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DocuSign Send a Draft Envelope

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Demonstrates how to send a DocuSign draft envelope.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
jsonToken = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json")
if (success == False):
    print(jsonToken.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# 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)

# 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 = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.UpdateString("status","sent")

sbJson = chilkat.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")

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

resp = chilkat.CkHttpResponse()
success = http.HttpSb("PUT",url,sbJson,"utf-8","application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

jResp = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jResp.Load(resp.bodyStr())
jResp.put_EmitCompact(False)

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.emit())

# If you get a 401 response status code, it's likely you need to refresh the DocuSign OAuth2 token).
respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header())
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# 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