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# Create survey

POST https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/{list_id}/surveys
Content-Type: application/json

Create a draft survey for an audience.

Reference: https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/api/lists/create-survey

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Authorization using a Mailchimp API key (a.k.a. Bearer token)
- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Authorization using OAuth

## Request

### Path parameters

- `list_id` (string, required) — The unique ID for the list.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `title` (string, optional) — The title of the survey.
- `sections` (list of SurveySectionRequest, optional) — Initial survey sections.

## Response

### 200

Survey created.

## Types

### SurveySectionRequest

A survey section. On PATCH, include the section id to update it; omit the section from the sections array to delete it (and any question it contains).

- `type` (enum, required) — The section type.
  - Allowed values: `introduction`, `context`, `question`
- `id` (string, optional) — The section ID. On PATCH, include to update an existing section; omit to add a new section.
- `text` (string, optional) — Rich text content for introduction or context sections.
- `options` (SurveySectionRequestOptions, optional) — Additional section options.
- `question` (SurveySectionRequestQuestion, optional) — A survey question. On PATCH, include the question id to update it. Omitting question id creates a new question; it does not delete an existing one. To delete a question, omit its section from the sections array.

### SurveySectionRequestOptions

Additional section options.

### SurveySectionRequestQuestion

A survey question. On PATCH, include the question id to update it. Omitting question id creates a new question; it does not delete an existing one. To delete a question, omit its section from the sections array.

- `query` (string, required) — The question text.
- `type` (enum, required) — The response type of the survey question.
  - Allowed values: `pickOne`, `pickMany`, `range`, `text`, `email`, `contactInformation`, `dropdown`
- `id` (string, optional) — The question ID. On PATCH, include to update an existing question; omit to add a new question.
- `is_required` (boolean, optional) — Whether this question is required.
- `has_other` (boolean, optional) — Whether this question has an 'other' option.
- `other_label` (string, optional) — Label for the 'other' option.
- `range_low_label` (string, optional) — Label for the low end of a range question.
- `range_high_label` (string, optional) — Label for the high end of a range question.
- `range_low_value` (integer, optional) — Low value for a range question.
- `range_high_value` (integer, optional) — High value for a range question.
- `range_presentation` (string, optional) — How a range question is presented.
- `placeholder_label` (string, optional) — Placeholder text for text or email questions.
- `subscribe_checkbox_enabled` (boolean, optional) — Whether the subscribe checkbox is enabled.
- `subscribe_checkbox_label` (string, optional) — Label for the subscribe checkbox.
- `should_auto_tag` (boolean, optional) — Whether responses should automatically apply tags.
- `options` (list of SurveySectionRequestQuestionOptionsItems, optional) — Answer options for pickOne, pickMany, or dropdown questions.
- `merge_field` (SurveySectionRequestQuestionMergeField, optional) — Merge field mapping for contact information questions.

### SurveySectionRequestQuestionOptionsItems

- `label` (string, required)
- `value` (string, required)

### SurveySectionRequestQuestionMergeField

Merge field mapping for contact information questions.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/list_id/surveys"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/list_id/surveys';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/list_id/surveys"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/list_id/surveys")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/list_id/surveys")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/list_id/surveys', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/list_id/surveys");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/list_id/surveys")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

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