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DocuSign Send a Draft Envelope

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Demonstrates how to send a DocuSign draft envelope.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
        JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
        try {
            jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAi.....UE8Kl_V8KroQ" header.
        http.setAuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

        // Send the following request.
        // Make sure to use your own account ID (obtained from Get Docusign User Account Information)

        // PUT https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account ID>/envelopes/<envelope ID> HTTP/1.1
        // Accept: application/json
        // Cache-Control: no-cache
        // Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eX...
        // Content-Length: ...
        // Content-Type: application/json
        //
        // {
        //   "status": "sent"
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("status", "sent");

        StringBuilder sbJson = new StringBuilder();
        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        json.emitSb(sbJson);

        http.setRequestHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
        http.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/json");

        // Use your own account ID here.
        http.setUrlVar("accountId", "7f3f65ed-5e87-418d-94c1-92499ddc8252");
        // Use the envelope ID returned by DocuSign when creating the draft envelope).
        http.setUrlVar("envelopeId", "cee4191c-f94e-4089-9d7c-8033685cbc1a");

        String url = "https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{$accountId}/envelopes/{$envelopeId}";

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpSb("PUT", url, sbJson, "utf-8", "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        JsonObject jResp = new JsonObject();
        jResp.load(resp.getBodyStr());
        jResp.setEmitCompact(false);

        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(jResp.emit());

        // If you get a 401 response status code, it's likely you need to refresh the DocuSign OAuth2 token).
        int respStatusCode = resp.getStatusCode();
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(resp.getHeader());
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }

        // Sample JSON response:
        // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

        // If the envelope you're trying to send is not yet completed, you'll get an error such as this:
        // {
        //   "errorCode": "ENVELOPE_IS_INCOMPLETE",
        //   "message": "The Envelope is not Complete. A Complete Envelope Requires Documents, Recipients, Tabs, and a Subject Line."
        // }

        // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
        // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Parsing Code from JSON
    }
}