Docusign add recipient with tabs after envelope is sent

Question

I can create an envelope with recipients with tabs. I can also create an envelope, add additional recipients, then add tabs to those recipients. This takes two requests, (1) add recipient, (2) add tab to recipient. I can't get Docusign to add a recipient and tabs dynamically in one call. I've started by trying to get it to work using the REST API Explorer:

PostEnvelopeRecipients

Which results in the following request:

{
  "signers": [
    {
      "clientUserId": "1234",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "name": "tab testuser6",
      "recipientId": "1234",
      "tabs": {
        "signHereTabs": [
          {
            "documentId": "1",
            "pageNumber": "1",
            "xPosition": "200",
            "yPosition": "200"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

This results in a recipient being added to the envelope properly, however it does not have any tabs. How can I add tabs when creating a recipient after the envelope is already created in one call?

Praveen Reddy Praveen Reddy · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-24T15:34:20

It is not possible to add Tabs using the PostEnvelopeRecipients or PutEnvelopeRecipients api. After an envelope is created/sent, two separate calls are required to add recipients and tabs.

Docusign add recipient with tabs after envelope is sent

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