signNow API Updates & Release Notes

SignNow now supports the approver role within embedded signing workflows for both individual documents and document groups.

This update extends the embedded signing API, giving you full control over approval steps, enabling you to build complete review-and-approve workflows directly within your integrated applications. By including approvers alongside signers, you can streamline multi-step processes without requiring participants to leave your platform.

To add an approver, include an approvers array in your document embedded invite request with the approver's email, role, signing order, and optional parameters such as authentication type, subject, first name, last name, and message.

For document groups, set the {{approver}} role for each signer object in the {{documents}} array.

Each step supports one approver, and the approver's email must differ from any signer email within the same step.

Approvers can receive their invite through both email and link delivery types.

Once the invite is created, you can retrieve a valid approver link using the standard link endpoint.

Approvers review and approve documents without generating a signature, keeping the workflow clean and role-appropriate.