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Through December 2025, you can try out a limited amount of eSignature by sending up to five requests at no cost if you have pay-as-you-go billing set up. For information and limitations, see Try out pay-as-you-go services.
The eSignature service simplifies the process of signing and sharing documents, while providing the security and compliance of Microsoft 365.
With eSignature, you can quickly and securely send documents for signature to people both inside and outside of your organization. You also have a digital audit trail, which can be used to verify the authenticity of documents and transactions.
Regional availability
The eSignature service is available worldwide (excluding Indonesia and Türkiye, which are due later in 2025), via the Microsoft 365 public cloud. The ability to use eSignature with other electronic signature providers is also available worldwide.
Before you begin
Legal considerations
The eSignature service uses simple electronic signatures as defined under applicable law including, but not limited, to the Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (the eIDAS Regulation). Determine whether this is appropriate for your needs and then read the eSignature terms of service.
Licensing
Before you can use eSignature, you must first link your Azure subscription to pay-as-you-go billing. Billing is based on the type and number of transactions. Before you can enable eSignature, an admin must set up eSignature in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
External sharing
The eSignature service enables binding agreements between parties. External parties are allowed guests access to SharePoint via Microsoft Entra ID in order to electronically sign a document. Certain external sharing settings must be enabled at a tenant and site level to allow this access. For more information, see Set up eSignature for external recipients. Consider whether this meets your compliance and security requirements when enabling eSignature.
Purview integration
The eSignature service enables logging of eSignature activities in the Purview Audit log. Activities can be viewed by opening the audit log and searching for eSignature in the Activities - operation names field. The activities logged are:
- Request was created
- Request was sent
- Request was canceled
- Request was declined
- Request has expired
- Request was completed
- Document was viewed by recipient
- Document was signed by the recipient
- Signed document link was sent to the recipient
- Signed document was downloaded by recipient
Using other signature providers
The eSignature platform is integrated with electronic signature providers Adobe Acrobat Sign and Docusign eSignature. You can initiate requests using these providers from PDF documents in SharePoint, while ensuring the secure and automatic storage of signed documents in Microsoft 365.
The providers facilitate the signing process and send out all relevant notifications. When signing is complete, a copy of the fully signed document is automatically saved in SharePoint for easy access. For more information, see how to add signature providers and how to create a signature request using another provider.
Current release notes
Microsoft 365 eSignature now available worldwide for PDFs and Word documents.
eSignature for Microsoft Word is available worldwide to users on the Microsoft 365 Beta and Current channels.
Tracking of eSignature requests through the Approvals app in Microsoft Teams is available.
Integration with Adobe Acrobat Sign and Docusign eSignature is available worldwide for PDFs.
*excluding Indonesia and Türkiye, which are due later in 2025.