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updatedAt: 2026-07-06T12:56:10.000Z
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projectIndex: https://docs.smartsurvey.io/llms.txt
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# Data Types
## Question Types
| Question Type | Sub Types |
| :-------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `open_ended `
Open-ended question types | `single`
Single textbox
`multi`
Multiple textboxes
`essay`
Single large textbox (textarea)
`ai_follow_up`
Multiple textboxes for questions and answers.
`email`
Email address |
| `single_choice `
Multiple choice, single answer question type | `radio`
Radio button based question
`dropdown`
Drop down list based question
`image`
Image selection based question
`customer_effort_score`
Customer Effort Score (CES) based question
`customer_satisfaction_score`
Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) based question
`employee_effort_score`
Employee Effort Score (EES) based question
`employee_satisfaction_score`
Employee Satisfaction Score (ESAT) based question
`employee_nps_score`
Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) based question
`friends_family_test`
Friends and Family Test (FFT) based question
`star_rating`
Star rating based question |
| `multiple_choice`
Multiple choice, multiple answer question type | `checkbox`
Checkbox based question
`list`
List box based question
`image`
Image selection based question |
| `matrix`
Matrix question type | `single`
Only one answer per row
`multi`
Multiple answers per row
`open_ended`
Matrix of textboxes
`dropdown`
Matrix of drop-down menus
`semantic`
Semantic differential |
| `datetime`
Date/Time question type | `date`
Date selection only
`time`
Time selection only
`both`
Date and time selection |
| `descriptive`
Descriptive question type | None |
| `ranking`
Ranking question type | None |
| `nps`
Net Promoter Score® question type | None |
| `file_upload`
File upload question type | None |
| `constant_sum`
Continuous sum question type | None |
| `slider`
Slider question type | None |
## Answer Types
| Type | Description |
| :------------------ | :---------------------------------- |
| `text` | Text input item |
| `dropdown` | Drop down select item |
| `radio` | Single answer radio input item |
| `checkbox` | Multiple answer checkbox input item |
| `listitem` | List box item |
| `matrix_col` | Matrix question column option |
| `matrix_row` | Matrix question row option |
| `descriptive` | Descriptive question option |
| `other` | 'Other' option item |
| `heading` | Heading row item |
| `comment` | 'Comments' option item |
| `ranking` | Ranking option item |
| `datetime` | Date/Time option item |
| `nps` | Net Promoter Score® option item |
| `fileupload` | File upload option item |
| `image` | Image option item |
| `followup_question` | AI follow-up question item |
| `followup_answer` | AI follow-up answer item |
| `followup_summary` | AI follow-up summary item |
## Language List
| ID | Code | Language |
| :- | :-------- | :-------------------- |
| 1 | `en` | English |
| 2 | `ar` | Arabic |
| 3 | `sv` | Swedish |
| 4 | `ru` | Russian |
| 5 | `de` | German |
| 6 | `fr` | French |
| 7 | `pl` | Polish |
| 8 | `es` | Spanish |
| 9 | `el` | Greek |
| 10 | `cy` | Welsh |
| 11 | `da` | Danish |
| 12 | `tr` | Turkish |
| 13 | `zh-Hans` | Chinese (Simplified) |
| 14 | `hi` | Hindi |
| 15 | `ur` | Urdu |
| 16 | `nl` | Dutch |
| 17 | `it` | Italian |
| 18 | `pt-PT` | Portuguese (Portugal) |
| 19 | `no` | Norwegian |
| 20 | `zh-Hant` | Chinese (Traditional) |
| 21 | `fa` | Farsi |
| 22 | `fi` | Finnish |
| 23 | `lt` | Lithuanian |
| 24 | `th` | Thai |
| 25 | `hr` | Croatian |
| 26 | `bg` | Bulgarian |
| 27 | `hu` | Hungarian |
| 28 | `sk` | Slovak |
| 29 | `cs` | Czech |
| 30 | `ro` | Romanian |
| 31 | `sr` | Serbian |
| 32 | `sl` | Slovenian |
| 33 | `bs` | Bosnian |
| 34 | `gd` | Scottish Gaelic |
| 35 | `ja` | Japanese |
| 36 | `id` | Indonesian |
| 37 | `pt-BR` | Portuguese (Brazil) |
| 38 | `uk` | Ukrainian |
| 39 | `aa` | Afar |
| 40 | `sq` | Albanian |
| 41 | `am` | Amharic |
| 42 | `fa-AF` | Dari |
| 43 | `ku` | Kurdish |
| 44 | `om` | Oromo |
| 45 | `ps` | Pashto |
| 47 | `so` | Somali |
| 48 | `ti` | Tigrinya |
| 49 | `vi` | Vietnamese |
| 50 | `ga` | Irish |
| 51 | `pa` | Punjabi |
| 52 | `bn` | Bengali |
| 53 | `ml` | Malayalam |
| 54 | `si` | Sinhala |
| 55 | `ig` | Igbo |
> **Note:** ID 46 is intentionally omitted — it is an inactive duplicate Persian/Farsi entry (code `fa`, the same tag as the active ID 21). The active Dari entry (ID 42) uses `fa-AF`, so every active language has a unique code.
## Respondent Statuses
| Status | Description |
| :------------- | :----------------------------------------- |
| `completed` | Respondent has finished the survey |
| `partial` | Respondent has completed at least one page |
| `disqualified` | Respondent was disqualified |
## Tracking Link Types
| ID | Code | Name |
| :- | :----------------- | :------------------------ |
| 0 | `web_link` | Default Web Link |
| 1 | `email_invitation` | Email Invitation Link |
| 2 | `web_link` | Standard Web Link |
| 3 | `consumer_panel` | Consumer Panel Order |
| 4 | `offline` | Offline Survey Link |
| 6 | `web_popup` | Website: Popup Invitation |
| 8 | `web_embed` | Website: Embed Code |
| 9 | `facebook` | Facebook Wall Post |
| 11 | `qr_code` | QR Code |
| 12 | `feedback_popup` | Feedback Popup |