---
title: "Create a recipient for a document"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/documents/{id}/recipients"
deprecated: true
---

# Create a recipient for a document

`POST /api/v1/documents/{id}/recipients`

> **Deprecated.**

This endpoint is deprecated, but will continue to be supported. For more details, see https://docs.documenso.com/developers/public-api.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `authorization` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `role` 'CC' | 'SIGNER' | 'VIEWER' | 'APPROVER' | 'ASSISTANT'
  - `signingOrder` number, nullable
  - `authOptions` object — The authOptions property is only available for Enterprise accounts.
    - `actionAuth` union
      - 'ACCOUNT' | 'PASSKEY' | 'TWO_FACTOR_AUTH' | 'PASSWORD' | 'EXPLICIT_NONE' — The type of authentication required for the recipient to sign the document.
      - string[]

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `id` number, required
  - `documentId` number, nullable
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `role` 'CC' | 'SIGNER' | 'VIEWER' | 'APPROVER' | 'ASSISTANT', required
  - `signingOrder` number, nullable
  - `token` string, required
  - `signedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `readStatus` 'NOT_OPENED' | 'OPENED', required
  - `signingStatus` 'NOT_SIGNED' | 'SIGNED' | 'REJECTED', required
  - `sendStatus` 'NOT_SENT' | 'SENT', required
  - `signingUrl` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — 400
- `401` — 401
- `404` — 404
- `500` — 500

---

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