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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' 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"
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("documents[0].documentBase64","{{documentBase64}}")
success = json.UpdateString("documents[0].documentId","123")
success = json.UpdateString("documents[0].fileExtension","pdf")
success = json.UpdateString("documents[0].name","document")
success = json.UpdateString("emailSubject","Simple Signing Example")
success = json.UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].email","{{email}}")
success = json.UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].name","{{name}}")
success = json.UpdateString("recipients.signers[0].recipientId","{{recipientId}}")
success = json.UpdateString("status","created")

http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}" header.
http.AuthToken = "{{accessToken}}"

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/{{apiVersion}}/accounts/{{accountId}}/envelopes","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)


outFile.Close

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}},
        "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}},\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": [
  ]
}