Hi all, I’m trying to use the Qualtrics API with Python in order to create a question in a survey following the API documentation https://api.qualtrics.com/5d41105e8d3b7-create-question, but I can’t seem to get even a minimal example working.
The code that is provided in the documentation is:
```
import requests
survey_id = "SV_8v0JD7wI8OFJNI2"
data_center_id = "fra1"
api_token = "OefAatpUHPQvVDWPVu0zmlpRnEq6XXp1LJkunaFr"
baseUrl = f"https://{data_center_id}.qualtrics.com/API/v3/survey-definitions/{survey_id}/blocks"
payload = {
"ChoiceOrder": ["1", "2"],
"Choices": {
"1": { "Display": "choice 1" },
"2": { "Display": "choice 2" }
},
"Configuration": {
"QuestionDescriptionOption": "UseText",
"TextPosition": "inline",
"ChoiceColumnWidth": 25,
"RepeatHeaders": "none",
"WhiteSpace": "ON",
"LabelPosition": "BELOW",
"NumColumns": 0,
"MobileFirst": True
},
"DataExportTag": "string",
"Language": [],
"NextAnswerId": 0,
"NextChoiceId": 0,
"QuestionDescription": "string",
"QuestionID": "string",
"QuestionText": "string",
"QuestionType": "MC",
"Randomization": "string",
"RecodeValues": {
"1": "1",
"2": "2",
"3": "-1000"
},
"Selector": "DL",
"SubSelector": "GR",
"Validation": { "Settings": {
"CustomValidation": {
"Logic": {
"Type": "BooleanExpression",
"property1": {
"ChoiceLocator": "string",
"LogicType": "Question",
"Operator": "Selected",
"QuestionID": "string",
"QuestionIsInLoop": "yes",
"Type": "Expression"
},
"property2": {
"ChoiceLocator": "string",
"LogicType": "Question",
"Operator": "Selected",
"QuestionID": "string",
"QuestionIsInLoop": "yes",
"Type": "Expression"
}
},
"Message": {
"description": "string",
"libraryID": "string",
"messageID": "string",
"subMessageID": "VE_FORCE_RESPONSE"
}
},
"ForceResponse": "string",
"ForceResponseType": "string",
"Type": "string"
} }
}
headers = {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Accept": "application/json",
"X-API-TOKEN": api_token,
}
response = requests.post(baseUrl, json=payload, headers=headers)
response.json()
```
The error you get is quite long:
{'meta': {'requestId': '87304c3e-f182-43bb-aa98-09d82a4d6810', 'httpStatus': '400 - Bad Request', 'error': {'errorCode': 'QMST_1', 'errorMessage': 'The request was invalid.', 'code': 'ESDEF10', 'validationErrors': [{'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Must validate one and only one schema (oneOf)', 'Field': '(root)', 'Value': {'ChoiceOrder': ['1', '2'], 'Choices': {'1': {'Display': 'choice 1'}, '2': {'Display': 'choice 2'}}, 'Configuration': {'ChoiceColumnWidth': 25, 'LabelPosition': 'BELOW', 'MobileFirst': True, 'NumColumns': 0, 'QuestionDescriptionOption': 'UseText', 'RepeatHeaders': 'none', 'TextPosition': 'inline', 'WhiteSpace': 'ON'}, 'DataExportTag': 'string', 'Language': [], 'NextAnswerId': 0, 'NextChoiceId': 0, 'QuestionDescription': 'string', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionText': 'string', 'QuestionType': 'MC', 'Randomization': 'string', 'RecodeValues': {'1': '1', '2': '2', '3': '-1000'}, 'Selector': 'DL', 'SubSelector': 'GR', 'Validation': {'Settings': {'CustomValidation': {'Logic': {'Type': 'BooleanExpression', 'property1': {'ChoiceLocator': 'string', 'LogicType': 'Question', 'Operator': 'Selected', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionIsInLoop': 'yes', 'Type': 'Expression'}, 'property2': {'ChoiceLocator': 'string', 'LogicType': 'Question', 'Operator': 'Selected', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionIsInLoop': 'yes', 'Type': 'Expression'}}, 'Message': {'description': 'string', 'libraryID': 'string', 'messageID': 'string', 'subMessageID': 'VE_FORCE_RESPONSE'}}, 'ForceResponse': 'string', 'ForceResponseType': 'string', 'Type': 'string'}}}}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Type is required', 'Field': 'Type', 'Value': {'ChoiceOrder': ['1', '2'], 'Choices': {'1': {'Display': 'choice 1'}, '2': {'Display': 'choice 2'}}, 'Configuration': {'ChoiceColumnWidth': 25, 'LabelPosition': 'BELOW', 'MobileFirst': True, 'NumColumns': 0, 'QuestionDescriptionOption': 'UseText', 'RepeatHeaders': 'none', 'TextPosition': 'inline', 'WhiteSpace': 'ON'}, 'DataExportTag': 'string', 'Language': [], 'NextAnswerId': 0, 'NextChoiceId': 0, 'QuestionDescription': 'string', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionText': 'string', 'QuestionType': 'MC', 'Randomization': 'string', 'RecodeValues': {'1': '1', '2': '2', '3': '-1000'}, 'Selector': 'DL', 'SubSelector': 'GR', 'Validation': {'Settings': {'CustomValidation': {'Logic': {'Type': 'BooleanExpression', 'property1': {'ChoiceLocator': 'string', 'LogicType': 'Question', 'Operator': 'Selected', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionIsInLoop': 'yes', 'Type': 'Expression'}, 'property2': {'ChoiceLocator': 'string', 'LogicType': 'Question', 'Operator': 'Selected', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionIsInLoop': 'yes', 'Type': 'Expression'}}, 'Message': {'description': 'string', 'libraryID': 'string', 'messageID': 'string', 'subMessageID': 'VE_FORCE_RESPONSE'}}, 'ForceResponse': 'string', 'ForceResponseType': 'string', 'Type': 'string'}}}}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'SubType is required', 'Field': 'SubType', 'Value': {'ChoiceOrder': ['1', '2'], 'Choices': {'1': {'Display': 'choice 1'}, '2': {'Display': 'choice 2'}}, 'Configuration': {'ChoiceColumnWidth': 25, 'LabelPosition': 'BELOW', 'MobileFirst': True, 'NumColumns': 0, 'QuestionDescriptionOption': 'UseText', 'RepeatHeaders': 'none', 'TextPosition': 'inline', 'WhiteSpace': 'ON'}, 'DataExportTag': 'string', 'Language': [], 'NextAnswerId': 0, 'NextChoiceId': 0, 'QuestionDescription': 'string', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionText': 'string', 'QuestionType': 'MC', 'Randomization': 'string', 'RecodeValues': {'1': '1', '2': '2', '3': '-1000'}, 'Selector': 'DL', 'SubSelector': 'GR', 'Validation': {'Settings': {'CustomValidation': {'Logic': {'Type': 'BooleanExpression', 'property1': {'ChoiceLocator': 'string', 'LogicType': 'Question', 'Operator': 'Selected', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionIsInLoop': 'yes', 'Type': 'Expression'}, 'property2': {'ChoiceLocator': 'string', 'LogicType': 'Question', 'Operator': 'Selected', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionIsInLoop': 'yes', 'Type': 'Expression'}}, 'Message': {'description': 'string', 'libraryID': 'string', 'messageID': 'string', 'subMessageID': 'VE_FORCE_RESPONSE'}}, 'ForceResponse': 'string', 'ForceResponseType': 'string', 'Type': 'string'}}}}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property DataExportTag is not allowed', 'Field': 'DataExportTag', 'Value': 'string'}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property QuestionDescription is not allowed', 'Field': 'QuestionDescription', 'Value': 'string'}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property SubSelector is not allowed', 'Field': 'SubSelector', 'Value': 'GR'}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property NextChoiceId is not allowed', 'Field': 'NextChoiceId', 'Value': 0}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property Randomization is not allowed', 'Field': 'Randomization', 'Value': 'string'}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property ChoiceOrder is not allowed', 'Field': 'ChoiceOrder', 'Value': ['1', '2']}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property QuestionID is not allowed', 'Field': 'QuestionID', 'Value': 'string'}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property QuestionType is not allowed', 'Field': 'QuestionType', 'Value': 'MC'}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property RecodeValues is not allowed', 'Field': 'RecodeValues', 'Value': {'1': '1', '2': '2', '3': '-1000'}}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property Validation is not allowed', 'Field': 'Validation', 'Value': {'Settings': {'CustomValidation': {'Logic': {'Type': 'BooleanExpression', 'property1': {'ChoiceLocator': 'string', 'LogicType': 'Question', 'Operator': 'Selected', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionIsInLoop': 'yes', 'Type': 'Expression'}, 'property2': {'ChoiceLocator': 'string', 'LogicType': 'Question', 'Operator': 'Selected', 'QuestionID': 'string', 'QuestionIsInLoop': 'yes', 'Type': 'Expression'}}, 'Message': {'description': 'string', 'libraryID': 'string', 'messageID': 'string', 'subMessageID': 'VE_FORCE_RESPONSE'}}, 'ForceResponse': 'string', 'ForceResponseType': 'string', 'Type': 'string'}}}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property Choices is not allowed', 'Field': 'Choices', 'Value': {'1': {'Display': 'choice 1'}, '2': {'Display': 'choice 2'}}}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property Configuration is not allowed', 'Field': 'Configuration', 'Value': {'ChoiceColumnWidth': 25, 'LabelPosition': 'BELOW', 'MobileFirst': True, 'NumColumns': 0, 'QuestionDescriptionOption': 'UseText', 'RepeatHeaders': 'none', 'TextPosition': 'inline', 'WhiteSpace': 'ON'}}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property Language is not allowed', 'Field': 'Language', 'Value': []}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property NextAnswerId is not allowed', 'Field': 'NextAnswerId', 'Value': 0}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property QuestionText is not allowed', 'Field': 'QuestionText', 'Value': 'string'}, {'Element': 'Blocks', 'Context': '(root)', 'Description': 'Additional property Selector is not allowed', 'Field': 'Selector', 'Value': 'DL'}], 'message': 'Data validation failure'}}}
It’s not very helpful that there isn’t code that is provided to create a minimal example. Can anyone please help me create one?
I have tried to replace some of these “strings” with some values noted, but still don’t get anywhere.