---
title: "Sending a Request & the Signing Portal"
space: "Frappe Sign Documentation"
url: "https://eben.isambane.co.za/frappe-sign-docs/sending-a-request-the-signing-portal"
updated: "2026-08-06"
---


# Sending a Request & the Signing Portal

## Sending

Once a request has a source PDF, at least one signer, and its required signing fields placed, send it via **Frappe Sign -> Send Request**.

![The Frappe Sign menu with Send Request available](/files/fsign-send-menu.png)

Frappe Sign validates all of that, generates a stable signing link per eligible signer, emails them, and moves the request to **Sent**. For sequential signing, only the current order (or cohort) is notified initially - the rest are notified as earlier signers complete.

![The request after sending: status Sent, the signer's row shows Sent status and its signing link](/files/fsign-request-sent.png)

## The signing portal

Each signer gets their own link at `/sign/<token>` - unique to them, and it should never be shared. The portal shows the **Electronic Signature Notice**, and, if **Require Signature Consent** is enabled in Settings, asks the signer to consent before they can use a saved signature.

![The signing portal: Electronic Signature Notice, the document with its fields, and a "Consent Required" prompt](/files/fsign-portal-notice-consent.png)

If the signer has no saved signature yet, a setup dialog opens right there so they can draw, upload, or type one on the spot - it's saved to their **Signer Profile** for next time. Once a signature exists (saved just now, or from an earlier request), **Sign All** applies it to every field assigned to them, or they can fill each field individually:

![All required fields filled - the typed signature applied and the Date field auto-filled - ready for Complete Signing](/files/fsign-portal-signature-applied.png)

The signer can then:

- **Complete Signing** - finalizes their part.
- **Decline** - refuses to sign electronically (e.g. if they believe an Advanced Electronic Signature is legally required - see **Overview & Legal Notice**).
- **Go To Next Field** / navigate between fields on longer documents.

Once every required Signer has completed their fields, the request itself finishes automatically - see **Completing a Request, Certificates & Verification**.