Digital document signing offers security and efficiency while dealing with legal contracts, business agreements, or other important documents. They provide a safe and recognized way to sign various file types, including PDFs. Developers can use digital signatures to ascertain data integrity within their document management workflows. In this article, we will explore how to digitally sign PDF files using the Node.js Cloud SDK and automate the process dynamically.
Steps to Sign PDFs with Digital Signatures Using Node.js REST API
- Import and set up GroupDocs.Signature Cloud Node.js SDK
- Set up the API credentials and initialize SignApi with them
- Arrange the source PDF file with FileInfo
- Configure the digital signature options using SignDigitalOptions
- Apply additional settings with SignSettings
- Process the digital signature request with CreateSignaturesRequest
With just a few steps, you can integrate digital signing into your PDFs in Node.js applications. The Cloud REST API provides a streamlined approach to adding legally valid e-signatures to PDF documents. Digital signatures comply with global regulations and ensure the integrity of signed PDFs with encryption and audit trails. Developers can proficiently handle bulk document signing without manual intervention, complex installations, or local dependencies.
Code to Sign PDFs with Digital Signatures Using Node.js REST API
Digital signatures are essential for modern document workflows, guaranteeing security, compliance, and efficiency. GroupDocs.Signature Cloud Node.js REST API allows developers to add digital signatures to PDF files while reducing development complexity. It supports easily embedding powerful document automation features into your existing e-signature workflows. Our Cloud API enables you to start building high-performance Node.js PDF signing applications with minimal code and a few API requests.
If you want to e-sign Excel files, check out our guide on Signing Excel Spreadsheets with Text Signatures using the Node.js REST API.