---
title: "Create a survey"
method: POST
path: "/api/v3/surveys"
tags: ["V3 Surveys"]
---

# Create a survey

`POST /api/v3/surveys`

Creates a block-based survey template from one strict survey document. The endpoint accepts
multilingual authoring maps keyed by real locale codes and converts them to Formbricks'
internal default-language representation. Non-default locale keys in translated content
must be declared in `languages`; undeclared locale keys return `unsupported_locale` in
`invalid_params` instead of silently mutating workspace languages.

`blocks[].id` and `variables[].id` are stable public identifiers. They may be omitted on
create, in which case the server generates cuid2 ids. If the same create request needs to
reference a block or variable from logic, provide explicit valid ids and use those references
consistently.

For normal sequential surveys, omit `logic` and `logicFallback`. `logicFallback` is only valid
when the same block has at least one `logic` rule; otherwise the API returns
`invalid_reference`.

`type` may be omitted or set to `link` or `app`. App surveys additionally accept the `distribution` (display options + triggers) and `targeting` (contact segment filters) objects; both are rejected for link surveys. Trigger ids must reference existing workspace action classes (discover them via `GET /api/v3/action-classes`), and `targeting.filters` references (contact-attribute keys and segments) must exist in the workspace. Unsupported fields are rejected instead of ignored.

## Request body

- CreateSurveyRequest — Strict v3 survey creation document. This endpoint accepts survey structure only: name, metadata, languages, welcome card, blocks/elements/logic, endings, hidden fields, and variables. App surveys (`type: app`) additionally accept the `distribution` (display options + triggers) and `targeting` (contact segment filters) objects; these are rejected for `link` surveys. It rejects legacy `questions` and out-of-scope settings such as styling, follow-ups, recaptcha, single-use/email verification, slug, custom scripts, analytics fields, timestamps, and `createdBy`. Translatable fields use real locale-code maps. The map must include the canonical `defaultLanguage` key, such as `en-US`, so the server can persist the internal default translation. Locale keys must be canonical BCP 47 codes such as `de-DE`, `pt-PT`, or `zh-Hans-CN`. Non-default locale keys must be declared in `languages`; undeclared locale keys in metadata, welcome cards, blocks, or endings are rejected with `unsupported_locale`. `blocks[].id` and `variables[].id` may be omitted on create and will be generated by the server. Provide explicit cuid2 ids when other fields in the same request reference them. For normal sequential flow, omit `logicFallback`. It is only valid together with a non-empty `logic` array on the same block.
  - `workspaceId` string, cuid2, required — Workspace where the survey will be created. Requires read/write access.
  - `name` string, required
  - `type` 'link' | 'app' — Survey type. `link` surveys are distributed by URL; `app` surveys are shown in-app and configure their runtime behavior via the `distribution` and `targeting` objects. `type` is immutable after creation (it cannot be changed via PATCH).
  - `status` 'draft' | 'inProgress' | 'paused' | 'completed'
  - `metadata` SurveyMetadata — Arbitrary JSON survey context for customer- or operation-specific metadata. v3 preserves arbitrary metadata values as-is. If present, `title` and `description` are treated as translatable text maps and returned with real locale-code keys.
    - `title` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
    - `description` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
  - `defaultLanguage` string — Canonical locale code accepted by v3 survey APIs, for example `en-US`, `de-DE`, or `zh-Hans-CN`.
  - `languages` CreateSurveyLanguage[] — Optional survey language configuration. Every non-default locale used by translatable maps must be declared here; omitted languages are not inferred from map keys.
    - `code` string, required — Canonical locale code accepted by v3 survey APIs, for example `en-US`, `de-DE`, or `zh-Hans-CN`.
    - `default` boolean — Optional marker for readability; only the `defaultLanguage` entry may set this to true.
    - `enabled` boolean — Whether this language is enabled for respondent-facing delivery.
  - `welcomeCard` SurveyWelcomeCard — Optional card shown before the first survey block.
    - `enabled` boolean, required
    - `headline` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
    - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
    - `buttonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
    - `fileUrl` string
    - `videoUrl` string
    - `timeToFinish` boolean
    - `showResponseCount` boolean
  - `blocks` CreateSurveyBlock[], required
    - `id` string, cuid2 — Optional stable block id. Generated when omitted.
    - `name` string, required
    - `elements` SurveyElement[], required
      - union — Survey element/question inside a block. Element ids are stable public identifiers used by logic, recall strings, response data, quotas, integrations, and analysis. `type` selects the allowed shape; unsupported fields are rejected instead of ignored.
        - SurveyOpenTextElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'openText', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `placeholder` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `longAnswer` boolean
          - `inputType` 'text' | 'email' | 'url' | 'number' | 'phone'
          - `insightsEnabled` boolean
          - `charLimit` SurveyCharLimit — Optional `openText` character limit configuration.
            - `enabled` boolean
            - `min` number
            - `max` number
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
        - SurveyConsentElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'consent', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `label` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
        - SurveyMultipleChoiceSingleElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'multipleChoiceSingle', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `choices` SurveyChoice[], required
            - `id` string, required — Stable choice id.
            - `label` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `shuffleOption` 'none' | 'all' | 'exceptLast' | 'reverseOrderOccasionally' | 'reverseOrderExceptLast'
          - `otherOptionPlaceholder` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `displayType` 'list' | 'dropdown'
        - SurveyMultipleChoiceMultiElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'multipleChoiceMulti', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `choices` SurveyChoice[], required
            - `id` string, required — Stable choice id.
            - `label` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `shuffleOption` 'none' | 'all' | 'exceptLast' | 'reverseOrderOccasionally' | 'reverseOrderExceptLast'
          - `otherOptionPlaceholder` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
          - `displayType` 'list' | 'dropdown'
        - SurveyNpsElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'nps', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `lowerLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `upperLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `isColorCodingEnabled` boolean
        - SurveyCtaElement — If `buttonExternal` is true, `buttonUrl` and `ctaButtonLabel` are required.
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'cta', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `buttonExternal` boolean
          - `buttonUrl` string
          - `ctaButtonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
        - SurveyRatingElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'rating', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `scale` 'number' | 'smiley' | 'star', required
          - `range` 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10, required
          - `lowerLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `upperLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `isColorCodingEnabled` boolean
        - SurveyPictureSelectionElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'pictureSelection', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `allowMulti` boolean
          - `choices` SurveyPictureChoice[], required
            - `id` string, required — Stable picture choice id.
            - `imageUrl` string, required
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
        - SurveyDateElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'date', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `html` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `format` 'M-d-y' | 'd-M-y' | 'y-M-d', required
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
        - SurveyFileUploadElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'fileUpload', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `allowMultipleFiles` boolean, required
          - `maxSizeInMB` number
          - `allowedFileExtensions` string[]
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
        - SurveyCalElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'cal', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `calUserName` string, required
          - `calHost` string
        - SurveyMatrixElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'matrix', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `rows` SurveyChoice[], required
            - `id` string, required — Stable choice id.
            - `label` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `columns` SurveyChoice[], required
            - `id` string, required — Stable choice id.
            - `label` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `shuffleOption` 'none' | 'all' | 'exceptLast' | 'reverseOrderOccasionally' | 'reverseOrderExceptLast'
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
        - SurveyAddressElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'address', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `addressLine1` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `addressLine2` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `city` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `state` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `zip` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `country` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
        - SurveyRankingElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'ranking', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `choices` SurveyChoice[], required
            - `id` string, required — Stable choice id.
            - `label` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `otherOptionPlaceholder` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `shuffleOption` 'none' | 'all' | 'exceptLast' | 'reverseOrderOccasionally' | 'reverseOrderExceptLast'
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
        - SurveyContactInfoElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'contactInfo', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `firstName` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `lastName` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `email` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `phone` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `company` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
            - `show` boolean, required
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
            - `logic` 'and' | 'or'
            - `rules` SurveyValidationRule[], required
              - …
        - SurveyCsatElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'csat', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `scale` 'number' | 'smiley' | 'star', required
          - `range` 5, required
          - `lowerLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `upperLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `isColorCodingEnabled` boolean
        - SurveyCesElement
          - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
          - `type` 'ces', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `required` boolean, required
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
          - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
          - `scale` 'number' | 'smiley' | 'star', required
          - `range` 5 | 7, required
          - `lowerLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `upperLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `isColorCodingEnabled` boolean
    - `logic` SurveyBlockLogic[]
      - `id` string, cuid2, required
      - `conditions` SurveyConditionGroup, required
        - `id` string, cuid2, required
        - `connector` 'and' | 'or', required
        - `conditions` union[], required
          - union
            - SurveyCondition — Single condition. Operators such as `isSubmitted`, `isSkipped`, `isClicked`, `isAccepted`, `isBooked`, `isSet`, and `isEmpty` do not use `rightOperand`; comparison operators do.
              - …
            - SurveyConditionGroup — recursive
      - `actions` SurveyLogicAction[], required
        - union — Logic action. Keep referenced ids stable: `calculate.variableId` points to a variable id, `requireAnswer.target` points to an element id, and `jumpToBlock.target` points to a block id or ending id.
          - SurveyCalculateAction — Updates a survey variable when the logic rule matches.
            - `id` string, cuid2, required
            - `objective` 'calculate', required
            - `variableId` string, cuid2, required — Variable id for `calculate`.
            - `operator` 'assign' | 'concat' | 'add' | 'subtract' | 'multiply' | 'divide', required
            - `value` union, required
              - …
          - SurveyRequireAnswerAction — Requires an element/question to be answered before continuing.
            - `id` string, cuid2, required
            - `objective` 'requireAnswer', required
            - `target` string, required — Target element id.
          - SurveyJumpToBlockAction — Jumps to another block or ending when the logic rule matches.
            - `id` string, cuid2, required
            - `objective` 'jumpToBlock', required
            - `target` string, cuid2, required — Target block id or ending id.
    - `logicFallback` string, cuid2 — Block or ending id used when no logic condition matches. Only valid when this same block has at least one `logic` rule; omit it for normal sequential flow.
    - `buttonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
    - `backButtonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
  - `endings` SurveyEnding[]
    - union — Ending reached after the last block or a jump action. `type` selects the allowed shape; unsupported fields are rejected instead of ignored.
      - SurveyEndScreenEnding — Visual end screen displayed after survey completion.
        - `id` string, cuid2, required — Stable ending id. `jumpToBlock.target` may point to this id.
        - `type` 'endScreen', required
        - `headline` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
        - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
        - `buttonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
        - `buttonLink` string
        - `imageUrl` string
        - `videoUrl` string
      - SurveyRedirectEnding — Redirects the respondent to a URL after survey completion. External redirects require the organization's external URL permission; otherwise write endpoints return `403 Forbidden`.
        - `id` string, cuid2, required — Stable ending id. `jumpToBlock.target` may point to this id.
        - `type` 'redirectToUrl', required
        - `url` string, uri, required — External redirect URL. Requires the organization's external URL permission.
        - `label` string — Optional internal label for redirect endings.
  - `hiddenFields` SurveyHiddenFields — Hidden fields, sometimes called embedded data in other survey products. Field ids are stable public identifiers and may be referenced by logic, recall, quotas, integrations, and response data. Use only letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens; avoid spaces and reserved ids.
    - `enabled` boolean, required
    - `fieldIds` string[]
  - `variables` CreateSurveyVariable[]
    - union — Survey variable accepted by `POST /api/v3/surveys`. `id` may be omitted and will be generated by the server. Provide an explicit cuid2 id when logic in the same request needs to reference this variable.
      - CreateSurveyNumberVariable
        - `id` string, cuid2 — Optional stable variable id. Generated when omitted.
        - `name` string, required — Unique variable name. Lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores only.
        - `type` 'number', required
        - `value` number, required — Default numeric value.
      - CreateSurveyTextVariable
        - `id` string, cuid2 — Optional stable variable id. Generated when omitted.
        - `name` string, required — Unique variable name. Lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores only.
        - `type` 'text', required
        - `value` string, required — Default text value.
  - `distribution` SurveyDistribution — App-survey runtime/display settings. Only valid for `type: app`; rejected for link surveys. **Replacement semantics (destructive):** when `distribution` is provided on PATCH it fully replaces the stored object — any sub-field you omit is reset to its default, NOT preserved. In particular, omitting `triggers` removes ALL existing triggers, and omitting `displayOption` resets it to `displayOnce`. To change one setting, send the complete desired distribution. To leave distribution untouched, omit the whole `distribution` key.
    - `displayOption` 'displayOnce' | 'displayMultiple' | 'respondMultiple' | 'displaySome' — How often the survey may be shown to a contact. `displaySome` shows it up to `displayLimit` times (or until the contact responds, whichever comes first).
    - `displayPercentage` number, nullable — Independent throttle: show the survey to only this percentage of triggered contacts. Optional and valid with any `displayOption`; null/omitted means no throttle (shown to everyone).
    - `displayLimit` integer, nullable — Maximum number of times the survey is shown to a single contact. Required (must be >= 1) when `displayOption` is `displaySome`; otherwise optional.
    - `recontactDays` integer, nullable — Days to wait before showing this survey again to the same contact. Null uses the workspace default.
    - `autoClose` integer, nullable — Seconds of inactivity after which the survey widget auto-closes. Null disables auto-close.
    - `autoComplete` integer, nullable — Automatically stop collecting responses after this many completed responses. Null disables it.
    - `delay` integer — Seconds to wait after a trigger fires before showing the survey.
    - `triggers` SurveyTrigger[] — Action classes that trigger the survey. Every id must reference an existing workspace action class. On PATCH this list fully replaces the survey's triggers — omitting it (or sending `[]`) removes all existing triggers.
      - `actionClassId` string, cuid2, required — Id of an action class in the same workspace.
  - `targeting` SurveyTargeting — App-survey contact targeting. Only valid for `type: app`. `filters: []` targets everyone. Setting or changing non-empty filters requires the Contacts entitlement; otherwise create/patch returns 403. `attribute` filters reference workspace contact-attribute keys (discover them via `GET /api/v3/contact-attribute-keys`) and `segment` filters reference other segment ids — both are workspace-scoped resources you must obtain before constructing filters (an invalid key/id targets no one rather than erroring). See `SegmentFilter` for the per-`root.type` operator sets.
    - `filters` object[], required — Contact targeting filter tree. An empty array targets everyone. Each node joins the previous one via its `connector` (`and`/`or`; the first node's connector is null). A node's `resource` is either a single filter condition or a nested filter group (enabling parenthesized `and`/`or` logic).
      - `id` string, cuid2, required
      - `connector` 'and' | 'or' | 'null', nullable, required — Logical connector joining this node to the previous one. Null for the first node.
      - `resource` union, required — A single filter condition, or a nested filter group for grouped logic.
        - union — A single targeting condition. `root.type` selects the subject and determines the valid `qualifier.operator` set: `attribute` (a workspace contact-attribute key), `person` (a built-in person identifier such as `userId`/`email`), `segment` (membership in another segment), or `device`. Each variant is one member of this union; the matching member is chosen by `root.type`.
          - object — Matches on a workspace contact-attribute value.
            - `id` string, cuid2, required
            - `root` object, required
              - …
            - `qualifier` object, required
              - …
            - `value` union, required — Comparison value for a segment filter condition. A string or number for most operators; a relative-date object (`{ amount, unit }`) for `isOlderThan` / `isNewerThan`; a two-element `[from, to]` string array for `isBetween`. Ignored for `isSet` / `isNotSet` but still required.
              - …
          - object — Matches on a built-in person identifier.
            - `id` string, cuid2, required
            - `root` object, required
              - …
            - `qualifier` object, required
              - …
            - `value` union, required — Comparison value for a segment filter condition. A string or number for most operators; a relative-date object (`{ amount, unit }`) for `isOlderThan` / `isNewerThan`; a two-element `[from, to]` string array for `isBetween`. Ignored for `isSet` / `isNotSet` but still required.
              - …
          - object — Matches on membership in another segment.
            - `id` string, cuid2, required
            - `root` object, required
              - …
            - `qualifier` object, required
              - …
            - `value` union, required — Comparison value for a segment filter condition. A string or number for most operators; a relative-date object (`{ amount, unit }`) for `isOlderThan` / `isNewerThan`; a two-element `[from, to]` string array for `isBetween`. Ignored for `isSet` / `isNotSet` but still required.
              - …
          - object — Matches on the contact's device type.
            - `id` string, cuid2, required
            - `root` object, required
              - …
            - `qualifier` object, required
              - …
            - `value` union, required — Comparison value for a segment filter condition. A string or number for most operators; a relative-date object (`{ amount, unit }`) for `isOlderThan` / `isNewerThan`; a two-element `[from, to]` string array for `isBetween`. Ignored for `isSet` / `isNotSet` but still required.
              - …
        - SegmentFilters — recursive

## Response `201`

Survey created successfully

- object
  - `data` SurveyResource, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `workspaceId` string, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `archivedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required — Soft-delete/archive marker (ISO 8601); `null` when the survey is active.
    - `name` string, required
    - `type` 'link' | 'app' | 'website' | 'web', required
    - `status` 'draft' | 'inProgress' | 'paused' | 'completed', required
    - `metadata` SurveyMetadata, required — Arbitrary JSON survey context for customer- or operation-specific metadata. v3 preserves arbitrary metadata values as-is. If present, `title` and `description` are treated as translatable text maps and returned with real locale-code keys.
      - `title` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
      - `description` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
    - `defaultLanguage` string, required — Emitted language code/tag for the survey default language. The internal `default` translation key is never exposed.
    - `languages` SurveyLanguage[], required
      - `code` string, required — Server-emitted survey language code/tag used as the translatable map key.
      - `alias` string, nullable — Optional configured alias accepted by `?lang` for compatibility and agent discovery.
      - `default` boolean, required — Whether this is the default authoring language.
      - `enabled` boolean, required — Whether this language is enabled for respondent-facing delivery.
    - `welcomeCard` SurveyWelcomeCard, required — Optional card shown before the first survey block.
      - `enabled` boolean, required
      - `headline` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
      - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
      - `buttonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
      - `fileUrl` string
      - `videoUrl` string
      - `timeToFinish` boolean
      - `showResponseCount` boolean
    - `blocks` SurveyBlock[], required
      - `id` string, cuid2, required — Stable block id.
      - `name` string, required
      - `elements` SurveyElement[], required
        - union — Survey element/question inside a block. Element ids are stable public identifiers used by logic, recall strings, response data, quotas, integrations, and analysis. `type` selects the allowed shape; unsupported fields are rejected instead of ignored.
          - SurveyOpenTextElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'openText', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `placeholder` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `longAnswer` boolean
            - `inputType` 'text' | 'email' | 'url' | 'number' | 'phone'
            - `insightsEnabled` boolean
            - `charLimit` SurveyCharLimit — Optional `openText` character limit configuration.
              - …
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
          - SurveyConsentElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'consent', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `label` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
          - SurveyMultipleChoiceSingleElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'multipleChoiceSingle', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `choices` SurveyChoice[], required
              - …
            - `shuffleOption` 'none' | 'all' | 'exceptLast' | 'reverseOrderOccasionally' | 'reverseOrderExceptLast'
            - `otherOptionPlaceholder` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `displayType` 'list' | 'dropdown'
          - SurveyMultipleChoiceMultiElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'multipleChoiceMulti', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `choices` SurveyChoice[], required
              - …
            - `shuffleOption` 'none' | 'all' | 'exceptLast' | 'reverseOrderOccasionally' | 'reverseOrderExceptLast'
            - `otherOptionPlaceholder` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
            - `displayType` 'list' | 'dropdown'
          - SurveyNpsElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'nps', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `lowerLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `upperLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `isColorCodingEnabled` boolean
          - SurveyCtaElement — If `buttonExternal` is true, `buttonUrl` and `ctaButtonLabel` are required.
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'cta', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `buttonExternal` boolean
            - `buttonUrl` string
            - `ctaButtonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - SurveyRatingElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'rating', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `scale` 'number' | 'smiley' | 'star', required
            - `range` 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10, required
            - `lowerLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `upperLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `isColorCodingEnabled` boolean
          - SurveyPictureSelectionElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'pictureSelection', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `allowMulti` boolean
            - `choices` SurveyPictureChoice[], required
              - …
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
          - SurveyDateElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'date', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `html` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `format` 'M-d-y' | 'd-M-y' | 'y-M-d', required
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
          - SurveyFileUploadElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'fileUpload', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `allowMultipleFiles` boolean, required
            - `maxSizeInMB` number
            - `allowedFileExtensions` string[]
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
          - SurveyCalElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'cal', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `calUserName` string, required
            - `calHost` string
          - SurveyMatrixElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'matrix', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `rows` SurveyChoice[], required
              - …
            - `columns` SurveyChoice[], required
              - …
            - `shuffleOption` 'none' | 'all' | 'exceptLast' | 'reverseOrderOccasionally' | 'reverseOrderExceptLast'
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
          - SurveyAddressElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'address', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `addressLine1` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `addressLine2` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `city` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `state` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `zip` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `country` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
          - SurveyRankingElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'ranking', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `choices` SurveyChoice[], required
              - …
            - `otherOptionPlaceholder` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `shuffleOption` 'none' | 'all' | 'exceptLast' | 'reverseOrderOccasionally' | 'reverseOrderExceptLast'
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
          - SurveyContactInfoElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'contactInfo', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `firstName` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `lastName` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `email` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `phone` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `company` SurveyToggleInputConfig, required — Field config for address and contact info elements.
              - …
            - `validation` SurveyValidation — Optional element-level validation rules.
              - …
          - SurveyCsatElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'csat', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `scale` 'number' | 'smiley' | 'star', required
            - `range` 5, required
            - `lowerLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `upperLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `isColorCodingEnabled` boolean
          - SurveyCesElement
            - `id` string, required — Stable element id. Avoid spaces and reserved ids.
            - `type` 'ces', required
            - `headline` TranslatableText, required — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `required` boolean, required
            - `imageUrl` string
            - `videoUrl` string
            - `isDraft` boolean — Draft marker used by the editor and future update rules.
            - `scale` 'number' | 'smiley' | 'star', required
            - `range` 5 | 7, required
            - `lowerLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `upperLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
            - `isColorCodingEnabled` boolean
      - `logic` SurveyBlockLogic[]
        - `id` string, cuid2, required
        - `conditions` SurveyConditionGroup, required
          - `id` string, cuid2, required
          - `connector` 'and' | 'or', required
          - `conditions` union[], required
            - union
              - …
        - `actions` SurveyLogicAction[], required
          - union — Logic action. Keep referenced ids stable: `calculate.variableId` points to a variable id, `requireAnswer.target` points to an element id, and `jumpToBlock.target` points to a block id or ending id.
            - SurveyCalculateAction — Updates a survey variable when the logic rule matches.
              - …
            - SurveyRequireAnswerAction — Requires an element/question to be answered before continuing.
              - …
            - SurveyJumpToBlockAction — Jumps to another block or ending when the logic rule matches.
              - …
      - `logicFallback` string, cuid2 — Block or ending id used when no logic condition matches. Only valid when this same block has at least one `logic` rule; omit it for normal sequential flow.
      - `buttonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
      - `backButtonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
    - `endings` SurveyEnding[], required
      - union — Ending reached after the last block or a jump action. `type` selects the allowed shape; unsupported fields are rejected instead of ignored.
        - SurveyEndScreenEnding — Visual end screen displayed after survey completion.
          - `id` string, cuid2, required — Stable ending id. `jumpToBlock.target` may point to this id.
          - `type` 'endScreen', required
          - `headline` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `subheader` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `buttonLabel` TranslatableText — Multilingual text map keyed by the emitted `languages[].code` values for this survey.
          - `buttonLink` string
          - `imageUrl` string
          - `videoUrl` string
        - SurveyRedirectEnding — Redirects the respondent to a URL after survey completion. External redirects require the organization's external URL permission; otherwise write endpoints return `403 Forbidden`.
          - `id` string, cuid2, required — Stable ending id. `jumpToBlock.target` may point to this id.
          - `type` 'redirectToUrl', required
          - `url` string, uri, required — External redirect URL. Requires the organization's external URL permission.
          - `label` string — Optional internal label for redirect endings.
    - `hiddenFields` SurveyHiddenFields, required — Hidden fields, sometimes called embedded data in other survey products. Field ids are stable public identifiers and may be referenced by logic, recall, quotas, integrations, and response data. Use only letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens; avoid spaces and reserved ids.
      - `enabled` boolean, required
      - `fieldIds` string[]
    - `variables` SurveyVariable[], required
      - union — Survey variable. Variable ids are stable references used by logic and calculation actions. Variable names are human-readable labels and must be unique within the survey.
        - SurveyNumberVariable — Number variable. Used by `calculate` logic actions with numeric operators such as `add`, `subtract`, `multiply`, `divide`, or `assign`.
          - `id` string, cuid2, required — Stable variable id referenced from logic.
          - `name` string, required — Unique variable name. Lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores only.
          - `type` 'number', required
          - `value` number, required — Default numeric value.
        - SurveyTextVariable — Text variable. Used by `calculate` logic actions with text operators such as `assign` or `concat`.
          - `id` string, cuid2, required — Stable variable id referenced from logic.
          - `name` string, required — Unique variable name. Lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores only.
          - `type` 'text', required
          - `value` string, required — Default text value.
    - `distribution` SurveyDistribution — App-survey runtime/display settings. Only valid for `type: app`; rejected for link surveys. **Replacement semantics (destructive):** when `distribution` is provided on PATCH it fully replaces the stored object — any sub-field you omit is reset to its default, NOT preserved. In particular, omitting `triggers` removes ALL existing triggers, and omitting `displayOption` resets it to `displayOnce`. To change one setting, send the complete desired distribution. To leave distribution untouched, omit the whole `distribution` key.
      - `displayOption` 'displayOnce' | 'displayMultiple' | 'respondMultiple' | 'displaySome' — How often the survey may be shown to a contact. `displaySome` shows it up to `displayLimit` times (or until the contact responds, whichever comes first).
      - `displayPercentage` number, nullable — Independent throttle: show the survey to only this percentage of triggered contacts. Optional and valid with any `displayOption`; null/omitted means no throttle (shown to everyone).
      - `displayLimit` integer, nullable — Maximum number of times the survey is shown to a single contact. Required (must be >= 1) when `displayOption` is `displaySome`; otherwise optional.
      - `recontactDays` integer, nullable — Days to wait before showing this survey again to the same contact. Null uses the workspace default.
      - `autoClose` integer, nullable — Seconds of inactivity after which the survey widget auto-closes. Null disables auto-close.
      - `autoComplete` integer, nullable — Automatically stop collecting responses after this many completed responses. Null disables it.
      - `delay` integer — Seconds to wait after a trigger fires before showing the survey.
      - `triggers` SurveyTrigger[] — Action classes that trigger the survey. Every id must reference an existing workspace action class. On PATCH this list fully replaces the survey's triggers — omitting it (or sending `[]`) removes all existing triggers.
        - `actionClassId` string, cuid2, required — Id of an action class in the same workspace.
    - `targeting` SurveyTargeting — App-survey contact targeting. Only valid for `type: app`. `filters: []` targets everyone. Setting or changing non-empty filters requires the Contacts entitlement; otherwise create/patch returns 403. `attribute` filters reference workspace contact-attribute keys (discover them via `GET /api/v3/contact-attribute-keys`) and `segment` filters reference other segment ids — both are workspace-scoped resources you must obtain before constructing filters (an invalid key/id targets no one rather than erroring). See `SegmentFilter` for the per-`root.type` operator sets.
      - `filters` object[], required — Contact targeting filter tree. An empty array targets everyone. Each node joins the previous one via its `connector` (`and`/`or`; the first node's connector is null). A node's `resource` is either a single filter condition or a nested filter group (enabling parenthesized `and`/`or` logic).
        - `id` string, cuid2, required
        - `connector` 'and' | 'or' | 'null', nullable, required — Logical connector joining this node to the previous one. Null for the first node.
        - `resource` union, required — A single filter condition, or a nested filter group for grouped logic.
          - union — A single targeting condition. `root.type` selects the subject and determines the valid `qualifier.operator` set: `attribute` (a workspace contact-attribute key), `person` (a built-in person identifier such as `userId`/`email`), `segment` (membership in another segment), or `device`. Each variant is one member of this union; the matching member is chosen by `root.type`.
            - object — Matches on a workspace contact-attribute value.
              - …
            - object — Matches on a built-in person identifier.
              - …
            - object — Matches on membership in another segment.
              - …
            - object — Matches on the contact's device type.
              - …
          - SegmentFilters — recursive

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request — the document failed schema validation, i.e. any rule checkable from the request body alone, without consulting stored state. Covers: invalid JSON; unknown or unsupported fields (including `distribution`/`targeting` sent on a `link` survey, which are `app`-only); missing required fields; wrong types or out-of-range values; bad enum values; malformed multilingual maps; and intra-document field-combination rules — notably `displayLimit` is required (must be >= 1) when `displayOption` is `displaySome`. Cross-reference failures that need stored state to detect return **422** instead. Every offending field is itemized in `invalid_params`. Unknown or forbidden fields carry `code: unsupported_field` (e.g. `distribution` on a link survey); omissions carry `code: missing_required_field` (e.g. `displayLimit` when `displayOption` is `displaySome`). Bare type, range, enum, and malformed-locale-map violations report the field `name` with a human-readable `reason` and no machine `code`.
- `401` — Not authenticated (no valid session or API key).
- `403` — Forbidden — no write access, missing external URL permission, missing Contacts entitlement for app-survey targeting, or workspace does not exist (404 not used; avoids existence leak)
- `422` — Unprocessable Content — the document passed schema validation but failed a cross-reference check that requires stored state to detect: duplicate stable ids, dangling logic/jump references, undeclared locale keys used in content, invalid media URLs, a `distribution.triggers[].actionClassId` referencing an action class that does not exist in the workspace (discover valid ids via `GET /api/v3/action-classes`), or a `targeting.filters` entry that cannot resolve in the workspace — an unknown contact-attribute key or segment, an unsupported person identifier, or an unknown device value. The `invalid_params` array pinpoints each issue (e.g. `code: invalid_reference` with the offending `identifier`).
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded.
- `500` — Internal Server Error.

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