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Planning a partner implementation

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The steps and requirements for planning your integration differ depending on how you partner with Docusign.

For help determining which type of partner content you need, see What type of partner are you?

  • Your company’s business app will connect using its customer’s Docusign account
  • You do not wish to purchase from Docusign
  • You want to only integrate and let your customers buy from Docusign
  • You do not want to incur any cost
  • You already have customers using Docusign

Integration steps

Step 1 : Set up your account Set up your account and familiarize yourself with the Docusign platform.

Step 2: Review and choose the authentication method Most Docusign APIs are sessionless and require an access token for each call. You can obtain an access token using one of the supported OAuth flows.

Step 3: Envelope creation and sending strategy Learn about recommendations and best practices around envelope creation and sending strategy.

Step 4: Envelope signing Depending on how your signers will sign documents, you should use either remote or embedded signing.

Step 5: Envelope notifications See recommendations and best practices around getting status notifications.

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  • Your company’s business app will embed Docusign eSignature as a service within your product
  • Your company will buy from Docusign, will redistribute Docusign transactions on behalf of its clients

Integration steps

Step 1 : Manage Docusign accounts Set up your account and familiarize yourself with the Docusign platform.

Step 2: Review and choose the authentication method Most Docusign APIs are sessionless and require an access token for each call. You can obtain an access token using one of the supported OAuth flows.

Step 3: Envelope creation and sending strategy Learn about recommendations and best practices around envelope creation and sending strategy.

Step 4: Envelope signing Depending on how your signers will sign documents, you should use either remote or embedded signing.

Step 5: Envelope notifications See recommendations and best practices around getting status notifications.

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Note: If you are building an enterprise solution, get started using Quickstart instead. If you are also building an extension app, see Extension apps overview instead.