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title: Answers
slug: wIQW-answers
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createdAt: 2025-08-14T14:51:50.038Z
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Webhook to receive Answer objects, whenever an applicant answers a question.

**Actions**

| Name    | Description           |
| ------- | --------------------- |
| created | An answer was created |

**Request Payload**

| Name        | Type   | Description                             |
| ----------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- |
| action      | string | Action triggering the event (see above) |
| answer      | object | The **answer** object                   |
| event\_type | string | "answer"                                |

### Answer Object

| Name            | Type    | Description                                                                                       |
| --------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| id              | integer | ID of the Answer                                                                                  |
| application\_id | integer | ID of the Application that answered the Question                                                  |
| question\_id    | integer | ID of the Question that was answered                                                              |
| answer\_type    | string  | Type of the Answer                                                                                |
| text            | string  | Text of the Answer. If the Answer is a **file**, the text will be a signed URL, valid for 2 hours |

### Answer Types

| Name            | Description                                                                              |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| code            | Coding answer                                                                            |
| date            | Date answer                                                                              |
| file            | File answer. Answer is a signed URL of the file, valid for 2 hours                       |
| link            | URL answer                                                                               |
| range           | Integer number range answer                                                              |
| scorecard       | Scorecard answer                                                                         |
| select-one      | Single choice answer                                                                     |
| select-multiple | Multiple choice answer. Semicolon separated list, example: `Vanilla;Chocolate;Pistachio` |
| text            | Free text long answer                                                                    |
| text-short      | Free text short answer                                                                   |
| yes-no          | Yes or No answer                                                                         |