Start Docuseal signing from an approved PDF webhook
Connect your upstream approval flow to Docuseal without retyping the document request.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Submission From PDF
Tool to create a one-off submission from a pdf file. use when you need to upload a pdf and initiate a signature workflow with optional custom field values and webhook notifications.
Why this helps
Approved PDFs wait in handoff queues while someone manually starts the signature process.
- Shorten approval to signature time
- Remove duplicate data entry
- Create a consistent handoff
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Docuseal in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a new webhook automation for approved documents.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Docuseal submission from the PDF and recipient details supplied in each approved webhook request.
- 4Choose a Notis webhook as the trigger.
- 5Select a report channel and test with one real approved payload.
Questions about this workflow
What must the webhook provide?
It must provide the PDF and the details required by the Docuseal submission action.
Can this accept an unapproved document?
The instruction should require an approval signal before creating the submission.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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