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Etch E-sign

Etch E-sign

Collect legally binding e-signatures within your app.

A flexible, embeddable, and customizable e-signature solution that just works. Used for contracts, affidavits, financial agreements, legal documents, and more.
View Etch E-sign docs
mutation {
  createEtchPacket (
    signatureEmailSubject: "HR Docs",
    files:  [{
      "id": "templateIRSW4",
      "castEid": "XnuTZKVNA1Mljsu999od",
    }],
    data: {
      // Fill PDFs with data before signing
    },
    signers: [{
      "id": "employee",
      "name": "Sally Example",
      "email": "sally@example.com",
      "fields": [{
        "fileId": "templateIRSW4",
        "fieldId": "employeeSignature",
      }],
    }],
  ) {
    eid
    name
    status
  }
}
PDF filling

PDF Filling

Fill templatized PDFs with your JSON data.

The simplest solution to programmatically filling in PDFs. Used for IRS, immigration, and medical forms.
View PDF Fill docs
POST https://app.useanvil.com/api/v1/fill/{id}.pdf
{
  "title": "IRS W-4",
  "textColor": "#333333",
  "data": {
    "name": "Sally Example",
    "birthDate": "1984-10-31",
    "address": {
      "street1": "123 Main St",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "zip": "94106"
    }
  }
}
PDF generation

PDF Generation

Dynamically create new PDFs from your own data.

An endpoint for creating proposals, invoices, contracts, and itineraries. Generate PDFs from either HTML & CSS or markdown in a structured format.
View PDF Gen docs
POST https://app.useanvil.com/api/v1/generate-pdf
{
  "title": "Widget Invoice",
  "data": {
    "html": `
      <h1>Invoice #1234</h1>
      <div class="client">Client: Acme co.</div>
      <div class="address">123 Main St.</div>
    `,
    "css": `
      h1 {
        font-size: 24px;
        margin: 30px 0;
      }
      .client { color: blue; }
    `,
  }
}
Workflows

Workflows

String together webforms, PDF fill, and e-signatures in one automated flow.

A robust solution to create Workflows and business applications with delightful customer experiences. Embed online Workflows into your product without building them from scratch.
View Workflows docs
query {
  weld(eid: "XnuTZKVZg1Mljsu999od") {
    eid
    title
    weldDatas {
      eid
      status
      createdAt
      displayTitle
      completionPercentage
    }
  }
}
Webhooks

Webhooks

Get notified when something happens in Anvil.

Webhooks allow you to respond to actions taken by your users such as when a user has finished signing or has completed filling a Webform.
View Webhooks docs
{
  action: 'weldComplete',
  data: {
    isComplete: true,
    isTest: false,
    eid: 'GHEJsCVWsR1vtCx3WtUI', // WeldData eid
    documents: [{
      type: 'application/zip',
      url: 'https://app.useanvil.com/download/GHEJsCVWsR1vtCx3WtUI.zip',
    }],
    weld: {
      eid: 'KtHa4IhKyoZO6hbQaQJK',
      slug: 'new-office'
    },
    forges: {
      'new-office-admin': {
        eid: 'v9vlkzYU0e6IKpeYimIP',
        name: 'Virtual Office Setup'
      },
    },
    submissions: {
      'new-office-admin': {
        eid: 'sZXFCa4EF3cVRo0Qipqc',
        resolvedPayload: {
          customerName: {
            type: "shortText",
            value: "SomeCo LLC",
            label: "Customer name",
          }
          // ...
        },
      },
    },
  }
}
iFrame Events

iFrame Events

Embed Workflows in an iframe on your app.

Give your users a pixel perfect experience by reactively using their input as they fill out a Webform.
View iFrame Events docs
{
  action: 'weldComplete',
  organizationSlug: 'my-org'
  organizationEid: 'BzldgdELyfX5TUizL2Lw',
  weldEid: 'ELyfX5TUizL2LBzldgdw',
  weldDataEid: 'bdwIX5TUiLBzldgdwzL2',
  forgeEid: 'wIX5TUiLBzldgdwzL2bd',
  submissionEid: 'X5TUiLBzldgdwzL2bdwI',
}

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Anvil uses Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) digital certificates for identity verification in document signing, creating a pair of public and private certificates.

Documents signed on Anvil are encrypted with a 2048 RSA private key stored in a secure Hardware Security Module (HSM), ensuring no unauthorized access, including by Anvil developers.

Signatures can be verified using a PDF viewer that supports signature verification.

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