As more developers build tools powered by AI and automation, one problem continues to slow teams down: collecting the right documents from users, clients, or vendors. Whether you're building a model that analyzes PDFs or a workflow tool that requires signed forms and supporting files, you need a structured, trackable way to get that data in the door.
Boilerplate is a developer-friendly front-end portal system that lets you collect files, documents, and e-signatures from external users—and then feed them directly into your back-end or AI model via API. No more building upload forms from scratch or dealing with scattered email attachments.
Instead of spending hours building a custom front-end interface for file collection, Boilerplate gives you a ready-made portal that external users can access via a secure link. You define the list of required items—documents, forms, uploads, or e-signatures—and users can see exactly what’s needed, what they’ve submitted, and what’s still outstanding.
Boilerplate portals are used across industries: onboarding paperwork, school enrollments, financial services, compliance submissions, and more. For developers working with AI or LLM pipelines, Boilerplate simplifies the messy process of collecting inputs from humans—especially when those inputs are documents, PDFs, photos, or scanned forms that often go into email inboxes or generic cloud folders without any organization or tracking of what’s missing.
Boilerplate offers a REST API that communicates using JSON, making it easy to plug into your stack.
That means:
You use standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to interact with the API
All data—files, metadata, e-signature inputs, and status updates—are sent and received in lightweight JSON format.
You can route these inputs directly into your AI models, machine learning pipelines, cloud storage, or analytics tools.
REST defines how the system communicates; JSON defines what format the data uses. Together, this gives developers a simple and reliable way to work with external data, without having to manage a front-end upload experience themselves.
Boilerplate portals help ensure complete and accurate submissions. Users can’t “just send an email” with an incomplete attachment—they must follow the itemized checklist, see what’s missing, and complete all required uploads or forms.
This leads to:
Fewer incomplete submissions
Less time chasing missing files
Better structured inputs for your AI or automation tools
Each submission can trigger a webhook, allowing you to process incoming files in real time—whether that’s pushing them into a vector database, sending them through OCR, or categorizing them for review.
If you’re building:
AI models that analyze or extract data from documents
Compliance or onboarding workflows that rely on e-signed forms
Tools that require structured file intake from external users
Then Boilerplate gives you the front-end solution you don’t want to build—and a backend connection that makes integration seamless.
Too many developer teams are wasting time reinventing the front-end for document uploads, signature tracking, and intake logic. Boilerplate handles all of that out of the box—so your team can focus on what matters most: building great software and training powerful models.
Try Boilerplate today and get a smarter way to collect files, forms, and signatures—without ever chasing down a missing document again.