Docusign · Arazzo Workflow

DocuSign Prefill Text Tabs and Send

Version 1.0.0

Create a draft envelope, set a recipient's text tab values, then send the envelope.

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docusign

Workflows

prefill-text-tabs-and-send
Prefill a recipient's text tab on a draft envelope and send it.
Creates a draft envelope with a text tab, updates the tab value for the recipient, then transitions the envelope to sent.
3 steps inputs: accountId, documentBase64, documentName, emailSubject, fileExtension, signerEmail, signerName, tabLabel, tabValue outputs: envelopeId
1
createDraftWithTextTab
Envelopes_CreateEnvelope
Create a draft envelope with one signer that has both a signature tab and a labeled text tab to be prefilled.
2
setTabValue
Tabs_UpdateTabs
Update the recipient's text tab to carry the prefilled value before the envelope is sent.
3
sendEnvelope
Envelopes_UpdateEnvelope
Transition the draft envelope to sent so the signer receives the document with prefilled fields.

Source API Descriptions

Arazzo Workflow Specification

docusign-prefill-text-tabs-and-send-workflow.yml Raw ↑
arazzo: 1.0.1
info:
  title: DocuSign Prefill Text Tabs and Send
  summary: Create a draft envelope, set a recipient's text tab values, then send the envelope.
  description: >-
    Pre-populates form fields before a signer ever opens the document. The
    workflow creates a draft envelope with a document and one signer that has a
    text tab, updates that recipient's tabs to carry prefilled text values, and
    then sends the envelope so the signer reviews already-populated fields. This
    is the standard pattern for stamping known data onto an agreement before
    routing it. Every step spells out its request inline so the flow can be read
    and executed without opening the underlying OpenAPI description.
  version: 1.0.0
sourceDescriptions:
- name: esignatureApi
  url: ../openapi/docusign-esignature-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
workflows:
- workflowId: prefill-text-tabs-and-send
  summary: Prefill a recipient's text tab on a draft envelope and send it.
  description: >-
    Creates a draft envelope with a text tab, updates the tab value for the
    recipient, then transitions the envelope to sent.
  inputs:
    type: object
    required:
    - accountId
    - emailSubject
    - signerName
    - signerEmail
    - documentBase64
    - tabLabel
    - tabValue
    properties:
      accountId:
        type: string
        description: The DocuSign account ID (GUID or short account number).
      emailSubject:
        type: string
        description: The subject line of the envelope email.
      signerName:
        type: string
        description: The full legal name of the signer.
      signerEmail:
        type: string
        description: The email address of the signer.
      documentBase64:
        type: string
        description: The base64-encoded content of the document.
      tabLabel:
        type: string
        description: The label identifying the text tab to prefill.
      tabValue:
        type: string
        description: The prefilled value to write into the text tab.
      documentName:
        type: string
        description: The display name of the document.
        default: Agreement.pdf
      fileExtension:
        type: string
        description: The file extension of the document.
        default: pdf
  steps:
  - stepId: createDraftWithTextTab
    description: >-
      Create a draft envelope with one signer that has both a signature tab and
      a labeled text tab to be prefilled.
    operationId: Envelopes_CreateEnvelope
    parameters:
    - name: accountId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.accountId
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        emailSubject: $inputs.emailSubject
        status: created
        documents:
        - documentId: '1'
          name: $inputs.documentName
          fileExtension: $inputs.fileExtension
          documentBase64: $inputs.documentBase64
        recipients:
          signers:
          - recipientId: '1'
            routingOrder: '1'
            name: $inputs.signerName
            email: $inputs.signerEmail
            tabs:
              signHereTabs:
              - documentId: '1'
                pageNumber: '1'
                anchorString: '/sign/'
              textTabs:
              - documentId: '1'
                pageNumber: '1'
                tabLabel: $inputs.tabLabel
                anchorString: '/text/'
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 201
    outputs:
      envelopeId: $response.body#/envelopeId
  - stepId: setTabValue
    description: >-
      Update the recipient's text tab to carry the prefilled value before the
      envelope is sent.
    operationId: Tabs_UpdateTabs
    parameters:
    - name: accountId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.accountId
    - name: envelopeId
      in: path
      value: $steps.createDraftWithTextTab.outputs.envelopeId
    - name: recipientId
      in: path
      value: '1'
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        textTabs:
        - tabLabel: $inputs.tabLabel
          value: $inputs.tabValue
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      textTabs: $response.body#/textTabs
  - stepId: sendEnvelope
    description: >-
      Transition the draft envelope to sent so the signer receives the document
      with prefilled fields.
    operationId: Envelopes_UpdateEnvelope
    parameters:
    - name: accountId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.accountId
    - name: envelopeId
      in: path
      value: $steps.createDraftWithTextTab.outputs.envelopeId
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        status: sent
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      envelopeId: $response.body#/envelopeId
  outputs:
    envelopeId: $steps.createDraftWithTextTab.outputs.envelopeId