Perl

DocuSign: Requesting a Signature via Email (Remote Signing)

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This code example demonstrates the simplest and quickest workflow for requesting a signature for a document via email. The email will contain a signing link the recipient can use to electronically sign a document from their mobile or desktop computer. Perl

use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl --request POST https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/${accountId}/envelopes \
#      --header "Authorization: Bearer ${accessToken}" \
#      --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
#      --data '{
#     "emailSubject": "Please sign this document",
#     "documents": [
#         {
#             "documentBase64": "JVBERi0xLjMKMyAwIG9iag ... dGFydHhyZWYKNjk5CiUlRU9GCg==",
#             "name": "Lorem Ipsum",
#             "fileExtension": "pdf",
#             "documentId": "1"
#         }
#     ],
#     "recipients": {
#         "signers": [
#             {
#                 "email": "joe_sample@example.com",
#                 "name": "Joe Sample",
#                 "recipientId": "1",
#                 "routingOrder": "1",
#                 "tabs": {
#                     "signHereTabs": [
#                         {
#                             "documentId": "1", "pageNumber": "1",
#                             "recipientId": "1", "tabLabel": "SignHereTab",
#                             "xPosition": "195", "yPosition": "147"
#                         }
#                     ]
#                 }
#             }
#         ]
#     },
#     "status": "sent"
# }'

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "emailSubject": "Please sign this document",
#   "documents": [
#     {
#       "documentBase64": "JVBERi0xLjMKMyAwIG9iag ... dGFydHhyZWYKNjk5CiUlRU9GCg==",
#       "name": "Lorem Ipsum",
#       "fileExtension": "pdf",
#       "documentId": "1"
#     }
#   ],
#   "recipients": {
#     "signers": [
#       {
#         "email": "joe_sample@example.com",
#         "name": "Joe Sample",
#         "recipientId": "1",
#         "routingOrder": "1",
#         "tabs": {
#           "signHereTabs": [
#             {
#               "documentId": "1",
#               "pageNumber": "1",
#               "recipientId": "1",
#               "tabLabel": "SignHereTab",
#               "xPosition": "195",
#               "yPosition": "147"
#             }
#           ]
#         }
#       }
#     ]
#   },
#   "status": "sent"
# }

# Load a PDF to be signed.
$pdfData = chilkat::CkBinData->new();
$success = $pdfData->LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf");
if ($success == 0) {
    print "Failed to load local PDF file." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("emailSubject","Please sign this document");
$json->UpdateString("documents[0].documentBase64",$pdfData->getEncoded("base64"));
$json->UpdateString("documents[0].name","Lorem Ipsum");
$json->UpdateString("documents[0].fileExtension","pdf");
$json->UpdateString("documents[0].documentId","1");
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].email",'joe_sample@example.com');
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].name","Joe Sample");
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].recipientId","1");
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].routingOrder","1");
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].documentId","1");
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].pageNumber","1");
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].recipientId","1");
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].tabLabel","SignHereTab");
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].xPosition","195");
$json->UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].yPosition","147");
$json->UpdateString("status","sent");

# Get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token, which should contain JSON like this:
# {
#   "access_token": "eyJ0eXA....YQyig",
#   "token_type": "Bearer",
#   "refresh_token": "eyJ0eXA....auE3eHKg",
#   "expires_in": 28800
# }

$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json");

$sbAuth = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sbAuth->Append("Bearer ");
$sbAuth->Append($jsonToken->stringOf("access_token"));

$http->SetRequestHeader("Authorization",$sbAuth->getAsString());
$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

# Don't forget to modify this line to use your account ID
$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/${accountId}/envelopes",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

# {
#   "envelopeId": "d51cfdab-22ed-4832-bf68-446c44077ffc",
#   "uri": "/envelopes/d51cfdab-22ed-4832-bf68-446c44077ffc",
#   "statusDateTime": "2018-04-17T16:31:51.8830000Z",
#   "status": "sent"
# }

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

$envelopeId = $jResp->stringOf("envelopeId");
$uri = $jResp->stringOf("uri");
$statusDateTime = $jResp->stringOf("statusDateTime");
$status = $jResp->stringOf("status");