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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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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    //  Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    CkJsonObject jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAi.....UE8Kl_V8KroQ" header.
    http.put_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"
    //  	    }]
    //  	}
    //      }
    //    ]
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    int i = 0;
    json.put_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.put_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.put_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");

    CkStringBuilder sbJson = new CkStringBuilder();
    json.put_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");

    String url = "https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{$accountId}/envelopes/{$envelopeId}/recipients";
    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpSb("POST",url,sbJson,"utf-8","application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
    jResp.Load(resp.bodyStr());
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(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.get_StatusCode();
    System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(resp.header());
        System.out.println("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.put_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.put_I(i);
        //     ...
        i = i+1;
        }

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

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

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("carbonCopies");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_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.put_I(i);
        //     ...
        i = i+1;
        }

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

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

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