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docusign/esign-client
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The Docusign PHP library makes integrating Docusign into your apps and websites a super fast and painless process. The library is open sourced on GitHub, look for the docusign-esign-php-client repository. Join the eSign revolution!

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The Official Docusign eSignature PHP Client SDK
===============================================

[](#the-official-docusign-esignature-php-client-sdk)

The Docusign SDK makes integrating Docusign into your apps and websites a seamless experience.

Table of Contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Installation](#installation)
    - [Version Information](#versionInformation)
    - [Requirements](#requirements)
    - [Compatibility](#compatibility)
    - [Composer](#composer)
    - [Manual Install](#manualInstall)
- [Dependencies](#dependencies)
- [API Reference](#apiReference)
- [Code Examples](#codeExamples)
- [OAuth Implementations](#oauthImplementations)
- [Changelog](#changeLog)
- [Support](#support)
- [License](#license)
- [Additional Resources](#additionalResources)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

Integrate eSignatures into your application in minutes. The secure and award-winning Docusign eSignature API makes requesting signatures, automating forms, and tracking documents directly from your app easy.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This client SDK is provided as open source, which enables you to customize its functionality to suit your particular use case. To do so, download or clone the repository. If the SDK’s given functionality meets your integration needs, or if you’re working through our [code examples](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/how-to/) from the [Docusign Developer Center](https://developers.docusign.com/), you merely need to install it by following the instructions below.

### Version Information

[](#version-information)

- **API version**: v2.1
- **Latest SDK version**: 8.8.0

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.4+
- Free [developer account](https://go.docusign.com/o/sandbox/?postActivateUrl=https://developers.docusign.com/)

### Compatibility

[](#compatibility)

- PHP 7.4+

### Composer:

[](#composer)

1. In your PHP console, type: **Composer require docusign/esign-client;**
2. To use the package automatically, add to Composer's Autoload file: `require_once('vendor/autoload.php');`

### Manual Install:

[](#manual-install)

1. Download or clone this repository.
2. Bind the PHP SDK to your server or place it in a static location.
    1. To bind to your server, edit the *init.php* file. Add:
         `require_once('/path/to/docusign-esign-php-client/autoload.php');`
    2. To bind to single pages: In your PHP file that will utilize the PHP SDK, add:
         `require_once('/path/to/docusign-esign-php-client/autoload.php');`
3. If you are using Composer V2 and get the error 'namespace cannot be found', add the following class mapping in the composer.json file.
 `"autoload": { "classmap": [ "/path/to/docusign-esign-php-client/src" ] }`

SDK Dependencies
----------------

[](#sdk-dependencies)

This client has the following external dependencies:

- [PHP cURL extension](https://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.curl.php)
- [PHP JSON extension](https://php.net/manual/en/book.json.php)
- [PHP MBString extension](https://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.mbstring.php)
- firebase/php-jwt v6.0

API Reference
-------------

[](#api-reference)

You can refer to the API reference [here](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/).

Code examples
-------------

[](#code-examples)

Explore our GitHub repository for the [Launcher](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-php/), a self-executing package housing code examples for the eSignature PHP SDK. This package showcases several common use cases and their respective source files. Additionally, you can download a version preconfigured for your Docusign developer account from [Quickstart](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/quickstart/). These examples support both the [Authorization Code Grant](https://developers.docusign.com/platform/auth/authcode/) and [JSON Web Token (JWT)](https://developers.docusign.com/platform/auth/jwt/) authentication workflows.

OAuth implementations
---------------------

[](#oauth-implementations)

For details regarding which type of OAuth grant will work best for your Docusign integration, see [Choose OAuth Type](https://developers.docusign.com/platform/auth/choose/) in the [Docusign Developer Center](https://developers.docusign.com/).

For security purposes, Docusign recommends using the [Authorization Code Grant](https://developers.docusign.com/platform/auth/authcode/) flow.

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

You can refer to the complete changelog [here](https://github.com/docusign/docusign-esign-php-client/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).

Support
-------

[](#support)

Log issues against this client SDK through GitHub. You can also reach out to us through [Docusign Community](https://community.docusign.com/developer-59) and [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/docusignapi).

License
-------

[](#license)

The Docusign eSignature PHP Client SDK is licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/docusign/docusign-esign-php-client/blob/master/LICENSE).

### Additional resources

[](#additional-resources)

- [Docusign Developer Center](https://developers.docusign.com/)
- [Docusign API on Twitter](https://twitter.com/docusignapi)
- [Docusign For Developers on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/docusign-for-developers/)
- [Docusign For Developers on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJSJ2kMs_qeQotmw4-lX2NQ)

###  Health Score

72

—

ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages

Maintenance86

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity65

Solid adoption and visibility

Community42

Growing community involvement

Maturity81

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor4

4 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~41 days

Recently: every ~48 days

Total

89

Last Release

63d ago

Major Versions

v4.12.0-rc → v6.4.02021-09-07

v4.12.0 → v6.5.0-rc2021-09-21

v4.13.0-rc → v6.5.02021-11-02

v6.19.0 → v7.0.0-rc12024-05-03

v7.0.0 → v8.0.0-rc12024-07-05

PHP version history (5 changes)1.0.0PHP &gt;=5.3.0

2.0.0PHP &gt;=5.3.3

3.0.0PHP &gt;=5.5.36

4.0.0.x-devPHP &gt;=5.4

v4.8.0-rcPHP &gt;=7.4

### Community

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