(C# UWP/WinRT) DocuSign Add Recipients to a Draft Envelope

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

For more information, see https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/envelopes/enveloperecipients/create/

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

// Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// 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"
// 	    }]
// 	}
//     }
//   ]
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
int i = 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");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbJson = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
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","191838e0-4f61-4b78-96fd-d9dd97bb003a");

string url = "https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{$accountId}/envelopes/{$envelopeId}/recipients";
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = await http.PTextSbAsync("POST",url,sbJson,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

// If you get a 401 response status code, it's likely you need to refresh the DocuSign OAuth2 token).
int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");

    return;
}

// 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

string creationReason;
string requireUploadSignature;
string email;
string recipientId;
string requireIdLookup;
string routingOrder;
string status;
string completedCount;
string deliveryMethod;
string recipientType;

string recipientCount = json.StringOf("recipientCount");
i = 0;
int count_i = json.SizeOfArray("signers");
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;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("agents");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    //    ...
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("editors");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    //    ...
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("intermediaries");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    //    ...
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("carbonCopies");
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;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("certifiedDeliveries");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    //    ...
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("inPersonSigners");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    //    ...
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("seals");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    //    ...
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("witnesses");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    //    ...
    i = i + 1;
}

// 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"
// }
//