Informational Places
Date Places
Automatically insert completion dates for individual recipients or the entire envelope
Date places insert completion timestamps automatically at a specific location in a document. There are two types: one that records when a specific recipient completed their action, and one that records when the entire envelope was completed.
You can position date places using either placeholders or fixed positions.
Date Format
Both date place types accept a date_format property that controls how the date is rendered. Use Moment.js format syntax.
The default format is D MMM YYYY, which renders as 31 Dec 2025.
Common formats:
| Format string | Example output |
|---|---|
D MMM YYYY | 31 Dec 2025 |
YYYY-MM-DD | 2025-12-31 |
MM/DD/YYYY | 12/31/2025 |
MMMM D, YYYY | December 31, 2025 |
DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm | 31/12/2025 14:30 |
Recipient Completed Date
A recipient completed date place records the date and time when the specific recipient identified by recipient_key completed their action on the envelope.
Example
"documents": [
{
//...
"places": [
{
"key": "employer_signed_at",
"type": "recipient_completed_date",
"recipient_key": "employer",
"date_format": "YYYY-MM-DD"
}
]
//...
}
]Attributes
Specifies the type of place.
For this kind of place, the value must be recipient_completed_date.
A unique identifier for this place within the document. Use this key to match the place to its position, either through a [[place_key]] placeholder in the document or an entry in fixed_positions.
Must start with a lowercase letter and contain only lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores. Maximum 32 characters.
The key of the recipient assigned to this place. Must match one of the key values in the envelope’s recipients array.
The date and time format using Moment.js syntax. Common formats include D MMM YYYY (31 Dec 2025), YYYY-MM-DD (2025-12-31), and MM/DD/YYYY (12/31/2025).
Defaults to D MMM YYYY.
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Envelope Completed Date
An envelope completed date place records the date and time when the entire envelope was completed, meaning all recipients have finished their actions.
This place type does not require a recipient_key because it applies to the envelope as a whole.
Example
"documents": [
{
//...
"places": [
{
"key": "signed_by_all_at",
"type": "envelope_completed_date",
"date_format": "MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm"
}
]
//...
}
]Attributes
Specifies the type of place.
For this kind of place, the value must be envelope_completed_date.
A unique identifier for this place within the document. Use this key to match the place to its position, either through a [[place_key]] placeholder in the document or an entry in fixed_positions.
Must start with a lowercase letter and contain only lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores. Maximum 32 characters.
The date and time format using Moment.js syntax. Common formats include D MMM YYYY (31 Dec 2025), YYYY-MM-DD (2025-12-31), and MM/DD/YYYY (12/31/2025).
Defaults to D MMM YYYY.
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