---
title: "Create document recipient"
method: POST
path: "/document/recipient/create"
tags: ["Document Recipients"]
deprecated: true
---

# Create document recipient

`POST /document/recipient/create`

> **Deprecated.**

Deprecated: this endpoint is being replaced by the Envelope API. See https://docs.documenso.com/docs/developers/api/migrate-to-envelopes for the migration guide. Create a single recipient for a document.

## Request body

- object
  - `documentId` number, required
  - `recipient` object, required
    - `email` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `role` 'CC' | 'SIGNER' | 'VIEWER' | 'APPROVER' | 'ASSISTANT', required
    - `signingOrder` number
    - `accessAuth` string[]
    - `actionAuth` string[]

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `envelopeId` string, required
  - `role` 'CC' | 'SIGNER' | 'VIEWER' | 'APPROVER' | 'ASSISTANT', required
  - `readStatus` 'NOT_OPENED' | 'OPENED', required
  - `signingStatus` 'NOT_SIGNED' | 'SIGNED' | 'REJECTED', required
  - `sendStatus` 'NOT_SENT' | 'SENT', required
  - `id` number, required
  - `email` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `token` string, required
  - `documentDeletedAt` string, nullable, required
  - `expired` string, nullable, required
  - `expiresAt` string, nullable, required
  - `expirationNotifiedAt` string, nullable, required
  - `signedAt` string, nullable, required
  - `authOptions` object, nullable, required
    - `accessAuth` string[], required
    - `actionAuth` string[], required
  - `signingOrder` number, nullable, required
  - `rejectionReason` string, nullable, required
  - `documentId` number, nullable
  - `templateId` number, nullable

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input data
- `401` — Authorization not provided
- `403` — Insufficient access
- `500` — Internal server error

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