Creating Envelopes with NextJs

Question

I’m using the DocuSign Node.js package to create an envelope in my Next.js application. I have imported the necessary classes from DocuSign as:

import { ApiClient, EnvelopesApi, EnvelopeDefinition, TemplateRole } from 'docusign-esign';

But, it seems like I am unable to use the “EnvelopeDefinition” method. I have it as:

// Prepare the envelope details

const envelopeDefinition = new EnvelopeDefinition();

The issue I’m having is that I get the message; “'EnvelopeDefinition' only refers to a type, but is being used as a value here.” when try to initialize the envelope definition.

What am I doing wrong? Can someone please asssist?

Sai.Dandamudi · Accepted Answer

Hello TeamThe issue is likely due to how TypeScript handles type-only imports versus actual value imports.const envelopeDefinition = { /initialize your envelope details here as an object / }; Or, may be as below:const envelopeDefinition = { emailSubject: "Please sign this document", templateId: "your-template-id", templateRoles: [  {   email: "recipient@example.com",   name: "Recipient Name",   roleName: "RoleName",  }, ], status: "sent",};This approach works as EnvelopeDefinition in DocuSign SDK might not be a JavaScript constructor. Instead, the SDK uses plain objects for configuration.Please try and if you still see issues then please log a case with DS Support attaching logs https://support.docusign.com/guides/ndse-user-guide-api-request-logging& we will investigate from there.ThankyouSai

yattish · Answer

Hello SaiThank you for your response to me enquiry. I’ve managed to work around the issue by using the RESTAPI instead. I found that I was encountering numerous issues when I used the DocuSign SDK. I’ve implemented a similar structure as you’ve proposed in your solution and my application is now working as expected.Thanks your for your assistance.Kind regards,Yattish

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