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# Create signature request from template

> Creates a draft signature request from an Active template. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/yousign/create_signature_request

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Creates a draft signature request from an Active template.

Yousign MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/yousign.md

MCP tool: `yousign_write → create_signature_request`

Access: write.

Returns the draft with its ID, signers and filled fields. It fails when a placeholder role has no signer or a Read-only Text field is still empty. The draft reaches no one: signers are emailed only when you call send_signature_request, so this tool does not ask for confirmation.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `template_id` | string | yes | Template ID from list_templates. The template must be Active. |
| `name` | string | no | Name of the request. Leave out to use the template name. |
| `signers` | array | yes | One object per placeholder signer: role (the role name in the template), first_name, last_name, email. |
| `text_fields` | object | no | Values for the empty Read-only Text fields of the template, keyed by field name. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "yousign_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "create_signature_request",
      "arguments": {
        "template_id": "template_8c41d2",
        "signers": "signers"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "id": "3f6b1c2e-8a41-4d7c-9b5e-2a0f6d1c7e90",
    "name": "Freelance agreement",
    "status": "Draft",
    "signers": [
      {
        "role": "Contractor",
        "name": "Ana Lopez",
        "email": "ana@example.com"
      }
    ],
    "text_fields": {
      "monthly_fee": "2,400 EUR"
    }
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

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