---
title: "Cancel Envelope by ID"
method: PUT
path: "/sign/envelopes/{envelopeID}:cancel"
tags: ["Sign"]
---

# Cancel Envelope by ID

`PUT /sign/envelopes/{envelopeID}:cancel`

The **Cancel Envelope by ID** endpoint cancels the signing request for the envelope specified by its UUIDv4 identifier.
This endpoint allows you to cancel an envelope and changes its status to Cancelled but keeps it available for reference and reuse after updates. In Cancelled status, no further signing operations can be done on the envelope.

**Note:** Only envelopes that have been sent for signing can be cancelled. Draft envelopes cannot be cancelled.

## Path parameters

- `envelopeID` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Envelope cancelled successfully

- ExtendedEnvelope
  - `ID` string, uuid — A unique UUIDv4 string that identifies the envelope in the Nitro system.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time — UTC timestamp indicating when the envelope was created.
  - `lastModifiedAt` string, date-time — UTC timestamp indicating the last time the envelope was updated. Matches `createdAt` at the time of creation.
  - `name` string — The name of the envelope.
  - `status` 'drafted' | 'sent' | 'processing' | 'sealed' | 'rejected' | 'cancelled' | 'deleted' — The internal status of the envelope. Defaults to drafted on creation.
  - `mode` 'sequential' | 'parallel' — Signing mode for the envelope.
  - `notification` Notification
    - `subject` string, required — The subject line of the notification email.
    - `body` string, required — The body content of the notification email.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid or missing JWT token
- `404` — Envelope not found
- `409` — Envelope cannot be modified

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[API](https://skmtc.net/gonitro/apis/nitro-sign-public-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/gonitro/apis/nitro-sign-public-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/gonitro/nitro-sign-public-api/versions/26e3043a365b/schema)