AI Contract Analysis

Overview

ZiaSign's AI-assisted Contract Analysis can help surface structured insights from your documents, including:

Key Clause Detection — May identify clauses such as indemnification, limitation of liability, termination, and confidentiality
Risk Assessment — May surface potentially unfavorable terms or missing protections
Obligation Extraction — May list party obligations and deadlines
Date & Deadline Tracking — May surface effective dates, expiration dates, renewal dates, and notice periods
Summary Generation — Produces a draft plain-English summary for review

Important: AI-assisted output is not legal advice. Review it with a qualified human before making legal, financial, or other high-impact decisions.

Using AI Analysis

Via the Web App

Upload a document or open an existing one
Click the AI Analysis button in the document toolbar
Wait a few seconds for the analysis to complete
Review the results in the analysis panel

Via the API

bash

curl -X POST "https://api.ziasign.com/api/v1/documents/{id}/analyze" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Timestamp: $TIMESTAMP" \
  -H "X-Signature: $SIGNATURE"

Response:

json

{
  "summary": "This is a 2-year SaaS subscription agreement between Acme Corp and...",
  "clauses": [
    {
      "type": "limitation_of_liability",
      "text": "In no event shall either party's aggregate liability exceed...",
      "page": 4,
      "risk": "medium",
      "note": "Liability cap is set at 12 months of fees, which is standard."
    },
    {
      "type": "termination",
      "text": "Either party may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days written notice...",
      "page": 6,
      "risk": "low",
      "note": "Standard termination clause with reasonable notice period."
    }
  ],
  "obligations": [
    {
      "party": "Client",
      "description": "Pay invoices within 30 days of receipt",
      "deadline": "30 days from invoice date",
      "clause": "Section 5.2"
    }
  ],
  "dates": [
    { "type": "effective_date", "value": "2026-05-01", "clause": "Section 1" },
    { "type": "expiration_date", "value": "2028-04-30", "clause": "Section 8.1" },
    { "type": "renewal_notice", "value": "2028-01-31", "clause": "Section 8.2", "note": "90-day notice required to prevent auto-renewal" }
  ],
  "risks": [
    {
      "severity": "high",
      "description": "No data breach notification requirement",
      "recommendation": "Add a clause requiring notification within 72 hours of a data breach"
    },
    {
      "severity": "medium",
      "description": "Governing law is Delaware — may be inconvenient for dispute resolution",
      "recommendation": "Consider negotiating for your home jurisdiction or arbitration"
    }
  ]
}

Clause Types Detected

ZiaSign AI recognizes and categorizes 25+ clause types:

Category	Clause Types
Financial	Payment terms, pricing, penalties, late fees
Liability	Limitation of liability, indemnification, warranties, disclaimers
Termination	Termination for cause, termination for convenience, survival clauses
Confidentiality	NDA terms, trade secrets, disclosure restrictions
IP	Intellectual property ownership, licensing, work product
Data	Data protection, privacy, breach notification, data return
Duration	Term, renewal, auto-renewal, notice periods
Dispute	Governing law, jurisdiction, arbitration, mediation

Risk Levels

AI-assisted results may include risk labels for review:

🟢 Low — Standard, market-friendly terms
🟡 Medium — Slightly unfavorable or worth reviewing
🔴 High — Potentially unfavorable, missing protections, or non-standard terms

AI Field Detection

Separate from contract analysis, ZiaSign's AI can automatically detect where signature and date fields should be placed on a document:

bash

curl -X POST "https://api.ziasign.com/api/v1/documents/{id}/detect-fields" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Timestamp: $TIMESTAMP" \
  -H "X-Signature: $SIGNATURE"

Response:

json

{
  "detectedFields": [
    { "type": "signature", "page": 3, "x": 120, "y": 685, "width": 200, "height": 50, "confidence": 0.96 },
    { "type": "date", "page": 3, "x": 400, "y": 695, "width": 120, "height": 25, "confidence": 0.93 },
    { "type": "text", "page": 3, "x": 120, "y": 640, "width": 250, "height": 25, "confidence": 0.88, "label": "Printed Name" }
  ]
}

Fields with confidence above 0.85 are automatically suggested in the document preparation view.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is the AI analysis?

AI-assisted results can vary with the document and task. Review all output with a qualified human before making legal, financial, or other high-impact decisions.

What types of contracts can be analyzed?

Try the feature with the documents and languages relevant to your workflow, then review the output before relying on it.

How is contract data handled?

Review the current privacy terms and data-handling documentation before submitting sensitive content.