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# Add question

> Add one question of any field type to a form. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fillout/add_question

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Add one question of any field type to a form.

Fillout API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fillout.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/fillout/forms/{form_id}/questions`

Access: write.

Adds a question to a page of a form and returns its ID. Use it for fields that need more than a label, such as a signature, a file upload or a rating. Choice types take options. The change reaches respondents only after publish_form. This call is undone by update_question or by restoring an earlier version from the editor's edit history, so it runs without asking first.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `form_id` | string | yes | Form ID from list_forms. |
| `label` | string | yes | The question text. |
| `type` | enum | yes | Field type: Address, AudioRecording, Calcom, Calendly, Captcha, Checkbox, Checkboxes, ColorPicker, CurrencyInput, DatePicker, DateRange, DateTimePicker, Dropdown, EmailInput, FileUpload, ImagePicker, LocationCoordinates, LongAnswer, Matrix, MultiSelect, MultipleChoice, NumberInput, OpinionScale, Password, Payment, PhoneNumber, Ranking, RecordPicker, ShortAnswer, Signature, Slider, StarRating, Subform, SubmissionPicker, Switch, Table, TimePicker or URLInput. |
| `options` | array | no | Answer options, for Dropdown, MultipleChoice, Checkboxes and similar types. |
| `required` | boolean | no | Make the question required. Default: false. |
| `page` | string | no | Name of the form page to add it to. Default: the last form page. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/fillout/forms/form_8c41d2/questions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"label":"label","type":"Field type: Address"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("fillout", "add_question", {"form_id":"form_8c41d2","label":"label","type":"Field type: Address"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('fillout', 'add_question', {"form_id":"form_8c41d2","label":"label","type":"Field type: Address"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call fillout add_question --data '{"form_id":"form_8c41d2","label":"label","type":"Field type: Address"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "form_id": "fpj3Kd9xQw2L",
  "question": {
    "id": "q_rating",
    "name": "How was the session?",
    "type": "StarRating",
    "required": false
  }
}
```

Previous: [Create form](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fillout/create_form.md)
Next: [Update question](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fillout/update_question.md)

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