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# ExportAuthoritativeCopy

This section presents the principles and methods involved in implementing a Docusign Connect API integration using the ExportAuthoritativeCopy and AcknowledgeAuthoritativeCopyExport API methods. The ExportAuthoritativeCopy API method enables API users to extract Authoritative Copy envelopes from Docusign. The AcknowledgeAuthoritativeCopyExport API method is used to indicate success of the extract call and to obtain the key to unlock the envelope’s documents.

## Schema

![ExportAuthoritativeCopy](/_fern-files/_img/f44577f8228b9d9cc788478863fdeefe35c61a1b1bc8791434a5401d338597d4.webp)

| Name       | Schema Type | Description                                          |
| ---------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| EnvelopeID | DSXId       | Envelope ID of the envelope which is to be exported. |

### Sample Request XML:

```
SOAPAction: "http://www.docusign.net/API/3.0/ExportAuthoritativeCopy"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soap: Body>
      <ExportAuthoritativeCopy xmlns="http://www.docusign.net/API/3.0">
         <EnvelopeId>string</EnvelopeId>
      </ExportAuthoritativeCopy>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
```