---
title: Send Quote for e-Signature
slug: send-quote-for-e-signature
docTags: 
createdAt: 2026-08-25T19:28:59.170Z
---

{
  "id": "5gxJgplkzDBfPIkqGa9lx",
  "type": "api-oas-v2",
  "data": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://api.nue.io/v1/cpq/quotes/{quoteId}:eSign",
    "servers": [
      {
        "url": "https://api.nue.io/v1/cpq/quotes/{quoteId}:eSign",
        "description": "Nue API Production URL"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://api.sandbox.nue.io/v1/cpq/quotes/{quoteId}:eSign",
        "description": "Nue Sandbox API Server"
      }
    ],
    "name": "Send Quote for e-Signature",
    "description": "<p>Send a quote to one or more recipients for electronic signature. The quote will be sent through the configured e-signature provider (e.g., DocuSign) and recipients will receive an email with instructions to sign. This operation is asynchronous and returns a job ID to track the progress.</p>",
    "contentType": "application/json",
    "request": {
      "pathParameters": [
        {
          "kind": "required",
          "name": "quoteId",
          "type": "string",
          "example": "0Q0RL000002cxsL0AQ",
          "description": "<p>The unique identifier of the quote to send for e-signature</p>"
        }
      ],
      "headerParameters": [
        {
          "name": "accept",
          "type": "string",
          "kind": "optional",
          "description": "Generated from available response content types",
          "enum": [
            "application/json"
          ],
          "default": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "queryParameters": [],
      "bodyDataParameters": [
        {
          "kind": "required",
          "name": "body",
          "type": "object",
          "description": "<p>Document and recipient information for e-signature request</p>",
          "customType": "SendForSignatureRequest",
          "schema": [
            {
              "name": "templateId",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "string<uuid>",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "<p>The ID of the e-signature template to use. If null, the default template will be used.</p>",
              "example": "1581de4a-3613-413c-8586-792bde70b307",
              "format": "uuid"
            },
            {
              "name": "recipients",
              "kind": "required",
              "type": "array",
              "description": "List of recipients who will receive the quote for signature or review",
              "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Recipient",
              "customType": "Recipient[]",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "name": "tag",
                  "kind": "required",
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Tag to categorize the recipient",
                  "example": "Customer"
                },
                {
                  "name": "name",
                  "kind": "required",
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Full name of the recipient",
                  "example": "Jack Chen"
                },
                {
                  "name": "email",
                  "kind": "required",
                  "type": "string<email>",
                  "description": "Email address of the recipient",
                  "example": "jack.chen@company.com",
                  "format": "email"
                },
                {
                  "name": "role",
                  "kind": "required",
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Role of the recipient",
                  "example": "Customer"
                },
                {
                  "name": "action",
                  "kind": "required",
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Action required from the recipient",
                  "example": "Needs to Sign"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "email",
              "kind": "required",
              "type": "object",
              "description": "",
              "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/EmailContent",
              "customType": "EmailContent",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "name": "subject",
                  "kind": "required",
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Email subject line for the signature request",
                  "example": "Order Form for your e-Signature (Sent by API)"
                },
                {
                  "name": "message",
                  "kind": "required",
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Email message body for the signature request",
                  "example": "This is a request for your electronic signature, please review your order form and electronically sign by following the link below."
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/SendForSignatureRequest",
          "isExpanded": true
        }
      ],
      "formDataParameters": [],
      "oAuthParameters": [
        {
          "id": "apiKeyAuth",
          "name": "Authorization",
          "kind": "optional",
          "type": "apiKey",
          "description": "<p>API key for authentication. Format: Bearer {your-api-key}</p>",
          "in": "header"
        }
      ],
      "cookieParameters": []
    },
    "responses": [
      {
        "statusCode": "200",
        "description": "<p>e-Signature job created successfully</p>",
        "jsonExample": "",
        "isExpanded": true,
        "subExamples": [
          {
            "label": "GENERATED",
            "code": "// e-Signature job created successfully\n{\n  \"jobId\": \"2125b6ba-0aec-4a8d-8ca1-da0ec6bfedd4\"\n}"
          },
          {
            "label": "Success Response",
            "code": "{\n  \"jobId\": \"2125b6ba-0aec-4a8d-8ca1-da0ec6bfedd4\"\n}"
          }
        ],
        "schema": [
          {
            "kind": "optional",
            "type": "object",
            "description": "",
            "customType": "SendForSignatureResponse",
            "schema": [
              {
                "name": "jobId",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string<uuid>",
                "description": "<p>Unique identifier for the e-signature job</p>",
                "example": "2125b6ba-0aec-4a8d-8ca1-da0ec6bfedd4",
                "format": "uuid"
              }
            ],
            "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/SendForSignatureResponse",
            "isExpanded": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "statusCode": "400",
        "description": "<p>Bad Request - Invalid quote or recipient information</p>",
        "jsonExample": "",
        "isExpanded": true,
        "schema": [
          {
            "kind": "optional",
            "type": "object",
            "description": "",
            "customType": "ErrorResponse",
            "schema": [
              {
                "name": "error",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "object",
                "description": "",
                "example": "",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "code",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Error code",
                    "example": "INVALID_DOCUMENT"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "message",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Error message",
                    "example": "Document not found or cannot be sent for signature"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "details",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "array",
                    "description": "Additional error details",
                    "example": "[\"Document must be in Draft or Pending status to send for signature\"]",
                    "itemType": "string",
                    "customType": "string[]",
                    "itemExample": "",
                    "itemDefault": ""
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse",
            "isExpanded": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "statusCode": "401",
        "description": "<p>Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key</p>",
        "jsonExample": "",
        "isExpanded": true,
        "schema": [
          {
            "kind": "optional",
            "type": "object",
            "description": "",
            "customType": "ErrorResponse",
            "schema": [
              {
                "name": "error",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "object",
                "description": "",
                "example": "",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "code",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Error code",
                    "example": "INVALID_DOCUMENT"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "message",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Error message",
                    "example": "Document not found or cannot be sent for signature"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "details",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "array",
                    "description": "Additional error details",
                    "example": "[\"Document must be in Draft or Pending status to send for signature\"]",
                    "itemType": "string",
                    "customType": "string[]",
                    "itemExample": "",
                    "itemDefault": ""
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse",
            "isExpanded": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "statusCode": "404",
        "description": "<p>Not Found - Quote does not exist</p>",
        "jsonExample": "",
        "isExpanded": true,
        "schema": [
          {
            "kind": "optional",
            "type": "object",
            "description": "",
            "customType": "ErrorResponse",
            "schema": [
              {
                "name": "error",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "object",
                "description": "",
                "example": "",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "code",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Error code",
                    "example": "INVALID_DOCUMENT"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "message",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Error message",
                    "example": "Document not found or cannot be sent for signature"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "details",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "array",
                    "description": "Additional error details",
                    "example": "[\"Document must be in Draft or Pending status to send for signature\"]",
                    "itemType": "string",
                    "customType": "string[]",
                    "itemExample": "",
                    "itemDefault": ""
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse",
            "isExpanded": true
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hasXCodeSamples": false,
    "examples": {
      "languages": [
        {
          "id": "plA9g7FvIXBCrc16Sfphh",
          "language": "curl",
          "label": "cURL",
          "code": "curl --request POST \\\n     --url https://api.nue.io/v1/cpq/quotes/{quoteId}:eSign \\\n     --header 'accept: application/json' \\\n     --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n     --data-raw '{\n     \"recipients\": [\n     {\n     \"tag\": \"Customer\",\n     \"name\": \"Jack Chen\",\n     \"email\": \"jack.chen@company.com\",\n     \"role\": \"Customer\",\n     \"action\": \"Needs to Sign\"\n     }\n     ],\n     \"email\": {\n     \"subject\": \"Order Form for your e-Signature (Sent by API)\",\n     \"message\": \"This is a request for your electronic signature, please review your order form and electronically sign by following the link below.\"\n     }\n     }'"
        },
        {
          "id": "dto_qqfz3RfUzl8aqxrF6",
          "language": "javascript",
          "label": "javascript",
          "code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar raw = JSON.stringify({\n   \"recipients\": [\n      {\n         \"tag\": \"Customer\",\n         \"name\": \"Jack Chen\",\n         \"email\": \"jack.chen@company.com\",\n         \"role\": \"Customer\",\n         \"action\": \"Needs to Sign\"\n      }\n   ],\n   \"email\": {\n      \"subject\": \"Order Form for your e-Signature (Sent by API)\",\n      \"message\": \"This is a request for your electronic signature, please review your order form and electronically sign by following the link below.\"\n   }\n});\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n   method: 'POST',\n   headers: myHeaders,\n   body: raw,\n   redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"https://api.nue.io/v1/cpq/quotes/{quoteId}:eSign\", requestOptions)\n   .then(response => response.text())\n   .then(result => console.log(result))\n   .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
        },
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          "language": "ruby",
          "label": "Ruby",
          "code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://api.nue.io/v1/cpq/quotes/{quoteId}:eSign\")\n\nhttps = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)\nhttps.use_ssl = true\n\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest.body = JSON.dump({\n   \"recipients\": [\n      {\n         \"tag\": \"Customer\",\n         \"name\": \"Jack Chen\",\n         \"email\": \"jack.chen@company.com\",\n         \"role\": \"Customer\",\n         \"action\": \"Needs to Sign\"\n      }\n   ],\n   \"email\": {\n      \"subject\": \"Order Form for your e-Signature (Sent by API)\",\n      \"message\": \"This is a request for your electronic signature, please review your order form and electronically sign by following the link below.\"\n   }\n})\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "eho1CAFCE7fD2OuowmHHm",
          "language": "python",
          "label": "Python",
          "code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"https://api.nue.io/v1/cpq/quotes/{quoteId}:eSign\"\n\npayload = json.dumps({\n   \"recipients\": [\n      {\n         \"tag\": \"Customer\",\n         \"name\": \"Jack Chen\",\n         \"email\": \"jack.chen@company.com\",\n         \"role\": \"Customer\",\n         \"action\": \"Needs to Sign\"\n      }\n   ],\n   \"email\": {\n      \"subject\": \"Order Form for your e-Signature (Sent by API)\",\n      \"message\": \"This is a request for your electronic signature, please review your order form and electronically sign by following the link below.\"\n   }\n})\nheaders = {\n   'accept': 'application/json',\n   'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"POST\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n"
        }
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    "results": {
      "languages": [
        {
          "id": "WhS5RhsmKJBb8MkNruWkx",
          "language": "200",
          "code": "// e-Signature job created successfully\n{\n  \"jobId\": \"2125b6ba-0aec-4a8d-8ca1-da0ec6bfedd4\"\n}",
          "subExamples": [
            {
              "label": "GENERATED",
              "code": "// e-Signature job created successfully\n{\n  \"jobId\": \"2125b6ba-0aec-4a8d-8ca1-da0ec6bfedd4\"\n}"
            },
            {
              "label": "Success Response",
              "code": "{\n  \"jobId\": \"2125b6ba-0aec-4a8d-8ca1-da0ec6bfedd4\"\n}"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "QgIk6CzJ8RNA8riBP2JwG",
          "language": "400",
          "code": "// Bad Request - Invalid quote or recipient information\n{\n  \"error\": {\n    \"code\": \"INVALID_DOCUMENT\",\n    \"message\": \"Document not found or cannot be sent for signature\",\n    \"details\": [\n      \"\"\n    ]\n  }\n}"
        },
        {
          "id": "V1ntcRHZcpNkPtj3ZiPBh",
          "language": "401",
          "code": "// Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key\n{\n  \"error\": {\n    \"code\": \"INVALID_DOCUMENT\",\n    \"message\": \"Document not found or cannot be sent for signature\",\n    \"details\": [\n      \"\"\n    ]\n  }\n}"
        },
        {
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          "language": "404",
          "code": "// Not Found - Quote does not exist\n{\n  \"error\": {\n    \"code\": \"INVALID_DOCUMENT\",\n    \"message\": \"Document not found or cannot be sent for signature\",\n    \"details\": [\n      \"\"\n    ]\n  }\n}"
        }
      ],
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    }
  },
  "children": [
    {
      "text": ""
    }
  ]
}