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How to use Filters
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Written by Ferdinand
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Filters allow you to sort and find specific signature requests in Yousign. Follow this article to find out how to use them.

How to use Filters

Discover filters


You can filter signature requests in your Signatures page to quickly find specific signature requests.

Filters will stay active during a single session on the Yousign App, they will be cleared if you log out or after 12 hours on the App. You can also remove filters at any time.

You can combine, delete, and add filter operators to access the requests you are looking for. You can filter by:

  • Signer

  • Status

    • Draft, the signature request has been initiated but has not yet been sent to signers.

    • Approval, the signature request is awaiting validation from the defined approver(s).

    • Ongoing, the signature request has been created and sent to signers. Not all signatures have been completed yet.

    • Done, all signers have signed the documents in the signature request.

    • Expired, one or more approvers and/or signers did not approve and/or sign your documents before the expiration date of your signature request.

    • Canceled, the signature request was sent and then canceled by a user.

    • Rejected, the signature request was rejected by one of the approvers.

    • Declined, the signature request was declined by one of the signers.

  • Date

    • Creation Date

    • Completion Date

    • Send Date

    • Approval Date

    • Decline Date

    • Rejection Date

    • Expiration Date

  • Label

  • Workspace

  • Created by

  • Sent by

  • Source

    • Application

    • API

  • Document name

  • Bookmarked only, you can now access your bookmarked Signature Requests by selecting this filter.

Discover filters

Filter operators


Filter operators allow you to refine your searches when using specific filters. The operator list varies based on the filter you have selected. These operators could be:

  • Contains

    • The search criteria contains the value you entered.

  • Is / Is not

    • The search criteria is or is not the value you selected

  • After / Before / Between

    • The signature request is after, before or between the date(s) you selected.

  • Starts with / Ends with

    • The search criteria starts with or ends with the value you entered.

For example: If you are looking for a signature request you sent before 21/06/24, you would select the "Send Date" filter, then the "Before" operator and then select the date.

Filter operators

Add filters


To refine your signature request searches, you can add one or more filters. To do this:

  • Go to the Signatures page.

  • Click on the "Filters" button next to the search bar.

  • Select the filters you need.

  • Add filter operators if you wish.

  • Click on "Apply".

  • Repeat these actions with all the filters you need.

  • Your signature requests will be filtered.

Add filters
  • You can combine up to 20 filters per search.

  • You can sort filtered signature request by clicking on "Sort by".

Export filtered signature requests


You can easily export the list of filtered signature requests. To do this:

  • Click on "Export list in CSV".

  • The export will be automatically downloaded to your computer.

Export filtered signature requests

The export considers the selected filters. If you want to download all signature requests, clear all filters before clicking the export button.

The export automatically downloads to your computer, including multiple columns:

  • Signature Request Id: Identification of the signature request

  • Signature Request Name: Name of the signature request

  • Workspace Name: Workspace name

  • Status: Status of the signature request

  • Labels: Labels of the signature request

  • Sender: Name of the signature request sender

  • Created At: Date of signature request creation

  • Sent At: Date of signature request sending

  • Expiration Date: Expiry date of the signature request

  • Approved At: Date of signature request approval

  • Rejected At: Date of signature request rejection

  • Number of Documents: Number of documents in the signature request

  • Signature Level: Signature level of the signature request

  • Declined At: Date of signature request decline

  • Completed At: Date when the signature request was completed

Remove filters


You can clear all filters at any time or simply remove them one at a time.

To remove all filters:

  • Click on "X Clear filters" next to the "Filters" button.

  • All filters will be removed.

Remove filters

To remove individual filters

  • Click on "X" at the right of the filter you want to remove.

  • The individual filter will be removed.

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