Create a question for a section

POST /api/v1/form/{form_uuid}/question
Personal access token & O auth2

Headers

  • X-PLANNR-ACCOUNT-UUID string

Path parameters

  • form_uuid string Required
application/json

Body Required

  • type string Required

    The type of the question

  • required boolean Required

    Whether the question is required or not

  • title string Required

    The title of the question

  • help_text string

    Input placeholder

  • caption string

    User friendly description of what should be input

  • position integer Required

    The position of the question in the section.

  • selection_options array[string] Required

    The selection options for the question IF the question is of type selection.

  • section_uuid string Required

    The uuid of the section to move the question to.

  • target_field string

    The field to update if the question is filled in

  • linked_question_field string

    Create a question from a linked field, with this, the type and selection options can be ignored

  • linked_primary boolean

    If this is a contact detail or address field, should it be made primary?

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • uuid string

      The UUID of the resource.

    • created_at string

      The timestamp of when the resource was created.

    • updated_at string

      The timestamp of when the resource was updated.

    • section object

      The section this question belongs to

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      • uuid string
      • created_at string
      • updated_at string
      • form string
      • title string
      • position integer
      • questions string
    • title string

      The title of the question

    • help_text string

      Input placeholder text

    • caption string

      Text to describe the input

    • type string

      The type of question

    • required boolean

      Whether the question is required

    • position integer

      The position of the question in the section

    • selection_options array[string]

      The options for selection questions

    • target_field string

      The field to update upon question completion

    • key string

      The key to use when updating the target field

    • linked_question object

      the linked form question

      Hide linked_question attributes Show linked_question attributes object
      • type string
      • field string
      • label string
      • formatted_field string
      • selection_options array[string]
      • is_custom_field boolean
      • forced_required boolean
      • caption string
    • linked_primary boolean

      Will the this linked field become a primary Address/Phone Number/Email Address
POST /api/v1/form/{form_uuid}/question 
curl \
 --request POST 'https://api.plannrcrm.com/api/v1/form/6ff8f7f6-1eb3-3525-be4a-3932c805afed/question' \
 --header "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --header "X-PLANNR-ACCOUNT-UUID: {YOUR_PLANNR_ACCOUNT_UUID}" \
 --data '{"type":"string","required":"true","title":"What is your name?","help_text":"Gareth","caption":"Enter your full legal name","position":0,"selection_options":["apple","orange"],"section_uuid":"9c291135-288e-4b49-8fba-294f522053ce","target_field":"client.first_name","linked_question_field":"first_name","linked_primary":false}'
Request examples 
# Headers
X-PLANNR-ACCOUNT-UUID: {YOUR_PLANNR_ACCOUNT_UUID}

# Payload
{
  "type": "string",
  "required": "true",
  "title": "What is your name?",
  "help_text": "Gareth",
  "caption": "Enter your full legal name",
  "position": 0,
  "selection_options": [
    "apple",
    "orange"
  ],
  "section_uuid": "9c291135-288e-4b49-8fba-294f522053ce",
  "target_field": "client.first_name",
  "linked_question_field": "first_name",
  "linked_primary": false
}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "key": "what_is_your_name",
  "type": "string",
  "uuid": "40c47386-7501-4784-b82d-cfd3c068efa7",
  "title": "What is your name?",
  "caption": "Your full legal name",
  "section": {
    "form": "App\\Http\\Resources\\FormResource",
    "uuid": "a72cdcca-ab21-4953-8c3f-e7f024930d2d",
    "title": "Personal Details",
    "position": 1,
    "questions": "App\\Http\\Resources\\FormQuestionResource",
    "created_at": "2025-08-07T13:41:41+01:00",
    "updated_at": "2025-08-07T13:41:41+01:00"
  },
  "position": 1,
  "required": true,
  "help_text": "Gareth",
  "created_at": "2025-08-07T13:41:41+01:00",
  "updated_at": "2025-08-07T13:41:41+01:00",
  "target_field": "name",
  "linked_primary": true,
  "linked_question": {
    "type": "selection",
    "field": "gender",
    "label": "Gender",
    "caption": "Your drink preference",
    "forced_required": false,
    "formatted_field": "Gender",
    "is_custom_field": false,
    "selection_options": [
      "male",
      "female",
      "non-binary",
      "transgender",
      "intersex",
      "other",
      "unknown"
    ]
  },
  "selection_options": [
    "option 1",
    "option 2"
  ]
}