documenso-hello-world

tessl install github:jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill documenso-hello-world

github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills

Create a minimal working Documenso example. Use when starting a new Documenso integration, testing your setup, or learning basic document signing patterns. Trigger with phrases like "documenso hello world", "documenso example", "documenso quick start", "simple documenso code", "first document".

Review Score

80%

Validation Score

11/16

Implementation Score

73%

Activation Score

90%

Documenso Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example demonstrating core Documenso document signing functionality.

Prerequisites

Completed documenso-install-auth setup
Valid API credentials configured
A PDF file to upload (or use built-in test)

Instructions

Step 1: Create Entry File

Create a new file documenso-hello.ts (or .py for Python).

Step 2: Create Your First Document

TypeScript:

import { Documenso } from "@documenso/sdk-typescript";
import { openAsBlob } from "node:fs";

const documenso = new Documenso({
  apiKey: process.env.DOCUMENSO_API_KEY ?? "",
});

async function createFirstDocument() {
  // Create a document with a title
  const document = await documenso.documents.createV0({
    title: "My First Document",
  });

  console.log("Document created!");
  console.log(`Document ID: ${document.documentId}`);
  console.log(`Status: Draft`);

  return document;
}

createFirstDocument().catch(console.error);

Step 3: Upload PDF and Add Recipient

TypeScript (Complete Example):

import { Documenso } from "@documenso/sdk-typescript";
import { openAsBlob } from "node:fs";

const documenso = new Documenso({
  apiKey: process.env.DOCUMENSO_API_KEY ?? "",
});

async function createAndSendDocument() {
  // Step 1: Create document with PDF upload
  const pdfBlob = await openAsBlob("./contract.pdf");

  const document = await documenso.documents.createV0({
    title: "Contract Agreement",
    file: pdfBlob,
  });

  console.log(`Created document: ${document.documentId}`);

  // Step 2: Add a recipient (signer)
  const recipient = await documenso.documentsRecipients.createV0({
    documentId: document.documentId!,
    email: "signer@example.com",
    name: "John Doe",
    role: "SIGNER",
  });

  console.log(`Added recipient: ${recipient.recipientId}`);

  // Step 3: Add signature field
  await documenso.documentsFields.createV0({
    documentId: document.documentId!,
    recipientId: recipient.recipientId!,
    type: "SIGNATURE",
    page: 1,
    positionX: 100,
    positionY: 600,
    width: 200,
    height: 60,
  });

  console.log("Added signature field");

  // Step 4: Send for signing
  await documenso.documents.sendV0({
    documentId: document.documentId!,
  });

  console.log("Document sent for signing!");
  console.log(`Recipient will receive email at: signer@example.com`);

  return document;
}

createAndSendDocument().catch(console.error);

Python Example

import os
from documenso_sdk import Documenso

documenso = Documenso(api_key=os.environ.get("DOCUMENSO_API_KEY"))

def create_and_send_document():
    # Step 1: Create document
    with open("./contract.pdf", "rb") as f:
        pdf_content = f.read()

    document = documenso.documents.create_v0(
        title="Contract Agreement",
        file=pdf_content,
    )
    print(f"Created document: {document.document_id}")

    # Step 2: Add recipient
    recipient = documenso.documents_recipients.create_v0(
        document_id=document.document_id,
        email="signer@example.com",
        name="John Doe",
        role="SIGNER",
    )
    print(f"Added recipient: {recipient.recipient_id}")

    # Step 3: Add signature field
    documenso.documents_fields.create_v0(
        document_id=document.document_id,
        recipient_id=recipient.recipient_id,
        type="SIGNATURE",
        page=1,
        position_x=100,
        position_y=600,
        width=200,
        height=60,
    )
    print("Added signature field")

    # Step 4: Send for signing
    documenso.documents.send_v0(document_id=document.document_id)
    print("Document sent for signing!")

    return document

if __name__ == "__main__":
    create_and_send_document()

Output

Working code file with Documenso client initialization
Created document in Documenso dashboard
Recipient added with signature field
Email sent to recipient for signing
Console output showing:

Created document: doc_abc123
Added recipient: rec_xyz789
Added signature field
Document sent for signing!
Recipient will receive email at: signer@example.com

Field Types Available

Type	Description
`SIGNATURE`	Electronic signature
`INITIALS`	Initials field
`NAME`	Full name
`EMAIL`	Email address
`DATE`	Date field
`TEXT`	Free text input
`NUMBER`	Number input
`CHECKBOX`	Checkbox/Boolean
`DROPDOWN`	Dropdown selection
`RADIO`	Radio button group

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Import Error	SDK not installed	Verify with `npm list @documenso/sdk-typescript`
Auth Error	Invalid credentials	Check environment variable is set
File Not Found	PDF path incorrect	Verify PDF file exists
Invalid Field Position	Coordinates off page	Check page dimensions
Recipient Exists	Duplicate email	Use existing recipient or update

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to documenso-local-dev-loop for development workflow setup.