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Introduction

The Feathery API is organized around REST. Our API has predictable resource-oriented URLs, accepts form-encoded request bodies, returns JSON-encoded responses, and uses standard HTTP response codes, authentication, and verbs.

You can use our API to access and modify your forms, fields, and users. You can leverage our React library for much of th same functionality.

Authentication

Provide your Feathery admin API key to authenticate access. You can get an API key by creating an account.

API keys are environment-specific (production, development, etc.), which allows you to separate real from test data. All API keys have access to the same fields and forms, but users are environment-specific.

Include your API key as a request header that looks like the following:

Authorization: <API KEY>

Account

Retrieve your account information

import requests

url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/account/";
headers = {"Authorization": "Token <API KEY>"}
result = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(result.json())

curl "https://api.feathery.io/api/account/" \
    -H "Authorization: Token <API KEY>"

const url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/account/";
const options = { headers: { Authorization: "Token <API KEY>" } };
fetch(url, options)
    .then((response) => response.json())
    .then(result => console.log(result));

The above command outputs JSON structured like this:

{"team": "my-team-name"}

Retrieve your Feathery account information.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.feathery.io/api/account/

Response Parameters

The response will be an object containing the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
team String The name of your team in Feathery

Forms

Retrieve a form schema

import requests

url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/form/my_form/";
headers = {"Authorization": "Token <API KEY>"}
result = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(result.json())

curl "https://api.feathery.io/api/form/my_form/" \
    -H "Authorization: Token <API KEY>"

const url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/form/my_form/";
const options = { headers: { Authorization: "Token <API KEY>" } };
fetch(url, options)
    .then((response) => response.json())
    .then(result => console.log(result));

The above command outputs JSON structured like this:

            {
  "form_id": "my_form",
  "steps": [
    {
      "id": "Step 1",
      "origin": true,
      "images": [],
      "progress_bars": [],
      "texts": [],
      "buttons": [],
      "fields": [
        {
          "id": "field_key",
          "internal_id": "46d1ba89-0dcc-42cd-839c-a12ce6668347",
          "icon_url": "",
          "placeholder": "",
          "tooltipText": "",
          "submit_trigger": "none",
          "metadata": {},
          "display_text": "a",
          "format": "",
          "repeated": false,
          "repeat_trigger": "",
          "required": true,
          "type": "integer_field",
          "max_length": null,
          "min_length": null,
          "has_data": true
        }
      ],
      "previous_conditions": [],
      "next_conditions": [],
      "created_at": "2020-06-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-06-01T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "Step 2",
      "origin": false,
      "images": [],
      "videos": [],
      "progress_bars": [],
      "texts": [],
      "buttons": [],
      "fields": [],
      "previous_conditions": [],
      "next_conditions": [],
      "created_at": "2020-06-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-06-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

Retrieve the schema of a form created in Feathery.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.feathery.io/api/form/<form_id>/

Response Parameters

The response will be an object containing the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
form_id String Your unique form ID
steps Array An array of step objects

Each steps object contains the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
id String The ID of the step, unique to the form
origin Boolean Is this the first step of the form
images Array Images on this step
videos Array Videos on this step
progress_bars Array Progress bars on this step
texts Array Text elements on this step
buttons Array Buttons on this step
fields Array Fields on this step
previous_conditions Array Navigation rules that connect previous steps to the current step
next_conditions Array Navigation rules that connect the current step to next steps
created_at Datetime When this step was created
updated_at Datetime When this step was last updated

Each form element (images, videos, progress_bars, texts, buttons, fields) has a common id parameter that uniquely identifies it.

Create a form

import requests

url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/form/";
headers = {"Authorization": "Token <API KEY>"}
data = {
    "form_id": "new_form_id",
    "template_form_id": "id_of_form_to_copy",
    "steps": [
        {
            "step_id": "name_of_new_step",
            "template_step_id": "step_to_copy",
            "origin": True,
            "fields": [
                {
                    "id": "field_to_change",
                    "field_id": "new_field_name"
                }
            ],
            "texts": [
                {
                    "id": "text_element_to_change",
                    "text": "New Text to replace copied text",
                }
            ],
            "buttons": [
                {
                    "id": "button_element_to_change",
                    "text": "New Button Text",
                }
            ],
            "images": [
                {
                    "id": "image_element_to_change",
                    "source_url": "https://new-image-to-replace-old.com",
                }
            ],
            "progress_bars": [
                {
                    "id": "name_of_progress_bar_to_change",
                    "progress": 10,
                }
            ],
        },
        {
            "step_id": "name_of_new_step_2",
            "template_step_id": "step_to_copy_2",
            "fields": [],
            "texts": [],
            "buttons": [],
            "images": [],
            "progress_bars": [],
        },
    ],
    "navigation_rules": [
        {
            "previous_step_id": "name_of_new_step",
            "next_step_id": "name_of_new_step_2",
            "trigger": "click",
            "element_type": "button",
            "element_id": "button_element_to_change",
            "rules": [
                {
                    "comparison": "equal",
                    "field_key": "",
                    "value": "",
                },
            ],
        },
    ],
}
result = requests.post(url, data=data, headers=headers)
print(result.json())

curl "https://api.feathery.io/api/form/" \
    -X POST \
    -d "{
        'form_id': 'new_form_id',
        'template_form_id': 'id_of_form_to_copy',
        'steps': [
            {
                'step_id': 'name_of_new_step',
                'template_step_id': 'step_to_copy',
                'origin': True,
                'fields': [
                    {
                        'id': 'field_to_change',
                        'field_id': 'new_field_name'
                    }
                ],
                'texts': [
                    {
                        'id': 'text_element_to_change',
                        'text': 'New Text to replace copied text',
                    }
                ],
                'buttons': [
                    {
                        'id': 'button_element_to_change',
                        'text': 'New Button Text',
                    }
                ],
                'images': [
                    {
                        'id': 'image_element_to_change',
                        'source_url': 'https://new-image-to-replace-old.com',
                    }
                ],
                'progress_bars': [
                    {
                        'id': 'name_of_progress_bar_to_change',
                        'progress': 10,
                    }
                ],
            },
            {
                'step_id': 'name_of_new_step_2',
                'template_step_id': 'step_to_copy_2',
                'fields': [],
                'texts': [],
                'buttons': [],
                'images': [],
                'progress_bars': [],
            },
        ],
        'navigation_rules': [
            {
                'previous_step_id': 'name_of_new_step',
                'next_step_id': 'name_of_new_step_2',
                'trigger': 'click',
                'element_type': 'button',
                'element_id': 'button_element_to_change',
                'rules': [
                    {
                        'comparison': 'equal',
                        'field_key': '',
                        'value': '",
                    },
                ],
            },
        ],
    }" \
    -H "Authorization: Token <API KEY>" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"

const url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/form/";
const data = {
  "form_id": "new_form_id",
  "template_form_id": "id_of_form_to_copy",
  "steps": [
    {
      "step_id": "name_of_new_step",
      "template_step_id": "step_to_copy",
      "origin": True,
      "fields": [
        {
          "id": "field_to_change",
          "field_id": "new_field_name"
        }
      ],
      "texts": [
        {
          "id": "text_element_to_change",
          "text": "New Text to replace copied text",
        }
      ],
      "buttons": [
        {
          "id": "button_element_to_change",
          "text": "New Button Text",
        }
      ],
      "images": [
        {
          "id": "image_element_to_change",
          "source_url": "https://new-image-to-replace-old.com",
        }
      ],
      "progress_bars": [
        {
          "id": "name_of_progress_bar_to_change",
          "progress": 10,
        }
      ],
    },
    {
      "step_id": "name_of_new_step_2",
      "template_step_id": "step_to_copy_2",
      "fields": [],
      "texts": [],
      "buttons": [],
      "images": [],
      "progress_bars": [],
    },
  ],
  "navigation_rules": [
    {
      "previous_step_id": "name_of_new_step",
      "next_step_id": "name_of_new_step_2",
      "trigger": "click",
      "element_type": "button",
      "element_id": "button_element_to_change",
      "rules": [
        {
          "comparison": "equal",
          "field_key": "",
          "value": "",
        },
      ],
    },
  ],
};
const headers = {
    Authorization: "Token <API KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
};
const options = {
    headers, 
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify(data)
};
fetch(url, options)
    .then((response) => response.json())
    .then(result => console.log(result));

The above command returns a 201 status on success

Create a form based off an existing template form.

HTTP Request

POST https://api.feathery.io/api/form/

Body Parameters

Parameter Type Description
form_id String The ID of the new form being created (must be unique)
template_form_id String The ID of the template form to copy from
steps Array An array of steps to create
navigation_rules Array An array of navigation rule connecting steps to be created

Each steps object contains the following parameters. The form element arrays allow you to edit attributes from the elements in the copied step. If nothing is specified, the elements on the step will be copied as they are.

Parameter Type Description
step_id String The ID of the new step to create, unique to the form
template_step_id Optional String The ID of the step to copy from the original form. If not specified, a step will be auto-created with a single column layout.
origin Boolean true if this step is the first of the form
images Array Image elements to edit on this step
videos Array Video elements to edit on this step
progress_bars Array Progress bar elements to edit on this step
texts Array Text elements to edit on this step
buttons Array Button elements to edit on this step
fields Array Field elements to edit on this step

Each image object contains the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
id String The ID of the image to edit. If template_step_id is specified, it must be from that step.
source_url String A new image URL
asset Optional String The name of the image asset to inherit from. This asset must belong to the template form's theme.

Each video object contains the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
id String The ID of the video to edit. If template_step_id is specified, it must be from that step.
source_url String A new video URL
asset Optional String The name of the video asset to inherit from. This asset must belong to the template form's theme.

Each progress_bar object contains the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
id String The ID of the progress bar to edit. If template_step_id is specified, it must be from that step.
progress Integer The percentage of progress to display between 0 and 100
asset Optional String The name of the progress bar asset to inherit from. This asset must belong to the template form's theme.

Each text object contains the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
id String The ID of the text element to edit. If template_step_id is specified, it must be from that step.
text String The new text to display
asset Optional String The name of the text asset to inherit from. This asset must belong to the template form's theme.

Each button object contains the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
id String The ID of the button to edit. If template_step_id is specified, it must be from that step.
text String Text to display on the new button
asset Optional String The name of the button asset to inherit from. This asset must belong to the template form's theme.

Each field object may contain the following parameters, depending on what type of field you are copying or changing.

Parameter Type Description
id String The ID of the field to copy. If template_step_id is specified, it must be from that step.
field_id Optional String The ID to set for the field on the new step. If this ID references an existing field, it will automatically link to the field's properties and user data. If field_id isn't specified, it will be automatically generated.
type Optional String The new field type
required Optional Boolean Does the user need to fill out this field before submitting the step? Defaults to true
max_length Optional Integer Maximum length of the field value
min_length Optional Integer Minimum length of the field value
placeholder Optional String New placeholder text for the field
tooltipText Optional String New tooltip text for the field
submit_trigger Optional String Does filling out the field trigger submission of the current step? Options are "auto" or "none"
metadata Optional Object Specifies field options and file types
asset Optional String The name of the field asset to inherit from. This asset must belong to the template form's theme.

Below we specify which parameters apply to which field type. They are only required if you aren't linking from an existing field.

Parameter Field Types Required
max_length, min_length text_field, text_area, integer_field, select, multiselect, email Optional
max_length pin_input Required
placeholder, toolTipText dropdown, email, login, phone_number, gmap_line_1, gmap_line_2, gmap_city, gmap_state, gmap_zip, integer_field, ssn, text_field, text_area, url Optional
submit_trigger button_group, file_upload, dropdown, gmap_state, pin_input, select, hex_color, login, phone_number, ssn Optional
metadata.other select, multiselect, dropdown Required
metadata.options button_group, select, multiselect, dropdown Required
metadata.file_types file_upload Required

Each navigation_rules object controls how the user navigates between 2 steps. For example, one navigation rule might specify that clicking the button Next on Step 1 leads to Step 2.

Navigation rules contain the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
previous_step_id String The step the user is coming from.
next_step_id String The step the user is going to.
trigger String Enum How navigation is trigger - "click", "change", or "load"
element_type String Enum What type of element triggers navigation - "button", "field", or "text"
element_id String The ID of the element on the previous step that triggers navigation.
rules Array The conditions that must be fulfilled for navigation to occur

Each rules object contains the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
comparison String Comparison - "equal", "not_equal"
field_key String The ID of the field whose value is being used for this comparison
value String The value to compare the field value against

Users

List All Users

import requests

url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/";
headers = {"Authorization": "Token <API KEY>"}
result = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(result.json())

curl "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/" \
    -H "Authorization: Token <API KEY>"

const url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/";
const options = { headers: { Authorization: "Token <API KEY>" } };
fetch(url, options)
    .then((response) => response.json())
    .then(result => console.log(result));

The above command outputs JSON structured like this:

[
  {
    "id": "alice@feathery.io",
    "name": "Alice",
    "created_at": "2020-06-01T00:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2020-06-02T00:00:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "bob@feathery.io",
    "name": "Bob",
    "created_at": "2020-06-03T00:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2020-06-04T00:00:00Z"
  }
]

List all of your users in Feathery.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.feathery.io/api/user/

Response Parameters

The response will be an array of objects with the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
id String Your unique user ID
name String (Optional) Your human-friendly user name
created_at Datetime When this user was created
updated_at Datetime When this user was last updated

Get User Session Data

import requests

url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/<user_id>/session/<form_key>/";
headers = {"Authorization": "Token <API KEY>"}
result = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(result.json())

curl "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/<user_id>/session/<form_key>/" \
    -H "Authorization: Token <API KEY>"

const url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/<user_id>/session/<form_key>/";
const options = { headers: { Authorization: "Token <API KEY>" } };
fetch(url, options)
    .then((response) => response.json())
    .then(result => console.log(result));

The above command outputs JSON structured like this:

{
  "current_step_key": "Step_3",
  "auth_id": "identity-code",
  "auth_email": "identity-email",
  "auth_phone": "identity-phone-number"
}

Get session data for a form user.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.feathery.io/api/user/<user_id>/session/<form_key>/

Response Parameters

The response will be an object with the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
current_step_key String ID of the step the user most recently visited
auth_id String (Optional) Identity provider ID
auth_email String (Optional) Identity provider email
auth_phone String (Optional) Identity provider phone number

Create and Fetch a User

import requests

url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/";
data = {"id": "alice@feathery.io", "name": "Alice 2.0"}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Token <API KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
result = requests.post(url, data=data, headers=headers)
print(result.json())

curl "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/" \
    -X POST \
    -d "{'id': 'alice@feathery.io', 'name': 'Alice 2.0'}" \
    -H "Authorization: Token <API KEY>" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \

const url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/";
const data = {id: "alice@feathery.io", name: "Alice 2.0"}
const headers = {
    Authorization: "Token <API KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
};
const options = {
    headers, 
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify(data)
};
fetch(url, options)
    .then((response) => response.json())
    .then(result => console.log(result));

The above command outputs JSON structured like this:

{
  "api_key": "b8629a53-b1ba-49c1-99bc-0117cf12fd98",
  "id": "alice@feathery.io",
  "name": "Alice 2.0",
  "created_at": "2020-06-03T00:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2020-06-04T00:00:00Z"
}

Create, update, or retrieve the information of a specific user.

If the user belonging to the key you specify doesn't exist, they'll be created based on the request body parameters. Otherwise, the user will be updated based on those parameters.

The user API key will also be returned, which can be used for authenticating our React library for displaying forms.

HTTP Request

POST https://api.feathery.io/api/user/

Body Parameters

Parameter Type Description
id String Your unique user ID
name String (Optional) Your human-friendly user name.

Response Parameters

Parameter Type Description
api_key String This user's API key
id String Your unique user ID
name String (Optional) Your human-friendly user name
created_at Datetime When this user was created
updated_at Datetime When this user was last updated

Delete a User

import requests

url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/alice@feathery.io/";
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Token <API KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
result = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
print(result.status_code)

curl "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/alice@feathery.io/" \
    -X DELETE \
    -d "{'key': 'alice@feathery.io'}" \
    -H "Authorization: Token <API KEY>" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \

const url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/user/alice@feathery.io/";
const headers = {
    Authorization: "Token <API KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
};
const options = { headers, method: 'DELETE' };
fetch(url, options).then((response) => console.log(response.status))

The above command does not return a response body

Delete a specific user.

HTTP Request

DELETE https://api.feathery.io/api/user/<id>/

URL Parameters

Parameter Description
id The ID of the user to delete

Fields

List All Fields for a User

import requests

url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/field/?id=alice@feathery.io";
headers = {"Authorization": "Token <API KEY>"}
result = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(result.json())

curl "https://api.feathery.io/api/field/?id=alice@feathery.io" \
    -H "Authorization: Token <API KEY>"

const url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/field/?id=alice@feathery.io";
const options = { headers: { Authorization: "Token <API KEY>" } };
fetch(url, options)
    .then((response) => response.json())
    .then(result => console.log(result));

The above command outputs JSON structured like this:

[
  {
    "id": "name",
    "type": "text_field",
    "display_text": "What is your name?",
    "value": "Alice Smith",
    "created_at": "2020-06-01T00:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2020-06-02T00:00:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "age",
    "type": "integer_field",
    "display_text": "How old are you?",
    "value": null,
    "created_at": "2020-06-01T00:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2020-06-02T00:00:00Z"
  }
]

For a specific user, list all of their form and hidden fields and values

HTTP Request

GET https://api.feathery.io/api/field/

Request Query Parameters

Parameter Type Description
id String (Optional) Your unique user ID

Response Parameters

The response will be an array of objects with the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
id String Your unique field ID
hidden Boolean If true, this is a hidden field. Otherwise, it's a form field.
type String Enum (Optional) The form field type. Not present for hidden fields.
display_text String (Optional) Human-friendly text to display for this field
value Polymorphic (Optional) Submitted value of the user whose key was passed in.
created_at Datetime When this field was created
updated_at Datetime When this field was last updated

Create Field Value for User

import requests

url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/field/alice@feathery.io/";
data = {"field_id": "age", "value": 21}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Token <API KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
result = requests.post(url, data=data, headers=headers)
print(result.json())

curl "https://api.feathery.io/api/field/alice@feathery.io/" \
    -X POST \
    -d "{'field_id': 'age', 'value': 21}" \
    -H "Authorization: Token <API KEY>" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \

const url = "https://api.feathery.io/api/field/alice@feathery.io/";
const data = {field_id: "age", value: 21}
const headers = {
    Authorization: "Token <API KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
};
const options = {
    headers, 
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify(data)
};
fetch(url, options)
    .then((response) => response.json())
    .then(result => console.log(result));

The above command outputs JSON structured like this:

{
  "field_id": "age",
  "value":  21,
  "created_at": "2020-06-01T00:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2020-06-03T00:00:00Z"
}

Create or update the value of a field for a specific user

HTTP Request

POST https://api.feathery.io/api/field/<id>/

URL Parameters

Parameter Description
id Your unique user ID

Request Body Parameters

Parameter Type Description
field_id String Your unique field ID
value Polymorphic Field value to associate with the specified user

Response Parameters

Parameter Type Description
field_id String Your unique field ID
value Polymorphic (Optional) Field value associated with the specified user
created_at Datetime When this value was created
updated_at Datetime When this value was last updated

HTTP Status Codes

The Feathery API uses the following codes:

Status Code Meaning
200 OK -- Everything worked as expected.
201 Created -- Everything worked as expected. A resource was created.
204 No Content -- Everything worked as expected. No content was returned.
400 Bad Request -- The request was unacceptable, often due to missing a required parameter.
401 Unauthorized -- Your API key is wrong.
403 Forbidden -- The API key doesn't have permissions to perform the request.
404 Not Found -- The requested resource doesn't exist.
405 Method Not Allowed -- You specified an invalid method on the requestedURL.
429 Too Many Requests -- Too many requests hit the API too quickly. We recommend an exponential backoff of your requests.
500 Something went wrong on Feathery's end. (These are rare.)
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