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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.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oPdfData
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oJsonToken
LOCAL oSbAuth
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oSbResponseBody
LOCAL oJResp
LOCAL nRespStatusCode
LOCAL cEnvelopeId
LOCAL cUri
LOCAL cStatusDateTime
LOCAL cStatus

nSuccess := 0

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

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

//  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.
oPdfData := CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
nSuccess := oPdfData:LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? "Failed to load local PDF file."
    oHttp:destroy()
    oPdfData:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("emailSubject", "Please sign this document")
oJson:UpdateString("documents[0].documentBase64", oPdfData:GetEncoded("base64"))
oJson:UpdateString("documents[0].name", "Lorem Ipsum")
oJson:UpdateString("documents[0].fileExtension", "pdf")
oJson:UpdateString("documents[0].documentId", "1")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].email", "joe_sample@example.com")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].name", "Joe Sample")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].recipientId", "1")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].routingOrder", "1")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].documentId", "1")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].pageNumber", "1")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].recipientId", "1")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].tabLabel", "SignHereTab")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].xPosition", "195")
oJson:UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].tabs.signHereTabs[0].yPosition", "147")
oJson: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
//  }

oJsonToken := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
nSuccess := oJsonToken:LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json")

oSbAuth := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbAuth:Append("Bearer ")
oSbAuth:Append(oJsonToken:StringOf("access_token"))

oHttp:SetRequestHeader("Authorization", oSbAuth:GetAsString())
oHttp:SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")

//  Don't forget to modify this line to use your account ID
oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpJson("POST", "https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/${accountId}/envelopes", oJson, "application/json", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oPdfData:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oSbAuth:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oResp:GetBodySb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJResp:LoadSb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp:EmitCompact := 0

? "Response Body:"
? oJResp:Emit()

nRespStatusCode := oResp:StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + Str(nRespStatusCode)
IF (nRespStatusCode >= 400)
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? oResp:Header
    ? "Failed."
    oHttp:destroy()
    oPdfData:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oSbAuth:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    oJResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  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

cEnvelopeId := oJResp:StringOf("envelopeId")
cUri := oJResp:StringOf("uri")
cStatusDateTime := oJResp:StringOf("statusDateTime")
cStatus := oJResp:StringOf("status")

oHttp:destroy()
oPdfData:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oJsonToken:destroy()
oSbAuth:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
oJResp:destroy()