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Docusign Recipients API

Manage envelope recipients including signers, carbon copy recipients, certified deliveries, and other recipient types.

Docusign Recipients API is one of 134 APIs that Docusign publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Recipients. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, a JSON-LD context, a getting-started guide, rate-limit docs, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 4 operations across 1 path, and defines 28 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.1.0.

Requests are made against 4 base URLs: https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1, https://www.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1, https://eu.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1, https://au.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1.

4 operations 1 paths 28 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.1.0
Base URL
https://demo.docusign.net/restapi
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Docusign Recipients API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode and implicit flows, exposing 3 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • OAuth2 — DocuSign uses OAuth 2.0. Supports Authorization Code Grant for user-present applications and JWT Grant for service integrations.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Recipients 4

Manage envelope recipients including signers, carbon copy recipients, certified deliveries, and other recipient types.

GET
/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients
Docusign List Envelope Recipients
Recipients_ListRecipients 4 params → 200400401404
PUT
/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients
Docusign Update Envelope Recipients
Recipients_UpdateRecipients 3 params body → 200400401404
POST
/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients
Docusign Add Recipients to an Envelope
Recipients_CreateRecipients 3 params body → 201400401404
DELETE
/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients
Docusign Delete Recipients From an Envelope
Recipients_DeleteRecipients 2 params body → 200400401404

Schemas 28

The contract defines 28 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Text (23 properties), Signer (19 properties), EnvelopeRecipientTabs (15 properties), SignHere (14 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Intermediary
object
An intermediary recipient who can forward the envelope to another person.
5 properties
EmailTab
object
A tab for email address input.
9 properties
ListTab
object
A dropdown list tab for selecting from predefined options.
11 properties
Signer
object
A signer recipient who must sign the envelope documents.
19 properties
Checkbox
object
A checkbox tab for boolean selection.
11 properties
Decline
object
A decline button tab for document rejection.
9 properties
Recipients
object
Contains the recipient collections for an envelope, organized by recipient type.
10 properties
FormulaTab
object
A calculated field tab using formulas.
10 properties
CarbonCopy
object
A carbon copy recipient who receives a copy of the completed documents but does not need to take any action.
7 properties
SignHere
object
A signature tab placed on a document.
14 properties
ErrorDetails
object
Contains error information returned by the API.
2 properties
Agent
object
An agent recipient who can designate a recipient to sign in their place.
5 properties
InitialHere
object
An initial tab placed on a document.
10 properties
Editor
object
An editor recipient who can modify the envelope before it is sent.
5 properties
NumberTab
object
A tab for numeric input.
9 properties
RadioGroup
object
A group of radio buttons for single-choice selection.
5 properties
InPersonSigner
object
An in-person signer recipient for face-to-face signing where a host manages the signing session.
8 properties
CertifiedDelivery
object
A certified delivery recipient who must confirm receipt of the envelope documents.
5 properties
Text
object
A text input tab for free-form text entry.
23 properties
Witness
object
A witness recipient who verifies the identity of a signer.
6 properties
RecipientEmailNotification
object
Custom email notification settings for a recipient.
3 properties
Approve
object
An approve button tab for document approval.
8 properties
RecipientsUpdateSummary
object
Summary of a recipients update operation.
1 property
EnvelopeRecipientTabs
object
Contains the tab collections for an envelope recipient, organized by tab type.
15 properties
DateTab
object
A tab for date selection.
9 properties
FullName
object
A tab auto-filled with the recipient full name.
9 properties
NoteTab
object
A read-only note tab for displaying text.
8 properties
DateSigned
object
A tab that displays the date the recipient signed.
9 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

docusign-recipients-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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