How-to guides overview | Docusign

The how-to guides in this section demonstrate how common elastic signing scenarios work and how you can implement elastic templates into your own apps. For more information about what an elastic template is, how to set one up before diving into code examples, and authentication with the Click API, see the Click API 101.

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Each Click API how-to guide is listed below:

How-to guide	Code example source
How to create an elastic template	Bash, C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, PowerShell, Python, Ruby
How to activate an elastic template	Bash, C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, PowerShell, Python, Ruby
How to embed an elastic signing agreement	Bash, C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, PowerShell, PHP, Ruby
How to customize a elastic template’s appearance	N/A
How to create a new elastic template version	Bash, C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, PowerShell, Python, Ruby
How to get a list of elastic templates	Bash, C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, PowerShell, Python, Ruby
How to get elastic template responses	Bash, C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, PowerShell, Python, Ruby

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