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# Send Signature Request

This operation **initiates the signature workflow** by sending out notifications to all participants (signers, approvers, CCs) configured in the request. Once triggered, the request becomes active, and recipients can start interacting with the document based on their assigned roles.

## Request URL

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/_apis/sign/api/v2/requests/requestId/send`

To **start the signing process** for a signature request previously created using `type=0`. Once sent, signers will receive an email or SMS (depending on configuration), and the document becomes available for interaction.

### Required Headers

These headers must be included to authenticate the request.

| Header          | Required | Description                                    |
| --------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `Authorization` | ✅ Yes    | Bearer token obtained from the OAuth 2.0 flow. |

### Request Body

This endpoint **does not** require a request body.\
A valid `requestId` and authenticated token are sufficient to trigger the request.

### Successful Response

```json
{
    "requestId": "f742655b-7b27-43e1-9e4b-330246b140e6",
    "embeddedSigningUrl": null
}
```

### Possible Errors and How to Handle Them

| Status Code | Error Message     | Explanation                                                        |
| ----------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `400`       | Bad Request       | The request ID may be missing or malformed.                        |
| `401`       | Unauthorized      | The access token is missing, expired, or invalid.                  |
| `404`       | Request not found | The specified `requestId` does not exist or has already been sent. |