Accessing Detailed Session Responses via the Results API

Learn how to retrieve detailed participant and task-level data for a specific test session using the Results API.

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Overview

  • This endpoint returns the full response details for a single session. 
    • It includes metadata, participant demographics, and task-level results—supporting a wide range of task types.
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Parameters
 

Parameter Type Required Description
sessionId UUID (path) ✅ Yes The unique ID of the session to be queried.

🔐 Authentication is required.

 

 

 

Data structure

The response includes:

  • Session metadata
  • Participant details
  • All task responses for the session

     

Sample response
 






 

Task types

Task Type Description
WRITTEN Open-ended text responses
VERBAL Verbal response transcripts
URL Navigation tasks (e.g., success/failure)
MATRIX Multi-row rating selections
NPS Net Promoter Score
RATING_SCALE Single scale-based rating
MULTIPLE_CHOICE Single/multiple choice selections
RANK_ORDER Ranking of options
BLANK Completed without a response
IMAGE Image-based annotation
FIGMA Figma prototype interactions
SKIPPED Task skipped (by logic or user)




 

Error handling
 

Status Code Description Source
200 OK. Response returned successfully. Results API
400 Invalid session ID format. Results API
404 Session not found or unauthorized access. Results API
429 Too many requests. Rate limit exceeded. Results API
5xx Internal server error. Results API





 

Caching
 

Layer Behavior
CDN Not currently enabled. Fastly integration TBD.
Header Cache-Control: private, no-store due to data sensitivity.
ETag Previously included (SHA256), now disabled per security findings.
Redis No app-level caching implemented.

 

 

 

 

 

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