> You are reading the Docusign Developer Documentation. For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > > Documentation indexes by section: > - APIs and SDKs: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/docs/llms.txt > - Platform 101: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/platform/llms.txt > - Extension Apps: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/extension-apps/llms.txt > - Docusign CLI: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/docusign-cli/llms.txt > > Authentication (OAuth, JWT Grant, M2M): https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/platform/auth > Webhooks and Connect: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/platform/webhooks > > OpenAPI specifications: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/openapi.json > MCP server: https://docusign.docs.buildwithfern.com/_mcp/server # SOAP API Reference > **Note** > > This page describes functionality for the older eSignature SOAP API. See [eSignature REST API reference](/docs/esign-rest-api/reference) for more information on this topic in the more actively-supported eSignature REST API documentation. The SOAP Developer’s Guide provides information about the Docusign SOAP [Service API](/docs/esign-soap-api/esign101/api-info) and [Account Management Service API](/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api). This guide also includes information on [Docusign security requirements and API call limits](/docs/esign-soap-api/esign101/security), [authentication](/docs/esign-soap-api/esign101/auth), and using [Web Services Description Language (WSDL)](/docs/esign-soap-api/esign101/wsdls) to implement the API. ## Docs - [API Function Groups](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/docusignservice-api-overview.md) - [Sending Group Sending Function Group](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group.md) - [Sending Group AnchorTab](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/anchortab.md) - [Sending Group Create and Send](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/create-and-send.md): CreateAndSendEnvelope and CreateEnvelope - [CreateEnvelopeFromTemplates](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/createenvelopefromtemplates.md) - [CreateEnvelopeFromTemplatesAndForms](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/createenvelopefromtemplatesandforms.md) - [Data Override Rules for the CreateAndSendFromTemplates](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/data-override-rules-for-the-createandsendfromtemplates-schema.md) - [Sending Group Document](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/document.md) - [Envelope Information createfromformsandtemplates](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/envelope-information-createfromformsandtemplates.md) - [Sending Group Envelope Notification](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/envelope-notification.md) - [Sending Group EnvelopeInformation](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/envelopeinformation.md) - [Sending Group EnvelopeStatus](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/envelopestatus.md) - [Sending Group FieldData](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/fielddata.md) - [Sending Group IDCheckInformation](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/idcheckinformation.md) - [In Session Sending Events](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/in-session-sending-events.md) - [Sending Group InlineTemplates](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/inlinetemplates.md) - [Sending Group Notification](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/notification.md) - [Sending Group PDFMetaDataTemplate](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/pdfmetadatatemplate.md) - [Sending Group Recipient](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/recipient.md) - [Recipient(CreateFromTemplatesAndForms)](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/recipient(createfromtemplatesandforms).md) - [Sending Group RequestSenderToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/requestsendertoken.md) - [Rules for CompositeTemplate Usage](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/rules-for-compositetemplate-usage.md) - [Rules for CreateAndSendEnvelope & CreateEnvelope](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/rules-for-createandsendenvelope-and-createenvelope.md) - [Rules for CreateEnvelopeFromTemplates](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/rules-for-createenvelopefromtemplates.md) - [Rules for RequestSenderToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/rules-for-requestsendertoken.md) - [rules restrictions opentrust](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/rules-restrictions-opentrust.md) - [Sending Group SendEnvelope](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/sendenvelope.md) - [Sending Group ServerTemplates](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/servertemplates.md) - [Sending Group Tab](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/tab.md) - [Sending Group TemplateReference](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/sending-group/templatereference.md) - [Embedding function group](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/embedding-group.md) - [DeleteCaptiveRecipientsSignatures](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/embedding-group/deletecaptiverecipientssignatures.md) - [GetAuthenticationToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/embedding-group/getauthenticationtoken.md) - [RequestEnvelopeHistoryToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/embedding-group/requestenvelopehistorytoken.md) - [RequestRecipientFaxPDF](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/embedding-group/requestrecipientfaxpdf.md) - [RequestRecipientToken and RequestRecipientFaxToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/embedding-group/requestrecipienttoken-requestrecipientfaxtoken.md) - [RequestSenderToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/embedding-group/requestsendertoken.md) - [Rules and Exceptions for GetAuthenticationToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/embedding-group/rules-and-exceptions-for-getauthenticationtoken.md) - [Rules & Exceptions for RequestSenderToken | SOAP](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/embedding-group/rules-and-exceptions-for-requestsendertoken.md) - [Status and Managing Function Group](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group.md) - [CorrectAndResendEnvelope](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/correctandresendenvelope.md) - [CorrectionStatus](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/correctionstatus.md) - [DeleteEnvelopes](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/deleteenvelopes.md) - [EnvelopeAuditEvents](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/envelopeauditevents.md) - [EnvelopeStatus](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/envelopestatus.md) - [FilteredEnvelopeStatuses](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/filteredenvelopestatuses.md) - [GetConnectFailures](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/getconnectfailures.md) - [GetFolderItems](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/getfolderitems.md) - [GetFolderList](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/getfolderlist.md) - [GetFolderList and GetFolderItems](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/getfolderlist-and-getfolderitems.md) - [GetRecipientAuthenticationStatusEx](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/getrecipientauthenticationstatusex.md) - [GetSharedAccess](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/getsharedaccess.md) - [Status and Managing Group GetStatus](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/getstatus.md) - [MoveEnvelopes](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/moveenvelopes.md) - [Status and Managing Group Ping](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/ping.md) - [PublishConnectFailures](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/publishconnectfailures.md) - [PurgeDocuments](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/purgedocuments.md) - [Status & Managing Group PurgeDocumentsAndMetaData](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/purgedocumentsandmetadata.md) - [RecipientAuthenticationStatus](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/recipientauthenticationstatus.md) - [RecipientCorrection](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/recipientcorrection.md) - [RecipientCorrectionStatus](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/recipientcorrectionstatus.md) - [RecipientStatus](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/recipientstatus.md) - [RequestCorrectToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/requestcorrecttoken.md) - [RequestEnvelope](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/requestenvelope.md) - [RequestEnvelopeWithDocumentFields](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/requestenvelopewithdocumentfields.md) - [RequestStatus and RequestStatusEx](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/requeststatus-and-requeststatusex.md) - [RequestStatusChanges](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/requeststatuschanges.md) - [RequestStatusCodes](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/requeststatuscodes.md) - [RequestStatuses and RequestStatusesEx](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/requeststatuses-and-requeststatusesex.md) - [RequestStatusWithDocumentFields](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/requeststatuswithdocumentfields.md) - [Rules for Accessing Envelope Events](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/rules-for-accessing-envelope-events.md) - [Rules for CorrectAndResendEnvelope](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/rules-for-correctandresendenvelope.md) - [RequestStatuses](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/rules-for-requeststatus,-requeststatuses.md) - [SetSharedAccess](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/setsharedaccess.md) - [SynchEnvelope](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/synchenvelope.md): Status and Managing Function Group - [TabStatus](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/tabstatus.md) - [Status and Managing Group VoidEnvelope](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/status-and-managing-group/voidenvelope.md) - [Post Processing Group Post Processing Group](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group.md) - [AcknowledgeAuthoritativeCopyExport](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/acknowledgeauthoritativecopyexport.md) - [AuthoritativeCopyExportDocuments](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/authoritativecopyexportdocuments.md) - [Post Processing Group DocumentPDF](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/documentpdf.md) - [Post Processing Group EnvelopePDF](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/envelopepdf.md) - [ExportAuthoritativeCopy](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/exportauthoritativecopy.md) - [Post Processing Group RequestCertificate | SOAP](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestcertificate.md) - [RequestCertificateWithCertLanguage](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestcertificatewithcertlanguage.md) - [RequestDocumentPDFs](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestdocumentpdfs.md) - [RequestDocumentPDFsEx](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestdocumentpdfsex.md) - [RequestDocumentPDFsRecipientsView](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestdocumentpdfsrecipientsview.md) - [Post Processing Group RequestPDF](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestpdf.md) - [RequestPDFNoWaterMark](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestpdfnowatermark.md) - [RequestPDFRecipientView](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestpdfrecipientview.md) - [RequestPDFsWithOptions](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestpdfswithoptions.md) - [RequestPDFWithCert](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestpdfwithcert.md) - [RequestPDFWithOptions](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/requestpdfwithoptions.md) - [Rules for Exporting Authoritative Copy Envelopes](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/rules-for-exporting-authoritative-copy-envelopes.md) - [Rules for TransferEnvelope](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/rules-for-transferenvelope.md) - [Rules for using RequestDocumentPDFs, RequestDocumentPDFsEx, RequestPDF, RequestPDFNoWaterMark, RequestPDFWithCert, DocumentPDF, and EnvelopePDF](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/rules-for-using-requestdocumentpdfs,-requestdocumentpdfsex.md) - [Post Processing Group TransferEnvelope](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/post-processing-group/transferenvelope.md) - [Administrative Function Group](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group.md) - [CreateAccountBrands](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/createaccountbrands.md) - [DeleteAccountBrands](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/deleteaccountbrands.md) - [GetAccountBrands](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/getaccountbrands.md) - [GetAccountMembershipFeatureList](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/getaccountmembershipfeaturelist.md) - [GetAccountSettingsList](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/getaccountsettingslist.md) - [GetAddressBookItems](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/getaddressbookitems.md) - [GetRecipientEsignList](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/getrecipientesignlist.md) - [RemoveAddressBookItems](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/removeaddressbookitems.md) - [RequestTemplate](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/requesttemplate.md) - [RequestTemplateList](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/requesttemplatelist.md) - [RequestTemplateListWithDocumentFields](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/requesttemplatelistwithdocumentfields.md) - [RequestTemplates](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/requesttemplates.md) - [RequestTemplateWithDocumentFields](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/requesttemplatewithdocumentfields.md) - [SaveTemplate](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/savetemplate.md) - [UpdateAddressBookItem](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/updateaddressbookitem.md) - [UploadTemplate](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/uploadtemplate.md) - [Embedded Callback Event Codes](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/administrative-group/embedded-callback-event-codes.md) - [Credential API Group](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/credential-api.md) - [Credential API Login](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/credential-api/login.md) - [Credential API Ping](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/credential-api/ping.md) - [Credential API GetAuthenticationToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/credential-api/getauthenticationtoken.md) - [Credential API RequestSenderToken](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/credential-api/requestsendertoken.md) - [Account Management Service API Overview | SOAP](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api.md) - [Account Management Service API Methods](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/account-management-service-api-methods.md) - [AccountSettings](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/accountsettings.md) - [ActivateSalesforceInstance](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/activatesalesforceinstance.md) - [AddMembersToAccount](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/addmemberstoaccount.md) - [AuthenticateMember](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/authenticatemember.md) - [ChangeAccountPricePlan](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/changeaccountpriceplan.md) - [ChangePassword](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/changepassword.md) - [CheckAccountMember](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/checkaccountmember.md) - [CloseMembers](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/closemembers.md) - [CloseSignature](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/closesignature.md) - [GetAccountCustomFields](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getaccountcustomfields.md) - [GetAccountDistributorCode](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getaccountdistributorcode.md) - [GetAccountInformation](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getaccountinformation.md) - [GetAccountSettings](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getaccountsettings.md) - [GetConnectCredentials](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getconnectcredentials.md) - [GetEncryptedPassword](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getencryptedpassword.md) - [GetMemberSettings](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getmembersettings.md) - [GetMembershipSummary](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getmembershipsummary.md) - [GetPlanGroupInformation](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getplangroupinformation.md) - [GetPlanPricingInformation](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getplanpricinginformation.md) - [GetPlanType](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getplantype.md) - [GetProvisioningInformation](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getprovisioninginformation.md) - [GetSuccessorPlanInformation](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getsuccessorplaninformation.md) - [GetUserProfile](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getuserprofile.md) - [GetUserProfileImage](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/getuserprofileimage.md) - [Member and MemberSettings](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/member-and-membersettings.md) - [NewAccount](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/newaccount.md) - [Ping](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/ping.md) - [ResendAccountActivation](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/resendaccountactivation.md) - [SetConnectCredentials](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/setconnectcredentials.md) - [SetUserProfile](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/setuserprofile.md) - [SetUserProfileImage](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/setuserprofileimage.md) - [UpdateAccountSettings](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/updateaccountsettings.md) - [UpdateMemberSettings](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/updatemembersettings.md) - [UpgradeRecipientAccount](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/reference/account-management-service-api/upgraderecipientaccount.md)