documenso-install-auth

name	documenso-install-auth
description	Install and configure Documenso SDK/API authentication. Use when setting up a new Documenso integration, configuring API keys, or initializing Documenso in your project. Trigger with phrases like "install documenso", "setup documenso", "documenso auth", "configure documenso API key".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Bash(pip:*), Bash(pnpm:*), Grep
version	1.13.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","documenso","api","authentication"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Documenso Install & Auth

Overview

Set up the Documenso SDK and configure API authentication for document signing. Covers the TypeScript SDK (@documenso/sdk-typescript), the Python SDK (documenso-sdk-python), and raw REST API usage. Documenso exposes two API versions: v1 (legacy, documents only) and v2 (envelopes, multi-document, recommended for new work).

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+
• Package manager (npm, pnpm, yarn, pip, or uv)
• Documenso account — cloud at app.documenso.com or self-hosted instance
• API key generated from the Documenso dashboard

Instructions

Step 1: Install the SDK

TypeScript / Node.js:

npm install @documenso/sdk-typescript
# or
pnpm add @documenso/sdk-typescript

Python:

pip install documenso-sdk-python
# or
uv pip install documenso-sdk-python

Step 2: Generate an API Key

1. Log in to your Documenso dashboard (https://app.documenso.com or your self-hosted URL).
2. Click your avatar (top-right) and select User settings (or Team settings for team-scoped keys).
3. Navigate to the API tokens tab.
4. Click Create API Key, give it a descriptive name (e.g. ci-pipeline-prod).
5. Copy the key immediately — it is shown only once.

Team API keys inherit the team's document and template access. Personal keys only access your own documents.

Step 3: Store the Key Securely

# .env (never commit this file)
DOCUMENSO_API_KEY=api_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Add .env to .gitignore:

echo ".env" >> .gitignore

Step 4: Initialize the Client

TypeScript — v2 API (recommended):

import { Documenso }  ;

 documenso =  ({
  : process..!,
  
  
});