Demand Letter

Template Overview

Template ID: demand-letter-escalation
Version: 2.0.0

To generate this document, pass the structured data described below into the data property of the /api/v1/documents/generate endpoint.

Data Payload Schema

Field	Type	Requirement	Description & Details
`effectiveDate`	`string`	No	Insert Date of Demand Letter This is the date the letter. You may want to backdate or post date the letter. (Format: `YYYY-MM-DD`.)
`firstName`	`string`	No	First Name of Addressee Please use the full name, as is on the passport or any other official documents of the party or 'Sir'.
`address`	`string`	No	Address (number & street)
`town`	`string`	No	Address (Town)
`city`	`string`	No	Address (State/City)
`country`	`string`	No	Country Must be a valid value from the Supported Countries list.
`governingLaw`	`string`	No	What is the governing law for this letter? This is usually the governing law for your loan agreement or underlying agreement. Must be a valid value from the Supported Countries list.
`issue`	`string`	No	What is the subject matter of the Demand Letter This is the issue that the demand letter is regarding. Ex: Unpaid Loan Amounts under the Facility Agreement
`agreement`	`string`	No	Please describe the underlying agreement behind the demand Ex: credit agreement
`agreementDate`	`string`	No	Insert Date of Agreement/Invoice This is the date the underlying agreement that the debtor is defaulting on. (Format: `YYYY-MM-DD`.)
`recipient`	`string`	No	Insert the full name of the debtor party Ex: ABC Ltd or Jane Doe.
`currency`	`string`	No	What is the currency of payment? Options: `"NGN"`, `"USD"`, `"GBP"`, `"ZAR"`, `"Others"`
`customCurrency`	`string`	Conditional	Insert the currency Required if `currency` is `"Others"`.
`amount`	`number`	No	What is the amount owed? This is the employee’s total salary inclusive of taxes and any deductions
`previousCorrespondenceDate`	`string`	No	Insert date of previous correspondence This is the date that the previous letter/correspondence requesting payment was issued. (Format: `YYYY-MM-DD`.)
`resolutions`	`array of strings`	No	What resolutions are available to the debtor? This is a list of things the debtor can do to resolve the matter. Ex: Paying the outstanding amount of ZAR 15,000
`responsePeriod`	`string`	No	How many days does the debtor have to resolve the matter? This is the period from the date of the letter you propose for the debtor to resolve the matter. Ex: 14 days
`management`	`string`	No	Who will be signing on behalf of your company? Ex: Jane Doe
`emailAddress`	`string`	No	What email address the debtor can contact to communicate a resolution Ex: janedoe@gmail.com
`phoneNumber`	`string`	No	What phone number the debtor can contact to communicate a resolution

Example JSON Payload

Here is an example of a properly formatted data object for the Demand Letter template.

{
  "templateId": "demand-letter-escalation",
  "data": {
    "effectiveDate": "2026-06-01",
    "firstName": "Joshua",
    "address": "123 Beta Way, Lagos",
    "town": "Sample Town",
    "city": "Sample City",
    "country": "Nigeria",
    "governingLaw": "Nigeria",
    "issue": "Unpaid Loan Amounts under the Facility Agreement",
    "agreement": "credit agreement",
    "agreementDate": "2026-06-01",
    "recipient": "ABC Ltd or Jane Doe",
    "currency": "NGN",
    "amount": 100000,
    "previousCorrespondenceDate": "2026-06-01",
    "resolutions": [
      "Paying the outstanding amount of ZAR 15,000"
    ],
    "responsePeriod": "14 days",
    "management": "Jane Doe",
    "emailAddress": "janedoe@gmail.com",
    "phoneNumber": "+234 800 000 0000"
  },
  "format": "pdf"
}