May 1, 2025 Newsletter
2025 Developer Release 1: 
Build faster, agree smarter
2025 Developer Release 1: Build faster, agree smarter
Docusign Developer Release 1 (R1) gives you the tools to develop faster and with greater control. This release introduces new APIs, extensions, and automation capabilities—alongside AI-powered tooling—to help you streamline integrations, reduce errors, and accelerate time to value.
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News
Private extension apps connect securely with your internal systems
Private extension apps connect securely with your internal systems
Now in beta, private extension apps let you build, distribute, and manage internal integrations for automated agreement workflows, private data, and scalable use across teams.
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Data IO extensions integrate seamlessly with the data sources you choose
Data IO extensions integrate seamlessly with the data sources you choose
Use these extensions to sync with your own or third-party data sources to give your workflows access to read and write data as needed.
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Community Highlights
Great to see you at the Chicago Stripe Meetup! 
Great to see you at the Chicago Stripe Meetup!
The latest Stripe Developer meetup at the company’s Chicago headquarters featured our own Developer Advocate Niani Byrd! Niani walked the attendees through the Docusign Stripe extension app, showing how it can be integrated into Maestro workflows to automate billing and invoicing processes seamlessly. Find her report below and don’t forget to join the Docusign Developer Community!
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Events
TDX Bengaluru
May 2-3
Discover how you can automate, integrate and extend your services with Docusign Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) and Salesforce at Camp Mini Hack—stop by to learn more and take your skills to the next level.
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Developer Office Hours: APIs
May 13 | 10 am PT
Make your first API call in minutes. Join us to learn how.
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Developer Webinar: Connected Fields extension & API
May 27 | 10 am PT
Learn how to use connected fields to automate verifications for any data type.
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Coding with Docusign
Explore embedded sending with our latest sample app >
See how extension apps can help solve your business problems >
Verify any data against your chosen source using connected fields and the API >
Use our new extension-executed Connect event to sync workflows with your API integrations >
Discover the meanings of Docusign Connect error codes >
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Featured Videos
Meet our hackathon winners
Meet our hackathon winners
Get inspired by the innovative solutions our winners built, extending beyond eSignature. 
Discover private extension apps
Discover private extension apps
Publishing privately lets you build custom extension app solutions for your own organization.
Verify any data through connected fields
Verify any data through connected fields
See how this new extension and API let you connect your apps to any data source to verify any data.
Release Notes Roundup
May 2025 (4/25): New API request pulls template details from envelope and recipient events; Notary API now supports five new Connect events; multi-branching rules for Maestro workflows; new restrictions on PDFs that contain unsupported content

April 2025 (4/7): New Connected Fields API launched; support removed for the position property in HTML document uploads; Maestro workflows triggered by account events; web form data access sharing
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