DocuSign eSignature API

Create, send, and manage electronic signature envelopes via the DocuSign eSignature REST API v2.1.

Official docs: https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/

When to Use

Use this skill when you need to:

Send documents for electronic signature
Create and manage envelopes
List and use templates
Check envelope and recipient status
Download signed documents

Prerequisites

Go to vm0.ai Settings → Connectors and connect DocuSign. vm0 will automatically inject the required DOCUSIGN_TOKEN environment variable.

Important: When using $VAR in a command that pipes to another command, wrap the command containing $VAR in bash -c '...'. Due to a Claude Code bug, environment variables are silently cleared when pipes are used directly.

Important: DocuSign API requires a base_uri and account_id obtained from the userinfo endpoint. Always call "Get User Info" first to determine the correct base URI and account ID before making API calls.

Placeholders: Values in <angle-brackets> like <envelope-id> are placeholders. Replace them with actual values when executing.

User Info

Get User Info

Call this first to obtain the base_uri and account_id needed for all subsequent API calls.

bash -c 'curl -s "https://account.docusign.com/oauth/userinfo" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN"' | jq '{sub: .sub, name: .name, email: .email, accounts: [.accounts[] | {account_id, account_name, base_uri, is_default}]}'

Use the base_uri and account_id from the default account (where is_default is true) for all subsequent API calls. The API base path is {base_uri}/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{account_id}.

Envelopes

List Envelopes

List envelopes from the last 30 days. Replace <base-uri> and <account-id> with values from userinfo.

bash -c 'curl -s "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/envelopes?from_date=2025-01-01T00:00:00Z&count=10" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN"' | jq '{totalSetSize, envelopes: [.envelopes[]? | {envelopeId, status, emailSubject, sentDateTime}]}'

Get Envelope

bash -c 'curl -s "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/envelopes/<envelope-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN"' | jq '{envelopeId, status, emailSubject, sentDateTime, completedDateTime}'

Create and Send Envelope

Send a document for signing. First, write the request body to /tmp/docusign_envelope.json:

{
  "emailSubject": "Please sign this document",
  "emailBlurb": "Please review and sign the attached document.",
  "status": "sent",
  "recipients": {
    "signers": [
      {
        "email": "<signer-email>",
        "name": "<signer-name>",
        "recipientId": "1",
        "routingOrder": "1",
        "tabs": {
          "signHereTabs": [
            {
              "anchorString": "/sn1/",
              "anchorUnits": "pixels",
              "anchorXOffset": "10",
              "anchorYOffset": "0"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "documents": [
    {
      "documentBase64": "<base64-encoded-document>",
      "name": "Contract.pdf",
      "fileExtension": "pdf",
      "documentId": "1"
    }
  ]
}

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/envelopes" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/docusign_envelope.json' | jq '{envelopeId, status, statusDateTime, uri}'

Create Draft Envelope

Same as above but set "status": "created" in the JSON body to save as draft without sending.

Void Envelope

Write to /tmp/docusign_void.json:

{
  "status": "voided",
  "voidedReason": "Document needs revision"
}

bash -c 'curl -s -X PUT "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/envelopes/<envelope-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/docusign_void.json' | jq '{envelopeId, status}'

Recipients

List Envelope Recipients

bash -c 'curl -s "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/envelopes/<envelope-id>/recipients" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN"' | jq '.signers[] | {recipientId, name, email, status, signedDateTime}'

Documents

List Envelope Documents

bash -c 'curl -s "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/envelopes/<envelope-id>/documents" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN"' | jq '.envelopeDocuments[] | {documentId, name, type, uri}'

Download Document

Downloads the signed document. Save to a file:

bash -c 'curl -s "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/envelopes/<envelope-id>/documents/<document-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN" --header "Accept: application/pdf" --output /tmp/signed_document.pdf'

Download Combined Documents

Download all documents in the envelope as a single PDF:

bash -c 'curl -s "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/envelopes/<envelope-id>/documents/combined" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN" --header "Accept: application/pdf" --output /tmp/combined_documents.pdf'

Templates

List Templates

bash -c 'curl -s "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/templates" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN"' | jq '.envelopeTemplates[] | {templateId, name, description, created, lastModified}'

Get Template

bash -c 'curl -s "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/templates/<template-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN"' | jq '{templateId, name, description, emailSubject}'

Send Envelope from Template

Write to /tmp/docusign_template_envelope.json:

{
  "templateId": "<template-id>",
  "templateRoles": [
    {
      "email": "<signer-email>",
      "name": "<signer-name>",
      "roleName": "<role-name>"
    }
  ],
  "status": "sent"
}

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "<base-uri>/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account-id>/envelopes" --header "Authorization: Bearer $DOCUSIGN_TOKEN" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/docusign_template_envelope.json' | jq '{envelopeId, status, statusDateTime, uri}'

Guidelines

Always call the userinfo endpoint first to get the correct base_uri and account_id.
The base URI varies by account (e.g., https://na1.docusign.net, https://eu.docusign.net). Always use the value from userinfo.
Envelope status values: created (draft), sent, delivered, completed, declined, voided.
When sending documents, Base64-encode the file content for the documentBase64 field.
Use anchorString in sign-here tabs to position signature fields relative to text in the document.
The from_date parameter is required when listing envelopes — use ISO 8601 format.