NPS® Recipients

Note: This API endpoint is deprecated. Zendesk is removing Net Promoter Score℠ (NPS®) survey functionality on April 30, 2023. For more information, see Announcing the removal of Net Promoter Score (NPS).

Every NPS survey is delivered to one or multiple recipients. For most businesses that use Zendesk Support, the recipients are customers. Agents and admins will never receive surveys. If the recipient responds to the survey, they’ll then become a user in your instance of Zendesk Support. If they’re already a user in your Zendesk Support instance, their NPS response will be associated with their user ID. If they’re not an existing user in your Zendesk Support instance, a unique user ID will be created on their behalf to capture their response. Visit the Incremental Export documentation for information on how to export all recipients across surveys.

JSON format

Recipients are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:

Name	Type	Read-only	Mandatory	Description
created_at	string	true	false	When the recipient was created.
delivered_at	string	true	false	When the survey was delivered to the recipient.
email	string	false	true	The email of the recipient.
id	integer	true	false	Automatically assigned when the recipient is created.
locale	string	false	false	The recipient's locale.
name	string	false	true	The name of the recipient.
updated_at	string	true	false	When recipient was last updated (i.e., by responding to the survey).
user_id	integer	true	false	The recipient user ID.

Example

{
  "created_at": "2013-08-29T00:00:00-07:00",
  "delivered_at": "2013-08-29T00:00:30-07:00",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "id": 1,
  "locale": "en-US",
  "name": "Recipient Name",
  "updated_at": "2013-08-29T00:00:30-07:00",
  "user_id": 154506367
}

List Recipients

• GET /api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients

List recipients for a given survey.

Allowed for

• Admins

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
survey_id	integer	Path	true	ID of survey.

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients"
	method := "GET"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients")
		.newBuilder();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("GET", null)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"GET",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "recipients": [
    {
      "created_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
      "delivered_at": "2020-07-01T20:00:00Z",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "id": 1,
      "locale": "en-US",
      "name": "Recipient One",
      "updated_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
      "user_id": null
    }
  ]
}

Create Recipient

• POST /api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients

Creates a new recipient for a survey.

Allowed for

• Admins

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
survey_id	integer	Path	true	ID of survey.

Example body

{
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
}

Code Samples

curl

curl \
  --data '{"recipient": {"email": "[email protected]", "name": "Recipient One"}}' \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --request POST \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}
    https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients.json

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients"
	method := "POST"
	payload := strings.NewReader(`{
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients")
		.newBuilder();
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),
		"""
{
  \"recipient\": {
    \"email\": \"[email protected].org\",
    \"name\": \"Recipient One\"
  }
}""");

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("POST", body)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');
var data = JSON.stringify({
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
});

var config = {
  method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
  data : data,
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests
import json

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients"

payload = json.loads("""{
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
}""")
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"POST",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers,
	json=payload
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients")
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.body = %q({
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
})
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

201 Created

// Status 201 Created

{
  "recipient": {
    "created_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
    "delivered_at": "2020-07-01T20:00:00Z",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "id": 1,
    "locale": "en-US",
    "name": "Recipient One",
    "updated_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
    "user_id": null
  }
}

Search Recipients

• GET /api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients/search?email={email}

Searches recipients by email address.

Allowed for

• Admins

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
email	string	Query	true	Email address.
survey_id	integer	Path	true	ID of survey.

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients/search.json?email={email} \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/search?email=user%40domain.org"
	method := "GET"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/search")
		.newBuilder()
		.addQueryParameter("email", "[email protected]");

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("GET", null)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/search',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
  params: {
    'email': 'user%40domain.org',
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/search?email=user%40domain.org"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"GET",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form("email": "[email protected]")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "recipients": [
    {
      "created_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
      "delivered_at": "2020-07-01T20:00:00Z",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "id": 1,
      "locale": "en-US",
      "name": "Recipient One",
      "updated_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
      "user_id": null
    }
  ]
}

Show Recipient

• GET /api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients/{recipient_id}

Shows an existing recipient for a survey.

Allowed for

• Admins

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
recipient_id	integer	Path	true	ID of survey recipient.
survey_id	integer	Path	true	ID of survey.

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients/{recipient_id}.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468"
	method := "GET"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468")
		.newBuilder();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("GET", null)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"GET",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "recipient": {
    "created_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
    "delivered_at": "2020-07-01T20:00:00Z",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "id": 1,
    "locale": "en-US",
    "name": "Recipient One",
    "updated_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
    "user_id": null
  }
}

Update Recipient

• PUT /api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients/{recipient_id}

Updates an existing recipient for a survey.

Allowed for

• Admins

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
recipient_id	integer	Path	true	ID of survey recipient.
survey_id	integer	Path	true	ID of survey.

Example body

{
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
}

Code Samples

curl

curl \
  --data '{"recipient": {"email": "[email protected]", "name": "Recipient One"}}' \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --request PUT \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} \
    https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/{survey_id}/recipients/{recipient_id}.json

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468"
	method := "PUT"
	payload := strings.NewReader(`{
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468")
		.newBuilder();
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),
		"""
{
  \"recipient\": {
    \"email\": \"[email protected].org\",
    \"name\": \"Recipient One\"
  }
}""");

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("PUT", body)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');
var data = JSON.stringify({
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
});

var config = {
  method: 'PUT',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
  data : data,
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests
import json

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468"

payload = json.loads("""{
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
}""")
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"PUT",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers,
	json=payload
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/nps/surveys/1234/recipients/2468")
request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.body = %q({
  "recipient": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Recipient One"
  }
})
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "recipient": {
    "created_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
    "delivered_at": "2020-07-01T20:00:00Z",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "id": 1,
    "locale": "en-US",
    "name": "Recipient One",
    "updated_at": "2020-07-01T18:00:00Z",
    "user_id": null
  }
}