Paperless API Documentation

This is the complete API documentation for connecting to the Paperless API using MindCloud's Universal API. If you are new to MindCloud, start with the Introduction to see how one API can sit in front of many different apps.

MindCloud is an integration company that offers one normalized API to access 3,100+ apps from a single place. It cleans up provider-specific quirks, keeps requests and responses consistent, and centralizes authentication so you do not need to manage separate flows for every app. Browse other apps.

Meet Paperless: Paperless lets you create, send, track, and manage digital documents, templates, submissions, blobs, and webhook subscriptions. Keep reading to get started.

Quickstart

Before you run your first Paperless request, you need three things:

1. A MindCloud account — sign in or create an account at MindCloud.
2. A MindCloud API Key — create one in API Keys. Keep it on your server.
3. At least one Paperless connection — create or choose one in Connections. Note its connectionId.

Every Paperless action uses the same URL pattern:

POST https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/paperless/actions/{actionSlug}/run

You need a MindCloud API Key and a Paperless connection. Then call an action such as List Templates:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/paperless/actions/list-templates/run" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "arguments": {}
}'

Every response comes back in the same envelope, with your rows in a data array:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    { "id": "1042", "name": "Ava" }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

After your first request works, use Shape your requests to control arguments, pagination, filtering, fields, and errors.

Authenticate with a MindCloud API Key plus a connectionId for your Paperless account. See Paperless API Authentication for the full flow and how to get your connection credentials.

Paperless actions

All 38 published actions for this Paperless version. Each page documents the endpoint, arguments, and response controls.

• POSTCreate Advanced Document
• POSTCreate Blob
• POSTCreate Blob For Attachment
• POSTCreate Blob For Image
• POSTCreate Blob For PDF
• POSTCreate Document
• POSTCreate Document Created Webhook
• POSTCreate Document From PDF
• POSTCreate Document From Template
• POSTCreate Document Updated Webhook
• POSTCreate Document With Email Content
• POSTCreate Document With Form Fields
• POSTCreate Document With Hidden Blocks
• POSTCreate Document With Redirect URL
• POSTCreate Document With Reminder Settings
• POSTCreate Document With Signature Fields
• POSTCreate Document With Variables
• POSTCreate Document With Visible Blocks
• POSTCreate Webhook
• DELETEDelete Document
• DELETEDelete Webhook
• GETGet Document
• GETGet Submission
• GETGet Template
• GETGet Webhook
• GETList Document Created Webhooks
• GETList Document Updated Webhooks
• GETList Documents
• GETList Submissions
• GETList Templates
• GETList Webhooks
• GETList Webhooks By Event
• PUTSet Document Email Content
• PUTUpdate Document
• PUTUpdate Document Block Visibility
• PUTUpdate Document Created Webhook
• PUTUpdate Document Updated Webhook
• PUTUpdate Webhook

Related apps

More apps on the Universal API, behind the same REST shape. Or browse all apps.

Google SheetsGmailSlackGoogle CalendarGoogle DriveNotionGoogle FormsMailchimp