Create document from template

Creates a new draft document pre-populated with the template’s field layout. Add recipients and send when ready.

POST/templates/use

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer token · headerrequired

Pass your API key as a Bearer token. API keys are scoped to specific operations — configure scopes in your organization's Settings → Developer → API Keys.

Query parameters

idstringrequired

Request body

application/json

titlestring

Title for the new document (defaults to template name)

descriptionstring

Responses

200

Document created

idstring

401

Missing or invalid API key

typestringrequired

Machine-readable error code

statusintegerrequired

HTTP status code

titlestringrequired

Human-readable error message

detailsobject

Field-level validation errors

404

Resource not found

typestringrequired

Machine-readable error code

statusintegerrequired

HTTP status code

titlestringrequired

Human-readable error message

detailsobject

Field-level validation errors

Try it

Server

Base URLCustom base URLOverrides the selected server when set.

Authorization

Bearer tokenRemember on this deviceInclude my values in samples

Parameters

idquery*

Bodyapplication/json

titlestringTitle for the new document (defaults to template name)descriptionstring

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.seal.nyc/api/v1/templates/use?id=string" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "title": "string",
  "description": "string"
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.seal.nyc/api/v1/templates/use?id=string", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: "{\n  \"title\": \"string\",\n  \"description\": \"string\"\n}"
});

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.seal.nyc/api/v1/templates/use?id=string",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    data="{\n  \"title\": \"string\",\n  \"description\": \"string\"\n}",
)

Response

{
  "id": "string"
}

{
  "type": "AUTH_ERROR",
  "status": 401,
  "title": "Missing or invalid API key"
}

{
  "type": "NOT_FOUND",
  "status": 404,
  "title": "Document not found"
}