Docusign

Docusign Recipients API

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

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Contract Management BC-150.10

Operations 4

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients List an envelope's recipients and their status · Docusign List Envelope Recipients #
Ask an LLM
“Which people are on an envelope and what is each one's signing status?”
“Can I see delivery method and authentication details for an envelope's recipients?”
Tell an agent
List the recipients on envelope {envelopeId}.
Show envelope {envelopeId} recipients in account {accountId} with extended details.
PUT /accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients Edit recipients on an envelope · Docusign Update Envelope Recipients #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change a recipient's name, email or routing order on an envelope?”
“Can I resend an envelope after editing its recipients?”
Tell an agent
Change the signers on envelope {envelopeId} to {signers}.
Edit recipients on envelope {envelopeId} in account {accountId} and set resend to {resend_envelope}.
POST /accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients Add new recipients to an envelope · Docusign Add Recipients to an Envelope #
Ask an LLM
“Does adding a recipient to a sent envelope create a corrected version?”
“Can I add an in-person signer to a draft envelope?”
Tell an agent
Add signer {signers} to envelope {envelopeId}.
Add in-person signers {inPersonSigners} to envelope {envelopeId} in account {accountId}.
DELETE /accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients Delete recipients from an envelope · Docusign Delete Recipients From an Envelope #
Ask an LLM
“Can I take signers off a draft or sent envelope?”
“Which recipients can be deleted from an envelope?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete signers {signers} from envelope {envelopeId}.
Take the specified recipients off envelope {envelopeId} in account {accountId}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/
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GettingStarted
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/esign101/
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RateLimits
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/esign101/rules-and-limits/
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Documentation
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/admin-api/reference/
📖
GettingStarted
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/admin-api/admin101/
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RateLimits
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/admin-api/admin101/rules-and-limits/
📖
Documentation
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/click-api/reference/
📖
GettingStarted
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/click-api/click101/
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RateLimits
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/click-api/click101/rules-and-limits/
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Documentation
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/maestro-api/reference/
📖
GettingStarted
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/maestro-api/maestro101/
📖
Documentation
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/monitor-api/reference/
📖
GettingStarted
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/monitor-api/monitor101/
📖
Documentation
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/rooms-api/reference/
📖
GettingStarted
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/rooms-api/rooms101/
📖
RateLimits
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/rooms-api/rooms101/rules-and-limits/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/docusign/refs/heads/main/openapi/docusign-recipients-api-openapi.yml
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AsyncAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/docusign/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/docusign-connect-asyncapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/docusign/refs/heads/main/json-schema/docusign-envelope-schema.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/docusign/refs/heads/main/json-ld/docusign-context.jsonld
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Tutorials
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/how-to/
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SDKs
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/sdks/
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Tutorials
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/admin-api/how-to/
🔗
SDKs
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/admin-api/sdks/
🔗
Tutorials
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/click-api/how-to/
🔗
SDKs
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/click-api/sdks/
🔗
Tutorials
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/maestro-api/how-to/
🔗
Tutorials
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/monitor-api/how-to/
🔗
Tutorials
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/rooms-api/how-to/
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SDKs
https://developers.docusign.com/docs/rooms-api/sdks/

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OpenAPI Specification

docusign-recipients-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: DocuSign eSignature REST Recipients API
  description: The DocuSign eSignature REST API provides a powerful, convenient, and simple web services API for interacting with DocuSign. It enables developers to integrate electronic signing capabilities directly into applications and websites, allowing businesses to send, sign, and manage documents securely and efficiently with support for sequential and parallel signing workflows, document management, templates, and real-time status tracking.
  version: 2.1.0
  termsOfService: https://www.docusign.com/company/terms-and-conditions/developers
  contact:
    name: DocuSign Developer Center
    url: https://developers.docusign.com/
    email: devcenter@docusign.com
  license:
    name: DocuSign Developer Terms
    url: https://www.docusign.com/company/terms-and-conditions/developers
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.docusign.com/sites/default/files/docusign_logo.png
    altText: DocuSign
servers:
- url: https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1
  description: DocuSign Demo (Sandbox) Environment
- url: https://www.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1
  description: DocuSign Production - NA1
- url: https://eu.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1
  description: DocuSign Production - EU
- url: https://au.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1
  description: DocuSign Production - AU
security:
- OAuth2:
  - signature
  - impersonation
tags:


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