README

The Docusign SDK makes integrating Docusign into your apps and websites a seamless experience.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Installation
  • Version Information
  • Requirements
  • Compatibility
  • Composer
  • Manual Install
• Dependencies
• API Reference
• Code Examples
• OAuth Implementations
• Changelog
• Support
• License
• Additional Resources

Introduction

Integrate eSignatures into your application in minutes. The secure and award-winning Docusign eSignature API makes requesting signatures, automating forms, and tracking documents directly from your app easy.

Installation

This client SDK is provided as open source, which enables you to customize its functionality to suit your particular use case. To do so, download or clone the repository. If the SDK’s given functionality meets your integration needs, or if you’re working through our code examples from the Docusign Developer Center, you merely need to install it by following the instructions below.

Version Information

• API version: v2.1
• Latest SDK version: 8.8.1

Requirements

• PHP 7.4+
• Free developer account

Compatibility

• PHP 7.4+

Composer:

1. In your PHP console, type: Composer require docusign/esign-client;
2. To use the package automatically, add to Composer's Autoload file: require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

Manual Install:

1. Download or clone this repository.
2. Bind the PHP SDK to your server or place it in a static location.
   1. To bind to your server, edit the init.php file. Add:
      require_once('/path/to/docusign-esign-php-client/autoload.php');
   2. To bind to single pages: In your PHP file that will utilize the PHP SDK, add:
      require_once('/path/to/docusign-esign-php-client/autoload.php');
3. If you are using Composer V2 and get the error 'namespace cannot be found', add the following class mapping in the composer.json file.
"autoload": { "classmap": [ "/path/to/docusign-esign-php-client/src" ] }

SDK Dependencies

This client has the following external dependencies:

• PHP cURL extension
• PHP JSON extension
• PHP MBString extension
• adhocore/jwt v1.1+

⚠ Deprecation Notice: Support for PHP versions below 8.0 will be phased out in the coming months. A new SDK compatible with PHP 8.1 will be released, which replaces adhocore/jwt with firebase/php-jwt v7. We strongly recommend upgrading to PHP 8.1 or later to maintain compatibility with upcoming SDK releases.

API Reference

You can refer to the API reference here.

Code examples

Explore our GitHub repository for the Launcher, a self-executing package housing code examples for the eSignature PHP SDK. This package showcases several common use cases and their respective source files. Additionally, you can download a version preconfigured for your Docusign developer account from Quickstart. These examples support both the Authorization Code Grant and JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication workflows.

OAuth implementations

For details regarding which type of OAuth grant will work best for your Docusign integration, see Choose OAuth Type in the Docusign Developer Center.

For security purposes, Docusign recommends using the Authorization Code Grant flow.

Changelog

You can refer to the complete changelog here.

Support

Log issues against this client SDK through GitHub. You can also reach out to us through Docusign Community and Stack Overflow.

License

The Docusign eSignature PHP Client SDK is licensed under the MIT License.

Additional resources

• Docusign Developer Center
• Docusign API on Twitter
• Docusign For Developers on LinkedIn
• Docusign For Developers on YouTube