Getting Started with the CLI

In this section, you sign your first document in a few steps using the Certifaction CLI:

Step 1: Generate a personal API key

If you have not created a Certifaction account yet, please create one in the Certifaction web application.

To create a personal API key, please navigate to the API key settings page and follow the instructions.

Please ensure that you copy the key and store it safely. The key will give any holder the same account rights as yours. The key is shown only once.

Please download and install the latest Certifaction Client from our Github repository.

Do not hesitate to create an Issue if you do not find an executable for your platform.

Sign your first PDF document using the following command:

bash

certifaction --api-key PERSONAL_API_KEY sign -o signed-document.pdf document.pdf

For further information about the CLI, please refer to the CLI Reference.