API guide

Welcome to the Anvil API! This is the same API that powers Anvil, giving you the ability to access all of the features available in the Anvil UI.

Webhooks Enabling webhooks Handling a webhook Response & Retries Setting up Webhooks Per-Object Webhook URLs Webhook Actions Test Actions webhookTest Workflow Actions weldCreate forgeComplete weldComplete E-Signature Actions signerComplete signerUpdateStatus etchPacketComplete Webhook IP addresses

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Webhooks

Anvil can POST to an endpoint on your server with a webhook. Webhooks allow you to respond to actions taken by your users such as when a signer has finished signing, or when a user has completed filling a Webform. Webhooks can be setup at the organization level or on a per-object basis.

If you plan on embedding e-signatures or Workflows in an iframe element, you may find iframe events to be an alternative to webhooks in some cases. See the e-sign iframe events and Workflow iframe events documentation for more details.

Enabling webhooks

Enable webhooks on your Organization Settings -> API Settings page. You do not need to set a static URL if you plan to only use per-object webhook URLs.

Handling a webhook

When an action happens on Anvil's side, Anvil will POST JSON to the URL you specify (either static or per-object). The payload will look like the following:

{
  action: 'actionName',
  token: '38Gp2vP47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7ySmjBk',
  data: 'RIaPFMKCP1Lqf8djqhG0uiN3UvrqQ5HgLxTBnigvSoQGwUeeRu...',
}

action is the name of the action that happened.
token is generated when you enable webhooks on your Organization Settings page. It is a way for your server to make sure Anvil is making the request. Treat this as you would an API key. It is up to you to check that these match in your webhook handler.
data is the actual payload of the webhook. It is encrypted with your organization's RSA key if you choose to create a keypair. Create a keypair on your Organization Settings -> API Settings page. If no keypair exists, data will be sent as unencrypted JSON.
- See our notes on encryption for information on creating a keypair and using it to decrypt data.

Response & Retries

Your server should respond to the POST with a 204 No Content or 200 OK status code. Anvil will ignore the response body.

If your server responds with a status code >= 400 or times out, Anvil will consider the call a failure and the request will be retried. It will attempt a total of 5 times.

The webhook will be retried in these rough intervals until it sees a successful code or gives up:

Immediately, 5 seconds, 1 min, 3 min, 7 min (i.e. the last call will happen about 11 min from initial call)

Setting up Webhooks

There are three ways to register your webhooks and subscribe to events.

A global URL at the Organization level. When you enable webhooks in your Organization, you can specify a URL. This URL will receive all webhook messages for all supported events.
Set an object-specific webhookURL when creating or updating an object in the system. This URL will receive webhook messages for all events on the specific object. If you have both a global URL set and an object-specific URL set, the object-specific URL will override the static URL.
Use Webhoook Actions to register a URL to subscribe to specific (or all) supported events on a specific (or all) supported objects.

Per-Object Webhook URLs

`EtchPacket` Webhook URL

// The webhookURL will receive all webhooks on related
// objects. e.g. etchPacketComplete and signerComplete on
// the packet's signers.
createEtchPacket({
  ...,
  webhookURL: 'https://specific.com/url',
  ...
})
updateEtchPacket({
  eid: '...',
  webhookURL: 'https://specific.com/url',
  ...
})

`WeldData` Webhook URL

// The webhookURL will receive all webhooks on related
// objects. e.g. weldComplete and signerComplete on the
// weldData's signers
forgeSubmit({
  weldDataEid: null,
  webhookURL: 'https://specific.com/url',
  ...
})
createWeldData({
  weldEid: '...',
  webhookURL: 'https://specific.com/url',
  ...
})
updateWeldData({
  eid: '...',
  webhookURL: 'https://specific.com/url',
  ...
})

Webhook Actions

Webhook Actions are Anvil's system for subscribing to specific (or all) supported events on specific (or all) supported objects in your Organization. These events will be delivered via Webhooks.

The idea is this: when an event you are interested in occurs on an object you are interested in, Anvil will let you know about it via Webhook.

In order to accomplish this, you need to determine 3 pieces of information:

What action(s) are you interested in monitoring for?
What object(s) are you interested in monitoring for those actions?
Where would you like us to make the Webhook call when this occurs?

Then you will need to make a call to the createWebhookAction mutation with this information in order to set up your Webhook Action. Every time an event that satisfies your Webhook Action occurs, you will be notified via Webhook.

You can later disable your Webhook Action with the removeWebhookAction mutation.

Supported Actions

In order to subscribe to events occurring on objects, you'll need to decide what actions/events you're interested in. For example, weldComplete or signerComplete. More details of the supported actions can be found in the createWebhookAction mutation documentation or below in this documentation.

In addition to those specifc actions, you can subscribe to "all actions" by specifying *.

Supported Object Types

Once you know what action you'd like to monitor for, the next step is to choose what Object Type(s) you'd like to monitor for those actions on. Each action supports 1 or more Object Types that you can choose from for your Webhook Action. For example, the weldComplete action is supported on either Weld or WeldData object types. More details of the supported action + object type combinations can be found in the createWebhookAction mutation documentation.

In addition to those specifc object types, you can subscribe to "all object types" by specifying *.

Specifying an Object EID

For a given action and object type, you can monitor for them to occur on either:

A specific instance of an object type. This is accomplished by providing the eid of the specific object to the objectEid argument.
All instances of an object type. This is accomplished by providing * to the objectEid argument.

Specifying the Webhook

The Webhook you'd like us to send events for your Webhook Action can be specified with a couple pieces of information:

The organizationEid where this Webhook Action should be created.
The url that the Webhook Action should call when it is triggered.

See the createWebhookAction mutation documentation for more information.

Examples

Here are some examples of arguments for common scenarios.

Monitor a specific event on a specific object

{
  "action": "weldComplete",
  "objectType": "Weld",
  "objectEid": "CUwskmJ8cPh3mVFWVTPn",
  ...
}

Monitor a specific event on all objects of a particular type

{
  "action": "weldComplete",
  "objectType": "Weld",
  "objectEid": "*",
  ...
}

Monitor a specific event on any supported object for that event

{
  "action": "weldComplete",
  "objectType": "*",
  "objectEid": "*",
  ...
}

Monitor all events on a specific object

{
  "action": "*",
  "objectType": "Weld",
  "objectEid": "CUwskmJ8cPh3mVFWVTPn",
  ...
}

Monitor all events on all objects of a particular type

{
  "action": "*",
  "objectType": "Weld",
  "objectEid": "*",
  ...
}

Monitor all events on all objects of any type

{
  "action": "*",
  "objectType": "*",
  "objectEid": "*",
  ...
}

Test Actions

`webhookTest`

Called when the test button is clicked from the webhook settings UI. This is only available for static webhook URLs.

{
  action: 'webhookTest',
  data: {...},
  token: '38Gp2vP47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7ySmjBk'
}

Workflow Actions

`weldCreate`

Called when a Workflow is created in the Workflow builder.

{
  action: 'weldCreate',
  data: 'RIaPFMKCP1Lqf8djqhG0uiN3UvrqQ5HgLxTBnigvSoQGwUeeRu...',
  token: '38Gp2vP47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7ySmjBk'
}

Once decrypted, it will have the following structure:

{
  eid: 'KtHa4IhKyoZO6hbQaQJK', // new Weld eid
  name: 'New Office',
  slug: 'new-office',
  forges: [{
    eid: 'v9vlkzYU0e6IKpeYimIP',
    name: 'Virtual Office Setup'
    slug: 'new-office-admin'
  }, {
    eid: '0ZTRyrIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
    name: 'Client Details',
    slug: 'new-office'
  }]
}

`forgeComplete`

When a single Webform within a Workflow is finished, it will call your webhook with the forgeComplete action.

Note: the forgeComplete action is called on both live and test submissions. There will be an weldData.isTest field in the payload indicating test vs live submissions.

{
  action: 'forgeComplete',
  data: 'RIaPFMKCP1Lqf8djqhG0uiN3UvrqQ5HgLxTBnigvSoQGwUeeRu...',
  token: '38Gp2vP47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7ySmjBk'
}

Once decrypted, data will have the following structure:

{
  weld: {
    eid: "KtHa4IhKyoZO6hbQaQJK",
    slug: "new-office",
    name: 'New office'
  },
  forge: {
    eid: "v9vlkzYU0e6IKpeYimIP",
    slug: "new-office-admin",
    name: "Virtual Office Setup"
  },
  weldData: {
    eid: "GHEJsCVWsR1vtCx3WtUI",
    isTest: false,
    status: "ready-to-sign"
  },
  submission: {
    eid: "ctsisXiigsqIAqnhKoaZ",
    completedAt: "2026-05-04T20:19:39.164Z",
    status: "completed",
    resolvedPayload: {
      customerName: {
        type: "shortText",
        value: "SomeCo LLC",
        id: "genId123456",
        label: "Customer name",
        aliasId: "customerName",
      }
      // ...
    }
  }
}

`weldComplete`

When an entire Workflow is finished, it will call the webhook with the weldComplete action. It will only call this after all web forms in the Workflow have been completed and all signers have signed their documents.

Note: the weldComplete action is called on both live and test submissions. There will be an isTest field in the payload.

{
  action: 'weldComplete',
  data: 'RIaPFMKCP1Lqf8djqhG0uiN3UvrqQ5HgLxTBnigvSoQGwUeeRu...',
  token: '38Gp2vP47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7ySmjBk'
}

Once decrypted, data will have the following structure:

{
  isComplete: true,
  isTest: false,
  eid: 'GHEJsCVWsR1vtCx3WtUI', // WeldData eid
  documents: [{
    type: 'application/zip',
    url: 'https://app.useanvil.com/download/GHEJsCVWsR1vtCx3WtUI.zip',
  }],
  weld: {
    eid: 'KtHa4IhKyoZO6hbQaQJK',
    slug: 'new-office'
  },
  forges: {
    'new-office-admin': {
      eid: 'v9vlkzYU0e6IKpeYimIP',
      name: 'Virtual Office Setup'
    },
    'new-office': {
      eid: '0ZTRyrIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
      name: 'Client Details'
    },
  },
  submissions: {
    'new-office-admin': {
      eid: 'sZXFCa4EF3cVRo0Qipqc',
      resolvedPayload: {
        customerName: {
          type: "shortText",
          value: "SomeCo LLC",
          id: "genId123456",
          label: "Customer name",
          aliasId: "customerName",
        }
        // ...
      },
    },
    'new-office': {
      eid: 'xdwoukKDmOzLd5xbkApw',
      resolvedPayload: {
        name: {
          value: 'Bobby Joe',
          type: 'shortText',
          id: "genIdabc123",
          label: "Name Example",
          aliasId: "name",
        },
        // ...
      },
    },
  },
}

E-Signature Actions

`signerComplete`

Called when a signer has finished signing their respective documents.

{
  action: 'signerComplete',
  data: 'RIaPFMKCP1Lqf8djqhG0uiN3UvrqQ5HgLxTBnigvSoQGwUeeRu...',
  token: '38Gp2vP47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7ySmjBk'
}

Once decrypted, it will have the following structure:

{
  // Root information is the signer who triggered the action
  name: 'Sally Jones',
  email: 'sally@jones.net',
  status: 'completed',
  eid: '0ZTRyrIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
  routingOrder: 1,

  // If this signer was part of a Workflow, the weldData key will be present
  weldData: {
    eid: '47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7y',
  },

  // If this signer was part of an etch signature packet, the etchPacket key will be present
  etchPacket: {
    eid: '47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7y',
  },

  documentGroup: {
    eid: '8jJ9yrIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
    status: 'partial',
  },
  signers: [{
    name: 'Sally Jones',
    email: 'sally@jones.net',
    status: 'completed',
    eid: '0ZTRyrIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
    routingOrder: 1,
  }, {
    name: 'Roscoe Jones',
    email: 'roscoe@jones.net',
    status: 'sent',
    eid: 'F6h77rIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
    routingOrder: 2,
  }],
}

`signerUpdateStatus`

The signerUpdateStatus action is similar to signerComplete, but it is called on signer status changes other than completed. See the Signer object for all possible values of status.

{
  action: 'signerUpdateStatus',
  data: 'RIaPFMKCP1Lqf8djqhG0uiN3UvrqQ5HgLxTBnigvSoQGwUeeRu...',
  token: '38Gp2vP47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7ySmjBk'
}

Once decrypted, it will have the following structure:

{
  // Root information is the signer who triggered the action
  name: 'Sally Jones',
  email: 'sally@jones.net',
  status: 'viewed',
  eid: '0ZTRyrIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
  routingOrder: 1,

  // If this signer was part of a Workflow, the weldData key will be present
  weldData: {
    eid: '47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7y',
  },

  // If this signer was part of an etch signature packet, the etchPacket key will be present
  etchPacket: {
    eid: '47zdj2WbP1sWdkO2pA7y',
  },

  documentGroup: {
    eid: '8jJ9yrIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
    status: 'partial',
  },
  signers: [{
    name: 'Sally Jones',
    email: 'sally@jones.net',
    status: 'viewed',
    eid: '0ZTRyrIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
    routingOrder: 1,
  }, {
    name: 'Roscoe Jones',
    email: 'roscoe@jones.net',
    status: 'sent',
    eid: 'F6h77rIlfcYsAo6A95Qk',
    routingOrder: 2,
  }],
}

`etchPacketComplete`

When an Etch signature packet is completed, the etchPacketComplete action will be called. This webhook action will only be called after all signers have signed.

Note: the etchPacketComplete webhook is called on test submissions. There will be an isTest field in the payload.

Once decrypted, it will be the structure:

{
  name: 'NDA Packet',
  eid: 'DEtCx3WtJsCIVWGsR1vU',
  isTest: true,
  status: 'completed',
  detailsURL: 'https://app.useanvil.com/org/my-org/etch/DEtCx3WtJsCIVWGsR1vU',
  downloadZipURL: 'https://app.useanvil.com/api/document-group/FhrKzFgrN5vZ4mwzy.zip',
  documentGroup: {
    eid: 'FhrKzFgrN5vZ4mwzy',
    status: 'completed',
  },
  signers: [
    {
      name: 'Sally Signer',
      email: 'sally@example.org',
      aliasId: 'Sally',
      eid: 'wAoklfcF67rI6A95Q7Yh',
      status: 'completed',
      routingOrder: 1,
    },
    // ...
  ],
  etchTemplate: {
    eid: 'fdwopwkKuxbkADmOzLx',
  },
}

Webhook IP addresses

Our servers will call your webhook URLs from a couple different IP addresses. You can whitelist these IP addresses in order to only accept traffic from our webhook servers.

35.233.165.3
34.148.239.131

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