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# 1. Start the Process

Once the first Java command is running, entity has to make a call to below API to start the signature process: 

## API for Signature

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `http://localhost:8089/v2/signature/start`

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```json

{
 https://stg-id.uaepass.ae/trustedx-authserver/oauth/main-as?response_type=code&client_id={client_id}&redirect_uri=http://localhost:8689/uaepass/sign-identity&scope=urn:safelayer:eidas:sign:identity:profile&acr_values=urn:digitalid:authentication:flow:mobile&ui_locales=en&register_group_labelsM=qualified
}
```

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{&#x20;

"error": "Invalid request"

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