---
title: "Update a survey"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v3/surveys/{surveyId}"
tags: ["V3 Surveys"]
---

# Update a survey

`PATCH /api/v3/surveys/{surveyId}`

Updates a survey through a strict top-level partial document. Omitted top-level fields are
preserved. Provided top-level objects and arrays replace that whole subtree; this endpoint
does not deep-merge nested objects and does not implement JSON Patch.

This write endpoint accepts the canonical multilingual authoring document only. Translatable
fields must be locale-code maps, not strings. `PATCH ?lang=...` and `?version=...` are not
supported in Scope 1.

For MCP and AI-agent workflows, fetch the current survey first, modify only the intended
top-level fields, call `/api/v3/surveys/validate` with `operation: patch` for preflight, then
submit the same patch here. Missing ids in replaced arrays are treated as deletions. Variable
name renames are allowed but may be destructive for downstream exports or integrations.
Element id changes are rejected once the survey and element are no longer drafts.

Optimistic concurrency (`ETag`, `If-Match`, or revision tokens) is future work; until then,
overlapping writes are last-write-wins.

## Path parameters

- `surveyId` string, cuid2, required

## Request body

- PatchSurveyRequest — Patch payload shape. Top-level fields are partial; any provided nested object or array fully replaces that subtree. Omitted top-level fields are preserved. Immutable/system fields such as `id`, `workspaceId`, `type`, `defaultLanguage`, timestamps, `questions`, analytics, distribution, styling, targeting, and scripts are rejected. `metadata`, `languages`, `welcomeCard`, `blocks`, `endings`, `hiddenFields`, and `variables` replace their full top-level value when provided. Missing ids in replaced arrays are deletions. Non-default locale keys in translatable maps must be declared in `languages`; undeclared locale keys are rejected with `unsupported_locale`. To remove a language, remove it from both `languages` and every translatable map that contains that locale key. Use `/api/v3/surveys/validate` with `operation: patch` before committing automated or agentic changes.
  - `name` string
  - `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.
  - `languages` CreateSurveyLanguage[] — Replaces the survey language configuration. The default language cannot be changed through PATCH; any `default: true` entry must match the existing default language. Languages referenced by `metadata`, `welcomeCard`, `blocks`, or `endings` translatable maps must be explicitly declared here, so remove the locale key from those maps as well when intentionally removing a language.
    - `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` SurveyBlock[]
    - `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.
            - `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, 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` SurveyVariable[]
    - 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.

## Response `200`

Survey updated successfully

- object
  - `data` SurveyResource, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `workspaceId` string, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `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, 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.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request — malformed JSON, unsupported query parameter, unsupported field, invalid locale map, duplicate id, immutable element id change, dangling reference, or invalid survey document.
- `401` — Not authenticated (no valid session or API key)
- `403` — Forbidden — no write access, or survey does not exist (404 not used; avoids existence leak)
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-06-05** `90798c12f7ae` — 30 warning
  - added the new `ai_features_not_enabled` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `ai_features_not_enabled` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `ai_features_not_enabled` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `ai_features_not_enabled` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `429`
  - …26 more
- **2026-06-01** `9cfc6b4862a1` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-03-20** `9fa9931e1a70` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/formbricks/apis/formbricks-api-v3/changes/api/v3/surveys/:surveyId/patch.md)

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