This designates an area within the document to record the date where a single recipient or all recipients completed a document. You can position Date Places inside a document using either fixed positions or placeholders.

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Recipient Completed Date

This designates an area within the document to record the date when the recipient, identified by recipient_key, completed their action (for example, signing) within the envelope.

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Example

For example, this is how to define a recipient completed date place for the recipient with the key employer and the date format YYYY-MM-DD: 
"documents":
[
  {
    ...
    "places": [
      {
        "key": "employer_signed_at",
        "type": "recipient_completed_date",
        "recipient_key": "employer",
        "date_format": "YYYY-MM-DD"
      }
    ]
    ...
  }
]

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Parameters

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type
enum
required
Specifies the type of place.For this kind of place, the value must be recipient_completed_date.
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key
string
required
A user-provided key that identifies a place within a document.It must be up to 32 characters long, using only lowercase letters, numbers, or underscores, and it must begin with a letter.
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recipient_key
string
required
A user-provided key that identifies a recipient within an envelope.It must match to one of the keys in the envelope’s recipient list.
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date_format
string
Defines the format of the date, using MomentJS date format definitions.The default format is D MMM YYYY, which outputs as 31 Dec 2025.

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Envelope Completed Date

This indicates a location within the document to capture the date when the entire envelope was completed, meaning all recipients have completed their actions (for example, signing).

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Example

For example, this is how to define a place for the envelope completed date with the key employer and the date format MM/DD/YYYY, HH:MM:SS: 
"documents":
[
  {
    ...
    "places": [
      {
        "key": "signed_by_all_at",
        "type": "envelope_completed_date",
        "date_format": "MM/DD/YYYY, HH:MM:SS"
      }
    ]
    ...
  }
]

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Parameters

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type
enum
required
Specifies the type of place.For this kind of place, the value must be envelope_completed_date.
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key
string
required
A user-provided key that identifies a place within a document.It must be up to 32 characters long, using only lowercase letters, numbers, or underscores, and it must begin with a letter.
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date_format
string
Defines the format of the date, using MomentJS date format definitions.The default format is D MMM YYYY, which outputs as 31 Dec 2025.