---
title: "Retrieve Survey"
method: GET
path: "/surveys/{id}"
tags: ["Surveys"]
---

# Retrieve Survey

`GET /surveys/{id}`

Retrieve a specific survey by its ID

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- Survey — Surveys let you ask your subscribers a question—and personalize future emails based on their answers. You can attach a survey to any email and read back the responses via the API.
  - `id` string, required — A unique TypeID associated with the object.
  - `creation_date` string, date-time, required — The date and time at which the object was first created.
  - `identifier` string, required — A newsletter-scoped slug used to reference this survey when embedding it in emails.
  - `question` string, required — The survey question shown to subscribers.
  - `response_count` integer, required — The total number of responses this survey has received.
  - `answers` string[], required — The list of pre-defined answer choices. Order is preserved unless `randomize_answers` is true.
  - `notes` string, required — Internal notes about the survey. Not shown to subscribers.
  - `randomize_answers` boolean, required — If true, the order of `answers` is shuffled each time the survey is rendered.
  - `response_cadence` 'once' | 'once_per_email', required — An enumeration.
  - `status` 'active' | 'inactive', required — An enumeration.
  - `is_freeform_response_enabled` boolean, required — If true, subscribers can provide a freeform text response in addition to (or instead of) picking from `answers`.
  - `input_type` 'radio' | 'checkbox' | 'text', required — An enumeration.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `429` — Too Many Requests

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