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Merging data into existing survey

  • November 25, 2025
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We are using AI to code our open ended questions. So we are exporting the data coding it. But we can’t seem to import the coded data back in. Is there a way to do this?

Best answer by vgayraud

Hi,

You can’t overwrite existing survey responses by reimporting them in a survey project. You could export, code and reimport, but that would create billable new responses and you would have to delete your original ones.

You could store your codification in an imported data project along with their original ResponseID. That type of project allows responses to be updated.

However - and this is probably the best solution - you can also update survey responses’ embedded data fields with the API, either individually or in batch.

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  • November 25, 2025

Hi,

You can’t overwrite existing survey responses by reimporting them in a survey project. You could export, code and reimport, but that would create billable new responses and you would have to delete your original ones.

You could store your codification in an imported data project along with their original ResponseID. That type of project allows responses to be updated.

However - and this is probably the best solution - you can also update survey responses’ embedded data fields with the API, either individually or in batch.


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  • November 25, 2025

Thank you. Would be nice to have all the data together. Ideally we want to chart this in a dashboard and cross reference it. Will see how API can work.