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    Create a poll

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    This action creates a poll with at least one option. You can configure various settings for your poll, including when the poll will close and whether to allow voting for multiple options.

    After creating a poll, to share the poll with other users in a channel, the poll must be sent as a message.

    HTTP request

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    POST https://api-{application_id}.sendbird.com/v3/polls

    Request body

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    The following table lists the properties that this action supports.

    Parameters
    RequiredTypeDescription

    title

    string

    Specifies the title of a poll. The length is limited to 2,048 characters.

    options

    array of strings

    Specifies an array of poll options that a user can vote for. At least one option should be provided, and the length of each option is limited to 2,000 characters.

    The maximum number of options that can be added to a poll differs depending on your Sendbird plan. For further information, contact our sales team.

    OptionalTypeDescription

    allow_user_suggestion

    boolean

    Determines whether to allow users other than the creator of the poll to add new options to the poll. (Default: false)

    allow_multiple_votes

    boolean

    Determines whether to allow users to vote for multiple options. (Default: false)

    close_at

    long

    Specifies when the poll closes and no longer accepts votes in Unix seconds. If the value of this property is -1, the poll is open indefinitely.

    created_by

    string

    Specifies the unique ID of the user who creates the poll.

    data

    object

    Specifies a JSON object of one or more key-value items to store additional poll information.

    Response

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    If successful, this action returns a poll resource in the response body.

    {
    "status": "open",
    "allow_user_suggestion": true,
    "title": "April lunch date",
    "allow_multiple_votes": true,
    "created_at": 1657267925,
    "updated_at": 0,
    "created_by": "Kay",
    "id": 2217,
    "voter_count": 0,
    "close_at": -1,
    "options": [
        {
            "text": "April 15 (Fri)",
            "created_at": 1657267925,
            "updated_at": 0,
            "created_by": "Kay",
            "vote_count": 0,
            "poll_id": 2217,
            "id": 3591
        }
    ]
}

    In the case of an error, an error object is returned. A detailed list of error codes is available here.

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