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Delphi ActiveX

DocuSign Send a Draft Envelope

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Demonstrates how to send a DocuSign draft envelope.

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Delphi ActiveX
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
sbJson: TChilkatStringBuilder;
url: WideString;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
jResp: TChilkatJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
jsonToken := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/docusign.json');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// 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)

// 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"
// }

json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateString('status','sent');

sbJson := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
json.EmitCompact := 0;
json.EmitSb(sbJson.ControlInterface);

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');

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

resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpSb('PUT',url,sbJson.ControlInterface,'utf-8','application/json',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

jResp := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);
jResp.EmitCompact := 0;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(jResp.Emit());

// If you get a 401 response status code, it's likely you need to refresh the DocuSign OAuth2 token).
respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.Header);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// 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
end;