Attestation
Attestation and compliance
Meet legal e-signature requirements for ESIGN, UETA, eIDAS, and country-specific standards like Mexico NOM-151 and Brazil ICP-Brasil
This page covers e-signature compliance. For HIPAA compliance or SOC 2 compliance, see their dedicated pages.
SignatureAPI is legally binding and compliant with US e-signature regulations (ESIGN and UETA), the European eIDAS regulation (at the SES level), and similar laws around the world.
Some countries have additional legal requirements. Use the attestation property to apply a country-specific standard to an envelope.
Available attestations
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
none | No attestation. This is the default and applies to most countries, including the US and EU member states. |
mx_nom151 | Mexico NOM-151 compliance. Attaches a preservation certificate to the deliverable. |
br_icp_brasil | Brazil ICP-Brasil trusted timestamp. Embeds a timestamp in the deliverable. |
Using an attestation
Set the attestation property when creating the envelope:
// POST https://api.signatureapi.com/v1/envelopes
// X-API-Key: key_test_...
// Content-Type: application/json
{
"title": "Contrato",
"attestation": "mx_nom151",
"documents": [
//...
],
"recipients": [
//...
]
}Attestations are applied when the envelope completes, as part of generating the deliverable.