> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://formbricks.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a response

> Creates a response in the database. This will trigger the response pipeline, including webhooks, integrations, follow-up emails, and other configured actions.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-v2-reference/openapi.yml post /management/responses
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Formbricks API
  description: Manage Formbricks resources programmatically.
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://app.formbricks.com/api/v2
    description: Formbricks Cloud
security:
  - apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Health
    description: Operations for checking critical application dependencies health status.
  - name: Roles
    description: Operations for managing roles.
  - name: Me
    description: Operations for managing your API key.
  - name: Management API - Responses
    description: Operations for managing responses.
  - name: Management API - Contacts
    description: Operations for managing contacts.
  - name: Management API - Contact Attributes
    description: Operations for managing contact attributes.
  - name: Management API - Contact Attribute Keys
    description: Operations for managing contact attribute keys.
  - name: Management API - Surveys
    description: Operations for managing surveys.
  - name: Management API - Surveys - Contact Links
    description: Operations for generating personalized survey links for contacts.
  - name: Management API - Webhooks
    description: Operations for managing webhooks.
  - name: Organizations API - Teams
    description: Operations for managing teams.
  - name: Organizations API - Project Teams
    description: Operations for managing project teams.
  - name: Organizations API - Users
    description: Operations for managing users.
paths:
  /management/responses:
    post:
      tags:
        - Management API - Responses
      summary: Create a response
      description: >-
        Creates a response in the database. This will trigger the response
        pipeline, including webhooks, integrations, follow-up emails, and other
        configured actions.
      operationId: createResponse
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: The response to create
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                createdAt:
                  type: string
                  description: The date and time the response was created
                  example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
                updatedAt:
                  type: string
                  description: The date and time the response was last updated
                  example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
                surveyId:
                  type: string
                  description: The ID of the survey
                displayId:
                  type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                  description: The display ID of the response
                singleUseId:
                  type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                  description: The single use ID of the response
                finished:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the response is finished
                  example: true
                endingId:
                  type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                  description: The ID of the ending
                language:
                  type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                  description: The language of the response
                  example: en
                data:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: number
                      - type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      - type: object
                        additionalProperties:
                          type: string
                  description: The data of the response
                  example:
                    question1: answer1
                    question2: 2
                    question3:
                      - answer3
                      - answer4
                    question4:
                      subquestion1: answer5
                variables:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: number
                  description: The variables of the response
                  example:
                    variable1: answer1
                    variable2: 2
                ttc:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties:
                    type: number
                  description: The TTC of the response
                  example:
                    question1: 10
                    question2: 20
                meta:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    source:
                      type: string
                      description: The source of the response
                      example: https://example.com
                    url:
                      type: string
                      description: The URL of the response
                      example: https://example.com
                    userAgent:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        browser:
                          type: string
                        os:
                          type: string
                        device:
                          type: string
                    country:
                      type: string
                    action:
                      type: string
                  description: The meta data of the response
                  example:
                    source: https://example.com
                    url: https://example.com
                    userAgent:
                      browser: Chrome
                      os: Windows
                      device: Desktop
                    country: US
                    action: click
                userId:
                  type: string
              required:
                - surveyId
                - finished
                - data
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Response created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    description: The ID of the response
                  createdAt:
                    type: string
                    description: The date and time the response was created
                    example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
                  updatedAt:
                    type: string
                    description: The date and time the response was last updated
                    example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
                  finished:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Whether the response is finished
                    example: true
                  surveyId:
                    type: string
                    description: The ID of the survey
                  contactId:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: The ID of the contact
                  endingId:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: The ID of the ending
                  data:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: number
                        - type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
                        - type: object
                          additionalProperties:
                            type: string
                    description: The data of the response
                    example:
                      question1: answer1
                      question2: 2
                      question3:
                        - answer3
                        - answer4
                      question4:
                        subquestion1: answer5
                  variables:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: number
                    description: The variables of the response
                    example:
                      variable1: answer1
                      variable2: 2
                  ttc:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: number
                    description: The TTC of the response
                    example:
                      question1: 10
                      question2: 20
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      source:
                        type: string
                        description: The source of the response
                        example: https://example.com
                      url:
                        type: string
                        description: The URL of the response
                        example: https://example.com
                      userAgent:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          browser:
                            type: string
                          os:
                            type: string
                          device:
                            type: string
                      country:
                        type: string
                      action:
                        type: string
                    description: The meta data of the response
                    example:
                      source: https://example.com
                      url: https://example.com
                      userAgent:
                        browser: Chrome
                        os: Windows
                        device: Desktop
                      country: US
                      action: click
                  contactAttributes:
                    type:
                      - object
                      - 'null'
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: string
                    description: The attributes of the contact
                    example:
                      attribute1: value1
                      attribute2: value2
                  singleUseId:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: The single use ID of the response
                  language:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: The language of the response
                    example: en
                  displayId:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: The display ID of the response
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: Use your Formbricks x-api-key to authenticate.

````