(JavaScript) DocuSign Create Empty Envelope Draft

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

var success = false;

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

var http = new CkHttp();

// Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
var jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(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/7f3f65ed-5e87-418d-94c1-92499ddc8252/envelopes HTTP/1.1
// Accept: application/json
// Cache-Control: no-cache
// Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eX...
// Content-Length: ...
// Content-Type: application/json
// 
// {
//   "emailSubject": "Sign for Project XYZ Approval"
// }

var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("emailSubject","Sign for Project XYZ Approval");

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");

var resp = new CkHttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{$accountId}/envelopes",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

console.log("Response Body:");
console.log(jResp.Emit());

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

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

// {
//   "envelopeId": "4943126a-a6e0-40ca-8707-50f22bf3888c",
//   "uri": "/envelopes/4943126a-a6e0-40ca-8707-50f22bf3888c",
//   "statusDateTime": "2021-01-23T20:21:42.1400000Z",
//   "status": "created"
// }

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

var envelopeId = jResp.StringOf("envelopeId");
var uri = jResp.StringOf("uri");
var statusDateTime = jResp.StringOf("statusDateTime");
var status = jResp.StringOf("status");