Your guide to using the SideDrawer API
Explore our documentation to learn how to use SideDrawer and set up your own integrations.
Integrations
Use SideDrawer with a variety of pre-built Integrations, such as: SalesForce, DocuSign, Acrobat Sign, and Addepar.
Sync your files from other cloud storage systems, including Google Drive, OneDrive, Sharepoint, and Dropbox.
API
Use our API reference to navigate our API collections and efficiently integrate SideDrawer into your organization. We have three main API collections:
- Cabinets handles the front-end, the SideDrawer "app"
- Blocks is used for more efficient file uploads
- Tenants handles the SideDrawer "Console" that Tenants have access to
A note on versioning
You may notice that we have v1 and v2 endpoints. These denote different functions of similar endpoints. For example, many v2 GET
endpoints have the same general function as v1 GET
endpoints, but return the information in a paginated form, whereas the v1 endpoints do not have pagination. Some v1 and v2 endpoints also differ in the file identifiers they use: file names or file tokens.
- In cases with such differences between the versions, we have kept both v1 and v2 endpoints to provide you with greater flexibility, so you can decide which version is best for you
We have compiled a list of endpoints for which both v1 and v2 versions exist, so you can easily compare their differences and determine which is best suited to your needs.
- Where the v1 endpoint offers no benefit over the v2, we have only displayed v2 versions
- Some endpoints have not had a second version and so you will only find a v1
Follow a guide to get started
Setting up an Account
Create and configure your SideDrawer Account, and follow the typical workflow for logging in.
Logging In
Log in and navigate to your home page.
Creating a Drawer
For Tenants. Create a Drawer your clients can use, with your branding and chosen subscription.
Creating a Folder
Create a Folder within a specific Drawer and Hanger.
Adding and Managing Collaborators
Manage permissions for Drawers and/or Folders.
Moving and Copying Files
Use the API to move or copy files within Folders.
Downloading a File
Download a file uploaded to SideDrawer.
Basic Tenant Pathway
For Tenants. Create a Tenant Account and learn to create a Subscription, assign licenses, manage branding, and more.
Linking Folders
Link Folders to connect related information.
Creating a Team
For Tenants. Create a Team, add members, and manage a Team's access to various entities.
Using Blocks
Learn what Blocks are, how they work, and how to use them to efficiently upload files.
Setting a Reminder
Create a Reminder linked to a SideDrawer entity (like a Drawer or Folder), and customize when and how you get reminded.
Requesting Signatures
Request signatures from others and track signing progress.
Subscriptions and Drawers
Learn more about the different types of Subscriptions and how to use each to create Drawers.
Plans and Info Requests
Learn about Info Requests, Plans, Plan Requests, and Smart Forms.