(PHP ActiveX) 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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<?php

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Http')
$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

// Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$jsonToken = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/docusign.json');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jsonToken->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$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');

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbJson = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$json->EmitCompact = 0;
$json->EmitSb($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');

$url = 'https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{$accountId}/envelopes/{$envelopeId}/recipients';
// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PTextSb('POST',$url,$sbJson,'utf-8','application/json',0,0);
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->Load($resp->BodyStr);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

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

// If you get a 401 response status code, it's likely you need to refresh the DocuSign OAuth2 token).
$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";

    exit;
}

// 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

$recipientCount = $json->stringOf('recipientCount');
$i = 0;
$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"
// }
// 

?>