DocuSign API explorer - does not recognize tabs for Signature - api

Question

I'm using the DocuSign API explorer to test the use of tabs for signature. I've created a Word document with a placeholder called /InternSignatureAnchor/ enter image description here
And the JSON request payload looks like this:
{
"documents": [
{
"documentBase64": "<Base64BytesHere>",
"documentId": "123456",
"fileExtension": "DOCX",
"name": "Freelance Contract"
}
],
"emailSubject": "Please Sign Contracts 3",
"recipients": {
"signers": [
{
"email": "dummy_email123#mmmm.mmm",
"name": "Dummy Recipient 1",
"recipientId": "1",
"roleName": "Internal Signatory",
"routingOrder": "1",
"tabs": {
"signHereTabs": [
{
"documentId": "123456",
"pageNumber": "1",
"tabLabel": "/InternSignatureAnchor/",
"xPosition": "0",
"yPosition": "36"
}
]
}
},
{
"email": "dummy_email321#mmmmm.mmm",
"name": "Dummy recipient 2",
"recipientId": "2",
"roleName": "External Signatory",
"routingOrder": "2"
}
]
},
"status": "sent"
}
When the signatory opens the document to sign, the "Sign" enter image description here
is not placed at the placeholder /InternSignatureAnchor/. When I use the Autoplace feature in DocuSign itself, it does work.
Anyone an idea?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

The "tagLabel" will just add a label to a tag. To use AutoTagging you'd need to use a json like below:
"tabs": {
"signHereTabs": [{
"anchorString": "Please Sign Here",
"anchorXOffset": "1",
"anchorYOffset": "0",
"anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent": "false",
"anchorUnits": "inches"
}]
}
I believe API explorer does not show the fields for auto tagging currently - so you'd need to perhaps use Postman to play around with this feature.