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You only want to prepare a document for the time being, but send it or have it signed later? This page explains in detail how you can create a draft via API and how you can then send this draft. The advantage you have by creating a draft compared to creating an envelope:
You can prepare the document completely and send it to your recipients at any time. Therefore, you have already prepared everything at the time of sending the draft.
Use Case Description
The following steps are necessary to send a draft:
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If the create call was successful you can also see this draft in the UI like it is show in the next figure:
Get data of the draft
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