I created a template in Docusign with multiple fields, one of them is a custom href field that opens a new tab to a custom application (). I want to be able to map the envelopeID as a query parameter into that url but I'm unable to do so in the UI, I'm setting the value of my field like this: =[[EnvelopeID]] but this doesn't work. Is there a workaround for this or do I need to do it another way through the Docusign API?

I created a template in Docusign with multiple fields, one of them is a custom href field that opens a new tab to a custom application (https://mycustomapp.com). I want to be able to map the envelopeID as a query parameter into that url but I'm unable to do so in the UI, I'm setting the value of my field like this: https://mycustomapp.com?envelopeID=[[EnvelopeID]] but this doesn't work. Is there a workaround for this or do I need to do it another way through the Docusign API?

• docusignapi
• docusign-sdk

• Do you actually use the API to do any of this? When you do that, you get the envelopeID created from a template in your code, is that correct? – Inbar Gazit Commented Feb 7 at 19:41
• No API involved yet – Manuel Duarte Commented Feb 7 at 22:56
• First off, this forum (Stackoverflow) is for developers writing code, software engineers, so that's one thing. Second, what you're asking cannot be done without writing code and using the API – Inbar Gazit Commented Feb 7 at 23:41

1 Answer 1

You'll need an API program to accomplish your goal:

1. Create a Docusign webhook via their Connect feature to notify your app whenever an envelope is sent. See the envelope-sent event type.
2. When your app is notified by the webhook, use the eSign API to update the custom href field link value in the envelope with the envelope ID.