> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developerdocs.instructure.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/resources/poll_submissions.md).

# PollSubmissions

Manage submissions for polls

#### A PollSubmission object looks like: <a href="#pollsubmission" id="pollsubmission"></a>

```js
{
  // The unique identifier for the poll submission.
  "id": 1023,
  // The unique identifier of the poll choice chosen for this submission.
  "poll_choice_id": 155,
  // the unique identifier of the user who submitted this poll submission.
  "user_id": 4555,
  // The date and time the poll submission was submitted.
  "created_at": "2013-11-07T13:16:18Z"
}
```

## [Get a single poll submission](#method.polling/poll_submissions.show) <a href="#method.polling-poll_submissions.show" id="method.polling-poll_submissions.show"></a>

[Polling::PollSubmissionsController#show](https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/master/app/controllers/polling/poll_submissions_controller.rb)

#### `GET /api/v1/polls/:poll_id/poll_sessions/:poll_session_id/poll_submissions/:id`

**Scope:** `url:GET|/api/v1/polls/:poll_id/poll_sessions/:poll_session_id/poll_submissions/:id`

Returns the poll submission with the given id

#### Example Response:

```js
{
  "poll_submissions": [PollSubmission]
}
```

## [Create a single poll submission](#method.polling/poll_submissions.create) <a href="#method.polling-poll_submissions.create" id="method.polling-poll_submissions.create"></a>

[Polling::PollSubmissionsController#create](https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/master/app/controllers/polling/poll_submissions_controller.rb)

#### `POST /api/v1/polls/:poll_id/poll_sessions/:poll_session_id/poll_submissions`

**Scope:** `url:POST|/api/v1/polls/:poll_id/poll_sessions/:poll_session_id/poll_submissions`

Create a new poll submission for this poll session

#### Request Parameters:

| Parameter                            | Type               | Description                                 |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| `poll_submissions[][poll_choice_id]` | Required `integer` | The chosen poll choice for this submission. |

#### Example Response:

```js
{
  "poll_submissions": [PollSubmission]
}
```

***

This documentation is generated directly from the Canvas LMS source code, available [on Github](https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms).


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