In all likelihood, you have used a Likert scale (or something you’ve called a Likert scale) in a survey before. It might surprise you to learn that Likert scales are a very specific format and what you have been calling Likert may not be. Not to worry — researchers that have been doing surveys for… Read More »
The SurveyGizmo REST API
What is this?
Our RESTful survey API allows you to programmatically interact with our SurveyGizmo Application. It is completely free and allows you to better integrate your survey with your website, portal, or even other SurveyGizmo accounts.
What would I use this for?
You can use the survey API for a number of things. Here are a few:
- Integrate our software with your website/portal so you can access most of the SurveyGizmo application from your own site
- Create Surveys
- Create and Send Emails
- Upload Contacts
- Programattically retrieve data
- Build your own Application/Reports
- Set up automations (creating surveys, uploading contacts, retrieving data)
- Download data from your survey into your database
- Pull data from previous surveys into a new survey
What should I avoid using the RESTful API for?
You should generally avoid using the API to create advanced questions, or reporting. Our system has a built in ability to use custom scripting to be able to build advanced questions, so it’s best to use that instead of the API.
What formats can I retrieve my data in?
- XML
- JSON
- PSON
What is an API?
An API (application programming interface) is a set of code (programming instructions/standards) that allows you to access an online software application and grants you the ability to interface between it and other software tools so that they can communicate with one another. It is a tool for developers outside of the software company to be able to design products and services based off of it.
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