

Name of the document to be shown in the eSignatures Portal.

PageNumber
PageNumber integer

Number of the page on which to add a signing location

Width
Width string

Width

Height
Height string

Height

Left
Left string

Position from the left of the page

Top
Top string

Position from top of the page

MarkerOrFieldId
MarkerOrFieldId string

Unique reference to a signing field, text marker or textfield.

CorrelationId
CorrelationId string

Id that indicates which documents within this package are correlated with documents that have been signed in the past in other packages.

DocumentType
DocumentType string

Type of document that will be signed.

ExternalDocumentReference
ExternalDocumentReference string

Reference given by the calling application.

ErrorCode
ErrorCode string

Error code with variable information.

Message
Message string

Error message detail text, not localized

Representation
Representation string

Attached representation document in base64 format. This must be PDF data.

RepresentationType
RepresentationType string

Type of the representation document.

TargetType
TargetType string

The TargetType defines if an extra conversion to PDF/A needs to be done before signing.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
DocumentId
DocumentId string

Unique id for the document

CreationTimestamp
CreationTimestamp string

Date and time the flow was created. Format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss+zz:zz

Locations
Locations array of object

Represents a possible location for a signature

Id
Locations.Id string

Unique id for this location

Label
Locations.Label string

Detected or specified label

PageNumber
Locations.PageNumber integer

The page on which the location was found.

Add Proof from External Source

This call allows API users to add extra proofs from an external source to a location on a document.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
The unique ID of the Package
packageId True string

The unique ID of the Package

Content
Content string

The actual content of the proof.

LocationId
LocationId string

Location of the signature for which the proof content was generated.

Name
Name string

Name of the proof.

Type
Type string

A machine-readable “type” key. Can be freely chosen.

Description
Description string

Brief human-readable description of the proof.

IpAddress
IpAddress string

IP address of the end user of the external source for which the proof was added.

Create Instant Package

This call creates a package with a single document in it and instantly prepares it for signing

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Document
Document byte

Attached document in base64 encoded format. Required unless Multipart format is used.

DocumentLanguage
DocumentLanguage string

Language to use in signature texts. Currently supported: en, nl, de, fr, es.

DocumentName
DocumentName string

Name of the document and package to be shown in the eSignatures Portal.

ExternalPackageData
ExternalPackageData string

ExternalPackageData

Initiator
Initiator string

Email address of a registered user

Type
Type string

Signer / Receiver

OrderIndex
OrderIndex integer

This number specifies in which order actors need to execute their action.

PageNumber
PageNumber integer

Number of the page on which to add a signing location

Width
Width string

Width

Height
Height string

Height

Left
Left string

Position from the left of the page

Top
Top string

Position from top of the page

MarkerOrFieldId
MarkerOrFieldId string

Unique reference to a signing field, text marker or textfield.

SigningType
SigningType string

The signing type used in this actor's session.

CommitmentTypes
CommitmentTypes array of string

One or more OIDs of commitment types. Can only be passed when signature policy is used.

MandatedSignerValidation
MandatedSignerValidation string

Type of validation to execute during eID other smart card, or itsme signing session.

MandatedSignerIds
MandatedSignerIds array of string

Defines which eID or other smart cards are allowed to sign during this session.

SignaturePolicyId
SignaturePolicyId string

Signing policy details for the signature.

Phonenumber
Phonenumber string

Phone number to receive an SMS OTP.

RedirectUrl
RedirectUrl string

Url to which the end user is redirected after signing.

SendNotifications
SendNotifications boolean

eSignatures can send e-mails to all the people who are allowed to sign.

UserRoles
UserRoles array of string

Role or function of the signer.

LegalNoticeCode
LegalNoticeCode string

Legal Notice

LegalNoticeText
LegalNoticeText string

Custom legal notice text in case none of the three predefined legal notices apply.

EmailAddress
EmailAddress string

EmailAddress

FirstName
FirstName string

FirstName

LastName
LastName string

LastName

BirthDate
BirthDate string

BirthDate

Language
Language string

Language

ExternalStakeholderReference
ExternalStakeholderReference string

ExternalStakeholderReference

CallBackUrl
CallBackUrl string

REST API URL that will be called each time an action has been completed for this package

CorrelationId
CorrelationId string

Id that indicates which packages or documents are correlated

DocumentGroupCode
DocumentGroupCode string

The ‘Code’ which identifies a document group in which the document should be shown

ThemeCode
ThemeCode string

Theme that must be applied to the package

DownloadUnsignedFiles
DownloadUnsignedFiles boolean

This parameter determines whether packages can be downloaded from the WYSIWYS before signing

ReassignEnabled
ReassignEnabled boolean

This parameter determines whether packages can be reassigned from the WYSIWYS to another approver/signer.

ActionUrlExpirationPeriodInDays
ActionUrlExpirationPeriodInDays integer

This parameter determines after how many days the action URLs must expire when they are not used.

ExpiryTimestamp
ExpiryTimestamp string

Reference given by the calling application. This parameter will not be used by the eSignatures Portal

ExternalDocumentReference
ExternalDocumentReference string

Reference given by the calling application, this parameter will not be used by the eSignatures Portal

ExternalPackageReference
ExternalPackageReference string

Reference given by the calling application, this parameter will not be used by the eSignatures Portal

F2FRedirectUrl
F2FRedirectUrl string

Url to which the end user is redirected after all fields have been signed with ‘face to face’ signing, or when all fields have been rejected.

NotificationCallBackUrl
NotificationCallBackUrl string

REST API URL that will be called when an end user requests to be notified. If no URL is supplied no call back is performed

PdfErrorHandling
PdfErrorHandling string

How to deal with PDFs containing minor flaws

Representation
Representation string

Attached representation document in base64 format

RepresentationType
RepresentationType string

Type of the representation document, must be present when Representation is filled. Only “application/pdf” is supported.

SigningTemplateCode
SigningTemplateCode string

The template configured in the portal will provide all necessary information

TargetType
TargetType string

The TargetType defines if an extra conversion to PDF/A needs to be done before signing

Returns

Name Path Type Description
PackageId
PackageId string

Unique identifier of the package.

CreationTimestamp
CreationTimestamp string

Date and time when the package was created according to the server.

Create Package

This call creates an empty package, allowing documents to be added to it

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Content-Type
Content-Type True string

Content-Type

Initiator
Initiator string

Email address of a registered user.

PackageName
PackageName string

Package name, seen in the eSignatures Portal and when downloading as zip file.

CallBackUrl
CallBackUrl string

REST API URL that will be called each time an action has been completed for this package.

CorrelationId
CorrelationId string

Id that indicates which packages are correlated.

DocumentGroupCode
DocumentGroupCode string

The ‘Code’ which identifies a document group in which the package should be shown.

ThemeCode
ThemeCode string

Theme that must be applied to the package

DownloadUnsignedFiles
DownloadUnsignedFiles boolean

This parameter determines whether packages can be downloaded from the WYSIWYS before signing.

ReassignEnabled
ReassignEnabled boolean

This parameter determines whether packages can be reassigned from the WYSIWYS to another approver/signer.

ActionUrlExpirationPeriodInDays
ActionUrlExpirationPeriodInDays integer

This parameter determines after how many days the action URLs must expire when they are not used.

ExpiryTimestamp
ExpiryTimestamp string

The date and time when this package expires and can no longer be signed.

ExternalPackageReference
ExternalPackageReference string

Reference given by the calling application. This parameter will not be used by the eSignatures Portal.

ExternalPackageData
ExternalPackageData string

This field is reserved for future use. It can be used for customer-specific extensions to integrate with third-party services, such as Debit Card signing.

F2FRedirectUrl
F2FRedirectUrl string

URL to which the end user is redirected after all fields have been signed with 'face to face' signing, or when all fields have been rejected.

NotificationCallBackUrl
NotificationCallBackUrl string

REST API URL that will be called when an end user requests to be notified.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
PackageId
PackageId string

Unique identifier of the package.

CreationTimestamp
CreationTimestamp string

Date and time when the package was created according to the server.

Delete Package

eSignatures does not automatically delete packages from the database once they have reached a final state. They are stored indefinitely. To delete packages from the database, users can use the Delete Package call.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique ID of the Package
id True string

Unique ID of the Package

Document Correlation Audit Proof Download

Correlation ids are used to track packages or documents across several passes through the eSignatures application.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
The correlation identifier.
correlationId True string

The correlation identifier.

Returns

Body
Content

Download Document from Package

The signed documents in a package can be downloaded one by one by an external system using this call. Each document will be downloaded as a PDF, or as an XML file stream, depending on the value of the DocumentType parameter.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique id for the signing package
id True string

Unique id for the signing package

Unique id of the document contained in the package
documentId True string

Unique id of the document contained in the package

Returns

response
binary

Download Package

The package containing the signed documents can be downloaded by an external system using this call.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique ID of the Package
id True string

Unique ID of the Package

Returns

response
binary

Expiry Time Stamp

A package may have the status Expired when a package passed a value for the ExpiryTimestamp parameter in the Create Package call. Such a package can no longer be signed.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique ID of the Package
id True string

Unique ID of the Package

ExpiryTimestamp
ExpiryTimestamp date-time

Get Package Status

Retrieves the current state of the package and its documents.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique id for the signing package
Id True string

Unique id for the signing package

Returns

Description for the Package shown to the eSignatures Portal user as file name.

Get Signing Locations

This call provides an overview of all signing locations inside the documents within a package.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Id of the signing field
Id True string

Id of the signing field

Returns

Name Path Type Description
Documents
Documents array of object
DocumentId
Documents.DocumentId string

Unique id for the document

ExternalDocumentReference
Documents.ExternalDocumentReference string

External reference for identification. Make sure to use a unique value.

Locations
Documents.Locations array of object

Represents a possible location for a signature

Id
Documents.Locations.Id string

Unique id for this location.

Label
Documents.Locations.Label string

Value you entered as Request parameter.

PageNumber
Documents.Locations.PageNumber integer

Number of the page on which the signature can be found.

Package Audit Proof

A package’s audit proofs xml can be retrieved when the package is fully signed. The same applies for a document: it only works when the containing package is fully signed.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique ID of the Package
packageId True string

Unique ID of the Package

Returns

Body
Content

Package Audit Proof with document ID

A package’s audit proofs xml can be retrieved when the package is fully signed. The same applies for a document: it only works when the containing package is fully signed.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique ID of the Package
packageId True string

Unique ID of the Package

Unique ID of the Document
documentId True string

Unique ID of the Document

Returns

Body
Content

Package Correlation Audit Proof Download

Correlation ids are used to track packages or documents across several passes through the eSignatures application.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
The correlation identifier.
correlationId True string

The correlation identifier.

Returns

Body
Content

Package List

Get a list of packages with their current status

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
The continuation token / guid to know what page to return.
ContinuationToken string

The continuation token / guid to know what page to return. MUST BE EMPTY or the token returned from a PREVIOUS call.

Gets or sets the maximum quantity.
MaxQuantity integer

Gets or sets the maximum quantity.

Gets or sets the sort field.
SortField string

Gets or sets the sort field.

Gets or sets the sort field.
SortOrder string

Gets or sets the sort field.

Gets or sets the created before date.
CreatedBeforeDate string

Gets or sets the created before date.

Gets or sets the status.
Status string

Gets or sets the status.

Gets or sets the created after date.
createdAfterDate string

Gets or sets the created after date.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
ContinuationToken
ContinuationToken string

ContinuationToken

MaxQuantity
MaxQuantity integer

MaxQuantity

Total
Total integer

Total

Items
Items array of Package

Send Package Reminders

Company policy might require that a document is handled within a given timespan. Triggering the “send reminders” call will look up everybody who hasn’t signed and send them an extra notification as a reminder.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique ID of the Package
PackageId True string

Unique ID of the Package

Set Package Status

By means of the Set Package Status call, you can change the status of a package.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique id for the signing package
Id True string

Unique id for the signing package

Status
Status string

Pending / Revoked

Returns

Description for the Package shown to the eSignatures Portal user as file name.

Set Process Information

This webservice method updates the people involved in the process (stakeholders) and assigns them steps which need to be taken.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique ID of the Package
id True string

Unique ID of the Package

Type
Type string

Type

OrderIndex
OrderIndex string

This number specifies in which order actors need to execute their action.

LocationIds
LocationIds array of string

The location ids where a signature must be placed by this person.

SigningType
SigningType string

The signing type used in this actor's session.

CommitmentTypes
CommitmentTypes array of string

One or more OIDs of commitment types. Can only be passed when signature policy is used.

MandatedSignerValidation
MandatedSignerValidation string

Type of validation to execute during eID other smart card, or itsme signing session.

MandatedSignerIds
MandatedSignerIds array of string

Defines which eID or other smart cards are allowed to sign during this session.

SignaturePolicyId
SignaturePolicyId string

Signing policy details for the signature.

Phonenumber
Phonenumber string

Phone number to receive an SMS OTP.

RedirectURL
RedirectURL string

Url to which the end user is redirected after signing, or rejecting. The redirect occurs immediately after signing or rejecting.

SendNotifications
SendNotifications boolean

eSignatures can send e-mails to the actors whose action is required, such as signing

UserRoles
UserRoles array of string

The location ids where a signature must be placed by this person.

LegalNoticeCode
LegalNoticeCode string

The 3 values will point to the 3 legal notices built into the application. These can be altered in the Configuration Index.

LegalNoticetext
LegalNoticetext string

Custom legal notice text in case none of the three predefined legal notices apply

EmailAddress
EmailAddress string

Email Address

FirstName
FirstName string

First Name

Language
Language string

UI language of this stakeholder. Currently supported: en, nl, de, fr, es.

LastName
LastName string

Last Name

BirthDate
BirthDate string

Date of birth in format: YYYY-MM-DD

ExternalStakeholderReference
ExternalStakeholderReference string

Reference given by the calling application. This parameter will not be used by the eSignatures Portal.

Skip Signers

This call skips all signers that haven’t signed yet and sets their status to “Skipped”, which results in the complete package being marked as “Finished”.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Unique id of the Package
PackageId True string

Unique id of the Package

Definitions

Package

Name Path Type Description
Id
Id string
PackageStatus
PackageStatus string
ExternalPackageReference
ExternalPackageReference string

PackageDocument

Details for each of the documents in the package

Name Path Type Description
DocumentId
DocumentId string

Unique id of the document

ExternalDocumentReference
ExternalDocumentReference string

Returns the external reference of this document as it was passed in through the Add document to package call.

DocumentName
DocumentName string

Name of the document

DocumentType
DocumentType string

Type of document within the package.

PackageStatus

Description for the Package shown to the eSignatures Portal user as file name.

Name Path Type Description
PackageName
PackageName string

Description for the Package shown to the eSignatures Portal user as file name.

CreationTimestamp
CreationTimestamp string

Date and time when the package was created according to the server.

Initiator
Initiator string

Initiator field of the package as it was passed in at creation time.

ExpiryTimestamp
ExpiryTimestamp string

UTC formatted time at which the document expires. Can be null.

ExternalPackageReference
ExternalPackageReference string

Returns the external reference id of the package as it was passed in at creation time.

F2FSigningUrl
F2FSigningUrl string

Link to the package which allows to pick from all the signing session at once.

PackageStatus
PackageStatus string

Status of the package as a whole:

PackageDocuments
PackageDocuments array of PackageDocument

Details for each of the documents in the package.

Stakeholders
Stakeholders array of object

Details for each of the persons which will interact with the package.

Type
Stakeholders.Type string

Type of stakeholder: Person, PersonGroup, or ContactGroup.

PersonGroupName
Stakeholders.PersonGroupName string

Name of the person group. Only returned if Type was set to PersonGroup in the request.

ContactGroupCode
Stakeholders.ContactGroupCode string

Code of the contact group. Only returned if Type was set to ContactGroup in the request.

EmailAddress
Stakeholders.EmailAddress string

Email address of the signer.

ExternalStakeholderReference
Stakeholders.ExternalStakeholderReference string

External reference identifying this person in the external system.

StakeholderId
Stakeholders.StakeholderId string

Unique id.

Actors
Stakeholders.Actors array of object

Details of all steps to take.

ActorId
Stakeholders.Actors.ActorId string

Unique id for this combination of action, stakeholder and document.

ActionUrl
Stakeholders.Actors.ActionUrl string

URL that this person can open to interact with the package.

ActionUrls
Stakeholders.Actors.ActionUrls array of object

Array of URLs that the different persons of the PersonGroup or ContactGroup can open to interact with the package.

EmailAddress
Stakeholders.Actors.ActionUrls.EmailAddress string

Email address of the person.

Url
Stakeholders.Actors.ActionUrls.Url string

URL that this person can open to interact with the package.

ActorStatus
Stakeholders.Actors.ActorStatus string

Draft (package has status Draft)

Type
Stakeholders.Actors.Type string

Signer / Receiver

CompletedBy
Stakeholders.Actors.CompletedBy string

The name of the end user who completed the action.

CompletedTimestamp
Stakeholders.Actors.CompletedTimestamp string

Timestamp of the moment on which this action was completed.

Reason
Stakeholders.Actors.Reason string

Returns the text entered by the person who changed the status of a package to a final state (e.g. a reject).

Locations
Stakeholders.Actors.Locations array of object

Represents a possible location for a signature.

Id
Stakeholders.Actors.Locations.Id string

Unique id for this location

UsedSigningType
Stakeholders.Actors.Locations.UsedSigningType string

Returns the signing type that was used to sign the document.

Content

Name Path Type Description
uploads
uploads array of object
upload
uploads.upload array of object
start
uploads.upload.start date-time
end
uploads.upload.end date-time
signatures
uploads.upload.signatures array of object
proofs
uploads.upload.signatures.proofs array of object
name
uploads.upload.signatures.proofs.proof.name string
type
uploads.upload.signatures.proofs.proof.type string
index
uploads.upload.signatures.proofs.proof.index boolean
ipAddress
uploads.upload.signatures.proofs.proof.ipAddress string
locationId
uploads.upload.signatures.locationId string
indexes
uploads.indexes array of object
identifier
uploads.indexes.index.identifier boolean
content
uploads.indexes.index.content string
packageCorrelationId
uploads.packageCorrelationId string
packageId
uploads.packageId string

binary

This is the basic data type 'binary'.