User Survey Results

Request Details

Item Value
Description This endpoint returns survey response for specific user.
Method GET
Endpoint https://[environment]api[client_id].crowdtwist.com/v2.1/users/[user_id]/survey/[activity_id]/response?api_key=[api_key]&id_type=[id_type]
HTTP Header X-CT-Authorization = CTApiKey [API Key]
Note: There is a space between CTApiKey and the API Key value.
Content Type application/json

Request

Field Name Sample Value Required Format Notes
URL PARAMETERS
activity_id 1 Yes String Activity ID of survey being submitted to.
QUERY STRING PARAMETERS
api_key QWERTYP Yes String
id_type email No String Type of ID being sent, defaults to ID if not specified.
Options:
– email
– facebook_user_id
– twitter_user_id
– id (CrowdTwist ID default if blank)
– third_party_id
– username
– mobile_phone_number

Response

Response Body

Field Name

Sample Value

Required

Format

Description
survey_response See the SURVEY RESPONSE ARRAY section. Yes Array An array of survey response objects.
SURVEY RESPONSE ARRAY
question_id 10 Yes Integer The id of the question.
selected_answers [1,2,3] No Array An array containing one or more selected answer. This should be null for freeform text questions and answers where only “Other” is selected.
text_answer My Answer No String The answer to freeform text questions. This should be set to null or not included for multi and single select multiple choice questions.
other This is a freeform response No String The value a user submits when choosing “Other”. Should be null when no freeform answer is provided.



Error Responses

Field Name

Sample Value

Required

Format

Description

error

Field value is empty.

Yes

String

This is a short form of the error.

message

Value of field [fieldname] must not be empty

Yes

String

This is a detailed message around the error specifying, as specifically as possible, what the fields are that are missing or where exactly the error is.


Error Response Codes

Error Error Code Description Reason
Input Error 4xx Returned whenever the request is missing required fields, including situations in which the body is malformed (e.g. HTTP method not supported, receipt not found, etc.). – missing_data
– not_unique
– receipt_not_found
– invalid_amount
– invalid_currency
– invalid_date
– invalid_custom_field
– invalid
Server Error 5xx HTTP error status code is returned due to an error that occurred in the backend. – internal_error: unexpected error occurred in the CrowdTwist backend
– missing_field
– invalid_data
– not_configured: error occurs when an configuration has not been configured yet


Example Response Codes

Response Code Error Message
400 input_error Member has already submitted a response.
403 forbidden Survey is not active.
404 page_not_found Unable to find survey.

Samples

Sample Request

curl -X POST 'https://api.crowdtwist.com/v2.1/users/test@crowdtwist.com/survey/123/response?api_key=QWERTYUIOP&id_type=email'

 

Sample Response Body

{ "quiz_response":[ { "question_id": 1, "selected_answers": null, "text_answer": "My survey question answer", "other": null }, { "question_id": 2, "selected_answers": [1], "text_answer": null, "other": null }, { "question_id": 3, "selected_answers": [1, 2, 3], "text_answer": null, "other": "free form response for other option" } ] }

 

Sample Error Response

{ "error": "page_not_found", "message": "Unable to find survey." }