EnvelopeRecipients Resource
The EnvelopeRecipients resource allows you manage the recipients of an envelope. There are seven recipient types. All types share a core set of parameters. Some recipient types have additional parameters.
Not all recipients are are available to all account types. Review your account plan to determine which recipient types are available to you. All recipient types are available in the Demo environment.
Core Recipient Parameters
All recipients, regardless of type, have the same common parameters. The following table contains the descriptions for the core properties for all recipient types.
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Agents Recipient
An agent recipient can add name and email information for recipients that appear after the agent in routing order.
In addition to the core parameters, this type adds the following parameters.
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Carbon Copies Recipient
Carbon copy recipients get a copy of the envelope but don’t need to sign, initial, date or add information to any of the documents. This type of recipient can be used in any routing order. Carbon copy recipients receive their copy of the envelope when the envelope reaches the recipient’s order in the process flow and when the envelope is completed.
This recipient type uses only the core parameters.
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Certified Deliveries Recipient
Certified delivery recipients must receive the completed documents for the envelope to be completed. However, they don’t need to sign, initial, date or add information to any of the documents.
This recipient type uses only the core parameters.
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Editors Recipient
Editors have the same management and access rights for the envelope as the sender. They can make changes to the envelope as if they were using the Advanced Correct feature. This recipient can add name and email information, add or change the routing order and set authentication options for the remaining recipients. Additionally, this recipient can edit signature/initial tabs and data fields for the remaining recipients. The recipient must have a DocuSign account to be an editor.
In addition to the core parameters, this type adds the following parameters.
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In-Person Signers Recipient
An in-person recipient is a DocuSign user, acting as a Signing Host, who is in the same physical location as the signer.
In addition to the core parameters, this type adds the following parameters.
The following restrictions apply to using electronic notary when sending documents:
- Authentication methods are allowed for the signer but not the notary.
- The Sign On Paper, Document Markup, Field Markup and Change Signer options cannot be used for the documents.
- Tabs may be assigned to the signer, but cannot be assigned to the notary.
Refer to eNotary Resources in the DocuSign Support Center for more information about how the eNotary feature works.
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Intermediaries Recipient
An intermediary is a recipient who can, but is not required to, add name and email information for recipients at the same or subsequent level in the routing order, unless subsequent agents, editors or intermediaries are added.
In addition to the core parameters, this type adds the following parameters.
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Seals Recipient
An electronic seal recipient is not a natural but a legal person. Electronic Seals can be used by organizations and governments to show evidence of origin and integrity of documents.
Even though electronic seals can be represented by a tab in a document, they do not require user interaction and apply automatically in the order specified by the sender. The sender is therefore the person authorizing usage of the electronic seal in the flow.
Electronic seal recipients rely on a subset of core properties. They also add a new recipientSignatureProviders parameter.
By default, Electronic Seals apply on all documents in an envelope. However, the sealDocumentsWithTabsOnly property (see recipientSignatureProvider) allows you to seal only documents that have signHere tabs set for the Electronic Seal recipients.
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Signers Recipient
A signer is a recipient who must sign, initial, date, or add data to form fields on the documents in the envelope.
In addition to the core parameters, this type adds the following parameters.
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