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<?php

include("chilkat.php");
// Use "chilkat_9_5_0.php" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "documents": [
//     {
//       "documentBase64": "{{documentBase64}}",
//       "documentId": "123",
//       "fileExtension": "pdf",
//       "name": "document"
//     }
//   ],
//   "emailSubject": "Simple Signing Example",
//   "recipients": {
//     "signers": [
//       {
//         "email": "{{email}}",
//         "name": "{{name}}",
//         "recipientId": "{{recipientId}}"
//       }
//     ]
//   },
//   "status": "created"
// }

$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->UpdateString('documents[0].documentBase64','{{documentBase64}}');
$json->UpdateString('documents[0].documentId','123');
$json->UpdateString('documents[0].fileExtension','pdf');
$json->UpdateString('documents[0].name','document');
$json->UpdateString('emailSubject','Simple Signing Example');
$json->UpdateString('recipients.signers[0].email','{{email}}');
$json->UpdateString('recipients.signers[0].name','{{name}}');
$json->UpdateString('recipients.signers[0].recipientId','{{recipientId}}');
$json->UpdateString('status','created');

$http->SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}" header.
$http->put_AuthToken('{{accessToken}}');

// resp is a CkHttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3('https://domain.com/{{apiVersion}}/accounts/{{accountId}}/envelopes','application/json',$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\n";
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\n";


?>

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}"
	-d '{
  "documents": [
    {
      "documentBase64": {{document}},
      "documentId": "123",
      "fileExtension": "pdf",
      "name": "document"
    }
  ],
  "emailSubject": "Simple Signing Example",
  "recipients": {
    "signers": [
      {
        "email": {{user1_email}},
        "name": {{user1_name}},
        "recipientId": "{{recipientId}}"
      }
    ]
  },
  "status": "created"
}'
https://domain.com/{{apiVersion}}/accounts/{{accountId}}/envelopes

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "2. Create Envelope in Draft Stage",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"documents\": [\n    {\n      \"documentBase64\": {{document}},\n      \"documentId\": \"123\",\n      \"fileExtension\": \"pdf\",\n      \"name\": \"document\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"emailSubject\": \"Simple Signing Example\",\n  \"recipients\": {\n    \"signers\": [\n      {\n        \"email\": {{user1_email}},\n        \"name\": {{user1_name}},\n        \"recipientId\": \"{{recipientId}}\"\n      }\n    ]\n  },\n  \"status\": \"created\"\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/{{apiVersion}}/accounts/{{accountId}}/envelopes",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "{{apiVersion}}",
        "accounts",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "envelopes"
      ]
    },
    "description": "In this example, we are creating an envelope similar to the previous step. However, we are keeping it in `draft` stage so can continue to make changes to it. If the status was set to `sent` the envelope would be sent to users."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}