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Get Response Export File

GET 
/surveys/:surveyId/export-responses/:fileId/file

Retrieves the response export file after the file export process completes. By default, the export file is returned as a ZIP file, but you can request a different file format when you start the export.

Select file format with the Start Response Export call

You can specify a file format for the export file and whether the file is returned uncompressed or compressed in a ZIP file when you begin your export with Start Response Export.

The compressed file inside the retrieved ZIP file has this naming convention: {Survey Project Name}.{Export Format}. Note that the file does not return time and date of export. For date and time information, you need to record this information manually during the export process.

The example below shows a sample cURL request for this endpoint. Please note that you need to include your surveyId and the fileId in the URL of this request. The fileId is returned in the response to the Get Response Export Progress call.

Retrieve file

curl --request GET \
--url https://ca1.qualtrics.com/API/v3/surveys/surveyId/export-responses/fileId/file \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-API-TOKEN: ' \
-OJ myResponseFile

Try it Feature Limitation​

The 'Try it' tab above does not allow data export. Please use cURL or the Postman app to send this request.

File Expiration​

Export files expire one week after the completion of an export. After that expiration, the file is no longer available, and you will have to start the export request again.

Request​

Responses​

The requested data in binary form.