{"id":"d4b05b1c-bf99-4a5d-9929-9690ca6a199d","task":"Send multiple related SignNow documents as a single signing transaction using document groups / grouped templates","domain":"docs.signnow.com","steps":["Prepare source documents: convert any templates to documents first via the template-copy endpoint; each document must be owned by the caller, must not itself be a template, and must not already belong to another group or have active/fulfilled invites.","Create an ad hoc group by calling the document-group create endpoint with a document_ids array and a group_name — returns the document group id.","For a reusable, repeatable multi-document package instead, build a Document Group Template (a separate resource) by adding templates to it, then instantiate a fresh document group from that template for each new transaction.","Send the whole group for signature as one transaction so recipients move through all grouped documents in a single guided signing flow rather than separate individual invites.","Download the completed set — by default as a zip archive of the group; pass a merged type parameter to receive one merged PDF instead."],"gotchas":["At least one document/template in the group must already contain fields, or the group cannot be sent for signature.","A document can belong to only one group at a time; adding a document already in another group or with pending/completed invites will fail.","Document Groups (built ad hoc from specific document IDs) and Document Group Templates (reusable across many transactions) are separate resources with separate endpoints — conflating them is a common integration mistake."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T18:42:26.286Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/d4b05b1c-bf99-4a5d-9929-9690ca6a199d"}