Google Docs + Clinch: sign the contract you already wrote

Three recipes

• Upload the Doc as PDF

  File → Download → PDF in Google Docs, then Upload a PDF in Clinch: add the client and send it for signature.

• Paste the text and keep editing in Clinch

  Copy the Doc and choose Paste your own text: the contract becomes editable, and it is locked and hashed once sent.

• A one-click script in your Doc

  An Apps Script calls the Clinch API with the Doc's name and text and the client as signer: the contract goes out without leaving Google Docs.

Set it up

1. Quickest: in Google Docs choose File → Download → PDF document.
2. In Clinch, open New contract, choose Upload a PDF and select the file.
3. Add the client's name and email and, if you want, a deposit amount.
4. Send: the client signs from their phone without an account. For the script route, create an API key in Settings → API and use the example below.

Example

// Apps Script (Extensions → Apps Script in your Doc)
function sendForSignature() {
  const doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();
  UrlFetchApp.fetch("https://clinch.lumnika.com/api/v1/documents", {
    method: "post",
    contentType: "application/json",
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer clk_your_key" },
    payload: JSON.stringify({
      title: doc.getName(),
      text: doc.getBody().getText(),
      signers: [{ name: "Jane Doe", email: "jane@acme.com" }],
    }),
  });
}

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