How to create or find your client ID

If you have an approved embedded signing flow or are interested in testing embedded signing, embedded templates, or embedded requesting, you will need an API key and a client_id.

The API key is a unique identifier used to authenticate a user with our API, and the client_id signifies a specific API app within Dropbox Sign. (This article covers how to find/create your API key.)

(Non-embedded signing can also use a client_id, but this does not need to be approved in an app approval process. More about non-embedded signing here.)

Creating a client_id

1. Navigate to your API Settings page here. Double-check that you have already created an API key (you'll know this is done if there is an option to Reveal Key or Renew Key).
2. Click Create.
3. Fill out the page with your API app details.
4. Make note of the client_id.

Find your client_id

1. Sign in to hellosign.com.
2. Hover over your initials in the top-right corner.
3. Click Settings.
4. Click API.
5. Scroll down to API apps.
6. Copy and paste the client_id you need.

Some notes about client_ids:

• "Not Approved" means the signing flow can only be used in test_mode. Learn more about test_mode in our documentation here, and  here.
• However, non-embedded signing flows do NOT need to be approved. 
• If you're doing an embedded signing/templates/requesting flow, you'll need to go through an app approval process before going into production. More details about app approvals here.