👨‍💻 Ugosign REST API Overview

🎯 Goal

Understand the fundamentals of the Ugosign REST API and make your first authenticated call to integrate e-signatures into your web or mobile applications.

📝 Prerequisites

• An active Ugosign account with sufficient permissions.
• An API key (see "🔑 Generate an API Key on Ugosign").
• Basic knowledge of HTTP/REST and handling of Authorization: Bearer <token>.
• HTTPS network access.

📍 Steps

1. Create and secure your API key
   Go to your Ugosign dashboard and generate a key. Store it securely (secret manager, environment variables, never in plain text in the code).
2. Select environment and base URL
   Use the URLs provided in the documentation and note the API version.
3. Configure authentication
   Add the following HTTP header to each request: Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>. Make sure to send and receive application/json.

   GET /... HTTP/1.1
   Host: <base-url>
   Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>
   Accept: application/json

4. Make a first verification call
   Perform a simple call (e.g. GET /api/v1/organization) to validate authentication and connectivity.
5. Browse the interactive documentation
   Explore the available endpoints, request/response schemas, and error codes.

   Ugosign API Documentation

✅ Expected Outcome

• An active API key securely stored.
• A first authenticated HTTPS call returning 200 OK.
• A clear understanding of the relevant endpoints for your use case.

💡 Good to Know

• Compliance & security: the API follows encryption and data protection best practices.
• Error handling: refer to standard HTTP codes and structured error messages.
• Best practices: periodic key rotation, least privilege principle, secured logs.

🔗 Related Resources

• Ugosign API Documentation
• 🔑 Generate an API Key on Ugosign