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Renew expired signing ses...

Renew expired signing session

Request

Renew an expired signing session with a new due date. A session that expired after it was started returns to started, signatures already collected are kept. A session that expired before it was started returns to pending.

Security
APIKey
Path
session_idstring, (uuid)required

The UUID of the signing session.

Example:0196ae5b-2e9d-729f-aba5-fa4db6f881fd
Headers
Acceptstringrequired

Specify the response format.

Value:"application/json"
Bodyapplication/jsonrequired
expires_atstring, (date-time)(SigningSessionExpirationTime)required

Expiration time as an RFC 3339 timestamp, including a timezone. Must be at least one hour and no more than 180 days after creation. Defaults to 180 days.

Example:"2026-03-31T10:30:00.000Z"
curl -i -X POST \
  https://api.embed.docue.com/sign/sessions/0196ae5b-2e9d-729f-aba5-fa4db6f881fd/renew \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API Key_HERE>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "expires_at": "2026-03-31T10:30:00.000Z"
  }'

Responses

Successfully renewed the signing session.

Bodyapplication/json
dataobject(SigningSessionData)required

Response body. Null when there is nothing to return.

metaobjectrequired
Response
{
  "data": {
    "id": "0196ae5b-2e9d-729f-aba5-fa4db6f881fd",
    "status": "pending",
    "document_name": "Employment Agreement",
    "document_author": "HR Department",
    "external_id": "deal-42",
    "signature_position": "inline",
    "expires_at": "2026-03-31T10:30:00.000Z",
    "ui_domain": "sign.acme.com",
    "email_from": "\"Acme\" <sign@mail.acme.com>",
    "files": [ … ],
    "participants": [ … ],
    "webhooks": [ … ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "status": { … },
    "pagination": { … }
  }
}