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title: Send a Document for Signature via WhatsApp
description: "## Send a Document for Signature via WhatsApp The WhatsApp signature feature allows users to send documents for signature directly through WhatsApp. This method enables signers to receive a secure link on their phone, review the document, and sign it…"
url: "https://legale.io/docs/whatsapp-signature/"
updated: "2026-02-24"
category: Signature Methods / WhatsApp Signature
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# Send a Document for Signature via WhatsApp

## Send a Document for Signature via WhatsApp

The WhatsApp signature feature allows users to send documents for signature directly through WhatsApp.
This method enables signers to receive a secure link on their phone, review the document, and sign it from any device without needing to log into the platform.

This functionality improves response time and makes the signing process faster and more accessible for external signers.

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### 1. Upload a Document

From **My Documents**, click the **Upload** button and select the file you want to send for signature.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-1.png)

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### 2. Prepare the Document for Workflow

Once the document is uploaded, it will appear in the list with the status **Ready for Workflow**.

This indicates that the document is ready to be sent for signature.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2-1.png)

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### 3. Open the Document and Add a Signer

Open the uploaded document and click **Add signer** to start the signing configuration.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-2.png)

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### 4. Choose the Signing Flow

A window will appear asking how the document will be signed.
Select **Sign by other person** to send the document to an external signer.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/4-1.png)

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### 5. Select the WhatsApp Signing Method

Next, choose the signature delivery method.
Select **WhatsApp** from the available options.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/5.png)

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### 6. Choose or Add a Contact

You can select an existing contact or create a new one.

Important:
The contact **must include a phone number**, otherwise the WhatsApp delivery will not work.

Click **Add contact** if the signer is not registered yet.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/6-1.png)

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### 7. Complete the Contact Information

Fill in the required information for the signer:

- Email
- First name
- Last name
- Phone number (required for WhatsApp delivery)

Then click **Submit**.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/7.png)

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### 8. Send the Document

After configuring the signing order and options, click **Send** to deliver the document to the signer.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/8.png)

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### 9. Document Status in Progress

Once sent, the document status will change to **In progress**, indicating that the signature request has been delivered.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/9.png)

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### 10. Signer Receives WhatsApp Message

The signer will receive a WhatsApp message containing:

- A notification text
- A secure signing link

This link allows the signer to open and review the document from their phone.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/10.jpeg)

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### 11. Open the Document from the Phone

After clicking the link, the signer can access the document directly from their mobile device and review its contents.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/11.jpeg)

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### 12. Sign the Document

The signer can approve and sign the document directly from the mobile interface by confirming the signature action.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/12.jpeg)

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### 13. Document Successfully Signed

Once the signing process is completed, the document will appear as signed in the platform and the workflow will be finished.

![](https://legale.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/13.jpeg)