diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Models/AnnotationDto.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Models/AnnotationDto.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..642cc6a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Models/AnnotationDto.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+namespace EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a pre-assigned signature annotation position on a specific page.
+/// <br/><br/>
+/// <b>Coordinate unit (X, Y):</b> Hundredths of an inch (1/100 inch ? 2.83 PDF points),
+/// origin at the <b>top-left</b> corner of the page, both axes increase downward/rightward.
+/// This matches the DevExpress XtraReports coordinate system (<see cref="System.Drawing.RectangleF"/>).
+/// <br/><br/>
+/// <b>Difference from PSPDFKit:</b> Same origin (top-left) and direction, but PSPDFKit uses PDF points (1/72 inch).
+/// Convert: <c>xDX = xPsPdf * (100.0 / 72.0)</c>
+/// <br/>
+/// <b>Difference from GDPicture:</b> GDPicture uses PDF points with <b>bottom-left</b> origin (PDF standard); Y is flipped.
+/// Convert: <c>yDX = (pageHeightPt - yGD - elemHeightPt) * (100.0 / 72.0)</c>
+/// </summary>
+public record AnnotationDto
+{
+    /// <summary>Unique identifier of the annotation.</summary>
+    public long Id { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>1-based page number within the document.</summary>
+    public int? Page { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>Horizontal position in hundredths of an inch from the left edge of the page.</summary>
+    public double? X { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>Vertical position in hundredths of an inch from the top edge of the page.</summary>
+    public double? Y { get; init; }
+}
diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Program.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Program.cs
index 00b87dd5..2e54da86 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Program.cs
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Program.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ builder.Services.Configure<ApiOptions>(opts =>
 builder.Configuration.GetSection(ApiOptions.SectionName).Bind(opts));
 builder.Services.AddScoped<EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI.Services.DocumentService>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI.Services.AuthService>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI.Services.AnnotationService>();
 
 builder.Services.AddDevExpressWebAssemblyBlazorReportViewer();
 builder.Services.AddDevExpressWebAssemblyBlazorPdfViewer();
diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Services/AnnotationService.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Services/AnnotationService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fde8210
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+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI/Services/AnnotationService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI.Models;
+using EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI.Options;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace EnvelopeGenerator.ReceiverUI.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves annotation positions from the API.
+/// The URL is composed as <c>{BaseUrl}/api/Annotation/{envelopeKey}</c>.
+/// During development, <c>BaseUrl</c> is empty so the request resolves to the
+/// YARP-proxied route on the same origin, which currently serves
+/// <c>fake-data/annotations.json</c>. To switch to real data, update the
+/// YARP route in <c>yarp.json</c> — no code change required.
+/// </summary>
+public class AnnotationService(HttpClient http, IOptions<ApiOptions> apiOptions)
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _jsonOptions = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<AnnotationDto>> GetAnnotationsAsync(string envelopeKey, CancellationToken cancel = default)
+    {
+        var url = $"{apiOptions.Value.BaseUrl}/api/Annotation/{Uri.EscapeDataString(envelopeKey)}";
+        var response = await http.GetAsync(url, cancel);
+
+        if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            return [];
+
+        var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<List<AnnotationDto>>(_jsonOptions, cancel);
+        return result ?? [];
+    }
+}