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DocuSign Add Recipients to a Draft Envelope

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Demonstrates how to add one or more recipients to a DocuSign draft envelope.

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success = 0

'  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

'  Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
set jsonToken = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json")
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jsonToken.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

'  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAi.....UE8Kl_V8KroQ" header.
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

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

'  POST https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account ID>/envelopes/<envelope ID>/recipients HTTP/1.1
'  Accept: application/json
'  Cache-Control: no-cache
'  Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eX...
'  Content-Length: ...
'  Content-Type: application/json
'  
'  {
'    "carbonCopies": [
'      {
'        "email": "support@chilkatsoft.com",
'        "name": "Chilkat Support",
'        "recipientId": "101",
'        "tabs": {}
'      }
'    ],
'    "signers": [
'      {
'        "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
'        "name": "Chilkat Admin",
'        "recipientId": "1",
'  	 "tabs": {
'  	    "signHereTabs": [{
'  	        "anchorString": "Please Sign Here",
'  	        "anchorXOffset": "1",
'  	        "anchorYOffset": "0",
'  	        "anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent": "false",
'  	        "anchorUnits": "inches"
'  	    }]
'  	}
'      },
'      {
'        "email": "matt@chilkat.io",
'        "name": "Matt",
'        "recipientId": "2",
'  	 "tabs": {
'  	    "signHereTabs": [{
'  	        "anchorString": "Please Also Sign Here",
'  	        "anchorXOffset": "1",
'  	        "anchorYOffset": "0",
'  	        "anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent": "false",
'  	        "anchorUnits": "inches"
'  	    }]
'  	}
'      }
'    ]
'  }

set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
i = 0
json.I = i
success = json.UpdateString("carbonCopies[i].email","support@chilkatsoft.com")
success = json.UpdateString("carbonCopies[i].name","Chilkat Support")
success = json.UpdateString("carbonCopies[i].recipientId","101")
success = json.UpdateNewObject("carbonCopies[i].tabs")
i = 0
json.I = i
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].email","admin@chilkatsoft.com")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].name","Chilkat Admin")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].recipientId","1")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorString","Please Sign Here")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorXOffset","1")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorYOffset","0")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","false")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorUnits","inches")
i = i + 1
json.I = i
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].email","matt@chilkat.io")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].name","Matt")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].recipientId","2")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorString","Please Also Sign Here")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorXOffset","1")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorYOffset","0")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","false")
success = json.UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorUnits","inches")

set sbJson = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
json.EmitCompact = 0
success = json.EmitSb(sbJson)

http.SetRequestHeader "Cache-Control","no-cache"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"

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

url = "https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{$accountId}/envelopes/{$envelopeId}/recipients"
set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpSb("POST",url,sbJson,"utf-8","application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

'  If you get a 401 response status code, it's likely you need to refresh the DocuSign OAuth2 token).
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

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

'  {
'      "signers": [
'          {
'              "creationReason": "sender",
'              "requireUploadSignature": "false",
'              "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
'              "recipientId": "1",
'              "requireIdLookup": "false",
'              "routingOrder": "1",
'              "status": "created",
'              "completedCount": "0",
'              "deliveryMethod": "email",
'              "recipientType": "signer"
'          },
'          {
'              "creationReason": "sender",
'              "requireUploadSignature": "false",
'              "email": "matt@chilkat.io",
'              "recipientId": "2",
'              "requireIdLookup": "false",
'              "routingOrder": "1",
'              "status": "created",
'              "completedCount": "0",
'              "deliveryMethod": "email",
'              "recipientType": "signer"
'          }
'      ],
'      "agents": [],
'      "editors": [],
'      "intermediaries": [],
'      "carbonCopies": [
'          {
'              "email": "support@chilkatsoft.com",
'              "recipientId": "101",
'              "requireIdLookup": "false",
'              "routingOrder": "1",
'              "status": "created",
'              "completedCount": "0",
'              "deliveryMethod": "email",
'              "recipientType": "carboncopy"
'          }
'      ],
'      "certifiedDeliveries": [],
'      "inPersonSigners": [],
'      "seals": [],
'      "witnesses": [],
'      "recipientCount": "3"
'  }

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

recipientCount = json.StringOf("recipientCount")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("signers")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    creationReason = json.StringOf("signers[i].creationReason")
    requireUploadSignature = json.StringOf("signers[i].requireUploadSignature")
    email = json.StringOf("signers[i].email")
    recipientId = json.StringOf("signers[i].recipientId")
    requireIdLookup = json.StringOf("signers[i].requireIdLookup")
    routingOrder = json.StringOf("signers[i].routingOrder")
    status = json.StringOf("signers[i].status")
    completedCount = json.StringOf("signers[i].completedCount")
    deliveryMethod = json.StringOf("signers[i].deliveryMethod")
    recipientType = json.StringOf("signers[i].recipientType")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("agents")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    '     ...
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("editors")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    '     ...
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("intermediaries")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    '     ...
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("carbonCopies")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    email = json.StringOf("carbonCopies[i].email")
    recipientId = json.StringOf("carbonCopies[i].recipientId")
    requireIdLookup = json.StringOf("carbonCopies[i].requireIdLookup")
    routingOrder = json.StringOf("carbonCopies[i].routingOrder")
    status = json.StringOf("carbonCopies[i].status")
    completedCount = json.StringOf("carbonCopies[i].completedCount")
    deliveryMethod = json.StringOf("carbonCopies[i].deliveryMethod")
    recipientType = json.StringOf("carbonCopies[i].recipientType")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("certifiedDeliveries")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    '     ...
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("inPersonSigners")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    '     ...
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("seals")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    '     ...
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("witnesses")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    '     ...
    i = i + 1
Loop

'  If the recipient already exists within the envelope, we would get
'  a success (201) response status code, but errors within the JSON response, such as this:

'  {
'    "signers": [
'      {
'        "creationReason": "sender",
'        "requireUploadSignature": "false",
'        "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
'        "recipientId": "1",
'        "requireIdLookup": "false",
'        "routingOrder": "1",
'        "status": "error",
'        "completedCount": "0",
'        "deliveryMethod": "email",
'        "errorDetails": {
'          "errorCode": "RECIPIENT_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_ENVELOPE",
'          "message": "This recipientId already exists."
'        },
'        "recipientType": "signer"
'      },
'      {
'        "creationReason": "sender",
'        "requireUploadSignature": "false",
'        "email": "matt@chilkat.io",
'        "recipientId": "2",
'        "requireIdLookup": "false",
'        "routingOrder": "1",
'        "status": "error",
'        "completedCount": "0",
'        "deliveryMethod": "email",
'        "errorDetails": {
'          "errorCode": "RECIPIENT_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_ENVELOPE",
'          "message": "This recipientId already exists."
'        },
'        "recipientType": "signer"
'      }
'    ],
'    "agents": [
'    ],
'    "editors": [
'    ],
'    "intermediaries": [
'    ],
'    "carbonCopies": [
'      {
'        "email": "support@chilkatsoft.com",
'        "recipientId": "101",
'        "requireIdLookup": "false",
'        "routingOrder": "1",
'        "status": "error",
'        "completedCount": "0",
'        "deliveryMethod": "email",
'        "errorDetails": {
'          "errorCode": "RECIPIENT_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_ENVELOPE",
'          "message": "This recipientId already exists."
'        },
'        "recipientType": "carboncopy"
'      }
'    ],
'    "certifiedDeliveries": [
'    ],
'    "inPersonSigners": [
'    ],
'    "seals": [
'    ],
'    "witnesses": [
'    ],
'    "recipientCount": "3"
'  }
'  

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