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DELETE

Deletes a recipient from an envelope.

https://www.docusign.com/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients/{recipientId}

Deletes a recipient from a `draft` or `sent` envelope. If the envelope is "In Process" (has been sent and is not completed or voided), recipients that have completed their actions cannot be deleted.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

accountIdstringrequired

The external account number (int) or account ID GUID.

envelopeIdstringrequired

The envelope's GUID. Example: `93be49ab-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-f752070d71ec`

recipientIdstringrequired

A local reference used to map recipients to other objects, such as specific document tabs. A `recipientId` must be either an integer or a GUID, and the `recipientId` must be unique within an envelope. For example, many envelopes assign the first recipient a `recipientId` of `1`.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

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CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request DELETE \
2     --url 'https://www.docusign.com/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients/{recipientId}' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

DELETE

Deletes a recipient from an envelope.

https://www.docusign.com/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients/{recipientId}

Deletes a recipient from a `draft` or `sent` envelope. If the envelope is "In Process" (has been sent and is not completed or voided), recipients that have completed their actions cannot be deleted.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

accountIdstringrequired

The external account number (int) or account ID GUID.

envelopeIdstringrequired

The envelope's GUID. Example: `93be49ab-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-f752070d71ec`

recipientIdstringrequired

A local reference used to map recipients to other objects, such as specific document tabs. A `recipientId` must be either an integer or a GUID, and the `recipientId` must be unique within an envelope. For example, many envelopes assign the first recipient a `recipientId` of `1`.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request DELETE \
2     --url 'https://www.docusign.com/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients/{recipientId}' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

DELETE

Deletes a recipient from an envelope.

https://www.docusign.com/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients/{recipientId}

Deletes a recipient from a `draft` or `sent` envelope. If the envelope is "In Process" (has been sent and is not completed or voided), recipients that have completed their actions cannot be deleted.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

accountIdstringrequired

The external account number (int) or account ID GUID.

envelopeIdstringrequired

The envelope's GUID. Example: `93be49ab-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-f752070d71ec`

recipientIdstringrequired

A local reference used to map recipients to other objects, such as specific document tabs. A `recipientId` must be either an integer or a GUID, and the `recipientId` must be unique within an envelope. For example, many envelopes assign the first recipient a `recipientId` of `1`.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request DELETE \
2     --url 'https://www.docusign.com/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients/{recipientId}' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

DELETE

Deletes a recipient from an envelope.

https://www.docusign.com/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients/{recipientId}

Deletes a recipient from a `draft` or `sent` envelope. If the envelope is "In Process" (has been sent and is not completed or voided), recipients that have completed their actions cannot be deleted.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

accountIdstringrequired

The external account number (int) or account ID GUID.

envelopeIdstringrequired

The envelope's GUID. Example: `93be49ab-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-f752070d71ec`

recipientIdstringrequired

A local reference used to map recipients to other objects, such as specific document tabs. A `recipientId` must be either an integer or a GUID, and the `recipientId` must be unique within an envelope. For example, many envelopes assign the first recipient a `recipientId` of `1`.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request DELETE \
2     --url 'https://www.docusign.com/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/recipients/{recipientId}' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}