Update a document
Update document properties. A DRAFT document accepts every field. After sending, what you can change depends on the field, and a locked field returns 409 INVALID_STATE with the reason.
Updatable Fields:
name- Document titleexternalId- Your external reference IDexpiresAt- Document expiration dateresponsibleUserId- User ID of responsible team member (must be in your organization)documentMeta- Metadata, such as the subject, the message, and the signing modecustomFields- Custom field values
Per-party settings: Delivery method and signature type are set per party through the parties endpoints, not at the document level.
After sending:
name,externalId,responsibleUserId,valueanddocumentCategoryIdcan always change.- Reminders, subject, message, redirect, chat, delegation, internal recipients and
signableAfterExpiredcan change until the document is completed, cancelled or rejected. expiresAtmoves the deadline (at least 24 hours ahead) and notifies the parties, likePOST /api/v1/documents/{id}/extend-expiration.openVerification,forceReadFullDocumentandlanguagecan change until someone has signed.signingMode,nationalIdDisplayMode,sameDeviceSigninganddocumentStylecan’t change; withdraw the document first.
Response: Returns the updated document in the same shape as GET /api/v1/documents/{id}, without fields.
Authorizations
Personal API key, e.g. Authorization: Bearer sajn_sk_.... Not scope-limited — acts as the issuing user.
Headers
API version for this request. Without it, the request uses the organization's default version; an organization without a default is pinned to the latest version by its first request.
2026-09, 2026-10 ID of the workspace this request acts in, from GET /api/v1/workspaces. Without it, an API key acts in its default workspace. The token's user must be a member of the workspace; an OAuth token only accepts the workspace it was granted for. A workspace that doesn't exist or can't be reached returns 403 WORKSPACE_ACCESS_DENIED.
Makes retries safe. A retry with the same key and the same request replays the stored response for 24 hours (header Idempotent-Replayed: true); the same key with a different request returns 400.
255Path Parameters
The document ID.
Body
Body
Your external reference ID for the document. Pass null to clear it.
User ID of the person responsible for this document. Must be a member of your organization.
Document styling configuration including orientation, padding, background, and layout
Response
200
Unique document identifier
Your external reference ID for this document
Date and time when the document expires
Document name/title
Document status
DRAFT, PENDING_APPROVAL, PENDING, COMPLETED, EXPIRED, CANCELLED, REJECTED, IMPORTED Document metadata including subject, message, signing order, etc.
Date and time when the document was created
Date and time when the document was last updated
Date and time when all signers completed signing
Date and time when the document moved to the trash, or null when it isn't in the trash
ID of the template the document was created from, or null
ID of the folder that holds the document, or null at the top level
ID of the workspace member responsible for the document
Array of document parties (signers and other participants).
Content blocks in position order when you pass expand=content, and null otherwise. See the content endpoints for the per-type shapes.
Every product table on the document, resolved: each row carries the recipient's final selected state and quantity, and the totals count the selected rows only. Empty when the document has no product table.
ID of the document's approval request, or null when it has none. To read it, call GET /api/v1/approval-requests/{id}.
ID of the bundle the document was sent in, or null. Every document in a bundle also fires its own events, so this is the key that groups them. To read the bundle, call GET /api/v1/bundles/{id}.

