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The signing link does not work or has expired
What each message on the signing page means, and what to do: open the newest email, or ask the sender to send the request again.
The signing page says why a link does not work. Find the message below.
| Code | The page says | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
link_expired | "This signing link has expired. Ask ... to send it again." | Your link passed its expiry date. | Ask the sender, named in the message, to send it again. |
envelope_expired | "This request expired. Ask ... to extend it or send it again." | The request passed the expiry date shown in the invitation. | Ask the sender. On some plans they can give you more time. |
link_replaced | "A newer link was sent to you. Use the newest email." | The sender sent your invitation again. Each new invitation replaces the links before it. | Open the most recent invitation email. |
envelope_updated | "... is updating this request. You will get a new email with a new link." | The sender is fixing an address. | Wait for the new email. |
envelope_corrected | "... replaced this request with a corrected version. Use the link in the newer email." | The sender corrected the document. | Open the newer invitation. You sign the corrected version. |
envelope_voided | "... canceled this request. There is nothing to sign." | The sender canceled (voided) the request. | Nothing. Contact the sender if you think it is a mistake. |
envelope_declined | "This request was declined, so it is closed. There is nothing to sign." | Someone declined to sign. | Nothing. Contact the sender with any question. |
envelope_deleted | "The sender deleted this request. There is nothing to sign." | The sender deleted the envelope. | Nothing. Ask the sender for a copy if you need one. |
request_paused | "This request is paused. You do not need to do anything now..." | Sovrasign is checking the request before it goes on. | Nothing. You get an email when you can sign, or if the request is canceled. |
already_declined_once | "This link was already used to decline. Ask the sender for a new one." | You declined with this link before, and the sender reopened the request. | Ask the sender to send you the request again, then use the link in the new email. |
envelope_completed | "Everyone has signed this document. The signed copy was emailed to you." | The document is complete. Links stop working once everyone has signed. | Look for the email "Completed: ...". See Get your copy. |
link_invalid | "This signing link is not valid. Use the newest link from your email." | The link is incomplete or changed, often because it was copied in pieces. | Open the link with the Review and sign button in the email, not by copying it. |
no_session | "Open the link from your invitation email. If you opened it more than two hours ago, open it again." | The signing page stays open for two hours after you open the link. | Open the link from the email again. Your link still works until the request expires. |
rate_limited | "This link was opened many times in the last hour..." | A link can open the signing page a limited number of times an hour. | Wait a while, or go back to a signing page you already have open. |
rate_limited | "Too many links were opened from your network..." | Many links were opened from the same internet connection. | Wait a few minutes, then open the newest link from your email. |
Ask the sender, not Sovrasign
Only the sender can send a request again, give you more time or fix your address. Their name and email address are in the invitation; replying to it reaches them.
Questions about the document itself? Contact the sender: their name and email address are in the invitation and at the top of the signing page. Sovrasign cannot change the document or give legal advice.