Generate Client ID and Client Secret for Adobe Acrobat Sign

This guide covers how to create an API application in Adobe Acrobat Sign and retrieve the Client ID and Client Secret. It applies to existing Business and Enterprise plans that have API access included.

Prerequisites

1. You must be logged in as an Account Administrator. Group Admins and regular users cannot create API applications.
2. Your plan must include API access. This is included by default on Business and Enterprise plans. Free, Individual, and Standard plans do not have API access.

Step 1: Log in to Adobe Acrobat Sign

1. Go to https://secure.adobesign.com/public/login.
2. Sign in with your Adobe ID credentials. Some Enterprise accounts use SSO.
3. After login, you will be redirected to your regional shard such as secure.na1.adobesign.com, secure.eu1.adobesign.com, secure.in1.adobesign.com, etc.

Step 2: Navigate to API Applications

1. Click Account in the top navigation bar.
2. In the left sidebar, expand Acrobat Sign API.
3. Click API Applications.

If you do not see “Acrobat Sign API” in the sidebar, either you are not logged in as an Account Admin, or API access is not enabled on your account. Contact Adobe support if needed.

Step 3: Create a new application

1. On the API Applications page, click the + (plus) icon in the top right.
2. Fill in the dialog:
   • Name: Internal identifier such as MyApp-Integration. Visible only to admins.
   • Display Name: The name users will see on the OAuth consent screen.
   • Domain: Select CUSTOMER for internal use within your own account.
   • Click Save.

The application is now created and listed.

Step 4: Retrieve the Client ID and Client Secret

1. Single-click your application in the list. The row gets highlighted and an action menu appears at the top.
2. Click View/Edit from the action menu.
3. A dialog opens showing:
   • Application ID: This is your Client ID. Adobe uses both terms interchangeably.
   • Client Secret: Treat this like a password.
4. Copy both values and store them securely.

Step 5: Configure OAuth (Redirect URI and Scopes)

1. With your application still selected, click Configure OAuth for Application from the action menu.
2. In the Redirect URI field, enter the callback URL that will receive the authorization response.
   • https://api.ottokit.com/adobe_acrobat_sign/connection
   • Must be HTTPS
   • Multiple URIs can be added as a comma-separated list
3. Select all the scopes by checking the boxes.
4. For each selected scope, set the modifier dropdown:
   • self: Acts only on behalf of the authorizing user
   • group: Acts on behalf of any user in the same group (requires Group Admin to authorize)
   • account: Acts on behalf of any user in the account (requires Account Admin to authorize) – recommended
5. Click Save.

Your Client ID and Client Secret are now ready to use. The OAuth configuration controls what your app can do once a user authorizes it.