Export Survey Response as PDF via API

The linked answer - which is now moved to 

isn’t satisfactorily answered, so I will post a new request

​@chackbusch ​@faris ​@JBrim , There is no out of the box API to export the survey response as PDF.

You can get the survey response from an API. However, you will need a middleman to convert that into a PDF. We’ve developed number free toolkits for the Qualtrics community. If you’re interested we could potentially create an app that converts the API response into PDF for you. Please reach out to me in the chat.

We just released a free Chrome extension that solves exactly this problem: Qualtrics API Toolkit by Pirai AI

✅ No-code solution - designed specifically for non-technical researchers
✅ Upload a CSV with responseId + your embedded data fields
✅ Validates everything before processing
✅ Tracks progress in real-time
✅ Simple point-and-click interface

It uses Qualtrics APIs under the hood but you don't need any coding skills. Just search "Qualtrics API Toolkit" on Chrome Web Store.

Would love to hear if it works for your use case! And if you find it helpful, please share with others who might need bulk updates. 🙂

Free Chrome Extension:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lloepmlcmkeohopokcedejdelohoilip?utm_source=item-share-cb

Docs:

https://piraiai.com/docs/qualtrics-api-toolkit

Thanks ​@ak.piraiai for responding, appreciated

Does your plug-in work with signature files within the response?

Also :

1. Uploading 101,000 CSVs one at a time isn’t going to work with your add-in
2. Uploading sensitive information to a 3rd party isn’t going to be possible due to GDPR, and we really need a local app solution

I’m not a non-technical researcher -  more a technical non-researcher, so would actually love to see some code for doing thing for a batch of ResponseIDs … python or whatever.

However, if signatures work with your add-in, I will try it with some test responses and let you know,

Kind Regards,

JBrim

​@JBrim , Pirai AI is GDPR complaint and the API tookit is an abstract layer of the Qualtrics REST API. If you’re updating the response Qualtrics bulk response API can support up to 250K responses.

Please review our privacy policy: https://piraiai.com/privacy

Here is the Qualtrics toolkit guide: https://piraiai.com/docs/qualtrics-api-toolkit

API Key Storage & Privacy

• Local Only: API keys stored exclusively in your browser using Chrome's local storage - never leave your device
• No Server Backend: Extension communicates directly from your browser to Qualtrics APIs
• Client-Side Processing: CSV files processed entirely in browser memory, destroyed immediately after use
• GDPR Compliant: Since no data is processed on our servers (there are no servers!), we're inherently compliant

Pricing

• Chrome Extension: Completely FREE 

What We Gain

• Community building and feedback to prioritize new API endpoints
• Brand awareness for our main platform
• Zero data collection - we literally cannot access your files or API usage

Why we Built This

As a researcher with extensive experience, I've felt the pain of tedious Qualtrics workflows firsthand for non-tech researchers. I built this toolkit specifically to help the Qualtrics community increase their efficiency and spend more time on actual research rather than manual data operations.

The extension is essentially an abstraction layer that makes Qualtrics APIs more user-friendly than Postman scripts, while keeping everything private and local to your browser.

You can verify this by checking the extension permissions (only needs storage and *.qualtrics.com access) and monitoring network traffic.

Feel free to reach out with any other questions! Contact: admin@piraiai.com

​@ak.piraiai , thanks again - I will try it out - perhaps you are in a good place to lobby the Qualtrics team to implement some of this as a core API function!

Best Wishes

JBrim

​@JBrim ​@chackbusch ,

 

Solved: PDF response extraction workflow bottleneck. Built a two-stage automation that transforms hours of manual clicking into minutes of organized batch processing. Successfully tested with multiple datasets. This solution addresses the workflow gap research teams face when needing individual response documentation for analysis and compliance.

Full article & Demo: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/automate-bulk-pdf-response-downloads-two-stage-gisic/

Hi ​@JBrim,

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