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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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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("http")

'  Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
Dim jsonToken As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonToken.Initialize
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json")
If success = False Then
    Log(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    Return
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"
'  	    }]
'  	}
'      }
'    ]
'  }

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

Dim sbJson As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbJson.Initialize
json.EmitCompact = 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")

Dim url As String = "https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{$accountId}/envelopes/{$envelopeId}/recipients"
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
resp.Initialize
success = http.HttpSb("POST", url, sbJson, "utf-8", "application/json", resp)
If success = False Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim jResp As ChilkatJsonObject
jResp.Initialize
jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Log("Response Body:")
Log(jResp.Emit)

'  If you get a 401 response status code, it's likely you need to refresh the DocuSign OAuth2 token).
Dim respStatusCode As Int = resp.StatusCode
Log("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If respStatusCode >= 400 Then
    Log("Response Header:")
    Log(resp.Header)
    Log("Failed.")
    Return
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

Dim creationReason As String
Dim requireUploadSignature As String
Dim email As String
Dim recipientId As String
Dim requireIdLookup As String
Dim routingOrder As String
Dim status As String
Dim completedCount As String
Dim deliveryMethod As String
Dim recipientType As String

Dim recipientCount As String = json.StringOf("recipientCount")
i = 0
Dim count_i As Int = 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"
'  }
'