osapi.jive.corev3.contents.Poll

The Poll content type for conducting informal surveys.

Example:
Example JSON

JSON with the most important data for a Poll. See the table below for a list of all fields.

{
  "type" : "poll",
  "status" : "published",
  "subject" : "Poll for colors",
  "content" : {
    "type" : "text/html",
    "text" : "<body><p>Which color is your favorite?</p></body>"
  },
  "author" : {
    "name" : {
      "formatted" : "Administrator"
    },
    "type" : "person",
    "displayName" : "Administrator",
    "id" : "1"
  },
  "visibility" : "all",
  "visibleToExternalContributors" : false,
  "options" : [ "Blue", "Yellow", "Red" ],
  "votes" : [ ],
  "voteCount" : 0,
  "viewCount" : 1,
  "replyCount" : 0,
  "followerCount" : 0,
  "likeCount" : 0,
  "published" : "2012-07-12T21:38:36.400+0000",
  "updated" : "2012-07-12T21:38:36.402+0000",
  "tags" : [ "general_interest" ]
}

Properties

PropertyTypeMode Description
authorPersonread-only

Author of this content object.

categoriesString[]optional

Categories associated with this object. Places define the list of possible categories.

contentContentBodyrequired

Content of this content object.

followerCountIntegerread-only

Number of people following this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support being followed.

highlightBodyStringread-only

Highlight snippet of a search match in the body or description.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

highlightSubjectStringread-only

Highlight snippet of a search match in the subject or name.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

highlightTagsStringread-only

Highlight snippet of a search match in tags.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

idStringread-only

Identifier (unique within an object type and Jive instance) of this object. This field is internal to Jive and should not be confused with contentID or placeID used in URIs.

likeCountIntegerread-only

Number of people who have liked this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support being liked.

optionsString[]required

The options available to be voted on for this poll.

parentStringoptional

URI of the parent place of this content object. When visibility is place then the URI points to a place (and is required on create). Otherwise, this field is not part of the returned JSON (and must not be included on create).

parentContentSummaryread-only

Summary information about the content object that is the parent of this object.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

parentPlaceSummaryread-only

Summary information about the place that contains this object.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

publishedISO 8601 Dateread-only

Date and time when this content object was originally created.

replyCountIntegerread-only

Number of replies to this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support replies.

resourcesObjectread-only

Resource links (and related permissions for the requesting person) relevant to this object.

statusStringread-only

Published status of this content object.

  • incomplete - Content object is in draft mode
  • pending_approval - Content object is waiting for approval
  • rejected - Content object has been rejected for publication by an approver
  • published - Content object has been published
subjectStringrequired

Subject of this content object.

tagsString[]optional

Tags associated with this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support tags

typeStringrequired

The object type of this object ("poll"). This field is required when creating new content.

updatedISO 8601 Dateread-only

Date and time this content object was most recently updated.

usersPerson[]optional
The list of users that can see the content. On create or update, provide a list of Person URIs or Person entities. On get, returns a list of Person entities. This value is used only when visibility is people.
viewCountIntegerread-only

Number of times this content object has been viewed.

Availability:

Will be present only for objects that support view counts

visibilityStringoptional

The visibility policy for this content object. Valid values are:

  • all - anyone with appropriate permissions can see the content. Default when visibility, parent and users were not specified.
  • hidden - only the author can see the content.
  • people - only those users specified by users can see the content. Default when visibility and parent were not specified but users was specified.
  • place - place permissions specify which users can see the content. Default when visibility was not specified but parent was specified.
visibleToExternalContributorsBooleanread-only

Flag indicating that this content object is potentially visible to external contributors.

voteCountIntegerread-only

The current number of votes on this poll.

votesString[]read-only

The options voted by the user making the request.

→ Fields used by update and create operations
→ Fields used only by create operations
→ Fields not used by update or create operations

Methods

createComment(comment,options)
POST /contents/1234/comments

Retrieves

Comment

Description

Add a comment about this content object.

The minimum JSON object needed to create a comment is:

     {
         "content": {"type": "text/html", "text": "<body><p>This is a new comment</p></body>"},
     }
Takes:
Options:
NameTypeRequiredDescription
fieldsStringfalseThe names of the fields to be returned
Retrieves:
  • Comment representing the recorded comment
  • destroy()
    DELETE /contents/1234

    Retrieves

    --

    Description

    Delete this content object and any related comments and other related information.

    get(options)
    GET /contents/1234

    Retrieves

    Poll

    Description

    Return an updated version of this content object.

    Options:
    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    fieldsStringfalseThe names of the fields to be returned
    Retrieves:
  • Content describing this content object
  • getComments(options)
    GET /contents/1234/comments

    Retrieves

    Comment[]

    Description

    Return a paginated list of the comments about this content object.

    Options:
    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    countIntegerfalseThe maximum number of comments to be returned (default is 25)
    anchorStringfalseoptional URI for a comment to anchor at. Specifying a anchor will try to return the page containing the anchor. If the anchor could not be found then the first page of comments will be returned.
    excludeRepliesBooleanfalseFlag indicating that replies to the direct comments about this direct message should be excluded (default is false)
    fieldsStringfalseThe names of the fields to be returned
    hierarchicalBooleanfalseFlag indicating that comments should be returned in hierarchical order instead of chronological order (default is true)
    startIndexIntegerfalseZero-relative index of the first comment to be returned (default is zero)
    Retrieves:
  • Comment[]
  • getFollowers(options)
    GET /contents/1234/followers

    Retrieves

    Person[]

    Description

    Return a paginated list of the people following this content.

    Options:
    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    countIntegerfalseNumber of followers to be returned (default is 25)
    fieldsStringfalseNames of the fields to be returned
    startIndexIntegerfalseZero-relative index of the first follower to be returned
    Retrieves:
  • Person[]
  • Since: 3.5
    getFollowingIn(options)
    GET /contents/1234/followingIn

    Retrieves

    Stream[]

    Description

    Return the list of custom streams in which the requesting person is following this poll (if any).

    Options:
    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    fieldsStringfalseThe names of the fields to be returned
    Retrieves:
  • Stream[]
  • getLikes(options)
    GET /contents/1234/likes

    Retrieves

    Person[]

    Description

    Return a paginated list of people who like this poll.

    Options:
    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    countIntegerfalseThe maximum number of people to return (default is 25)
    fieldsStringfalseThe names of the fields to be returned
    startIndexIntegerfalseZero-relative index of the first person to return (default is 0)
    Retrieves:
  • Person[]
  • getVotes()
    GET /votes/1234

    Retrieves

    Object

    Description

    Return the number of votes each option received on this poll.

    {
        "list": [
            {
                "count": 1,
                "option": "Blue"
            },
            {
                "count": 0,
                "option": "Yellow"
            },
            {
                "count": 1,
                "option": "Red"
            }
        ]
    }
    
    Retrieves:
  • JSON array where each entry has an option attribute and a count attribute that holds the number of votes the option received.
  • like()
    POST /contents/1234/likes

    Retrieves

    --

    Description

    Register that the requesting person likes this poll.

    Availability:

    Must be authenticated, must not be your own poll, and must not have liked this poll already

    markRead()
    POST /contents/1234/read

    Retrieves

    --

    Description

    Mark this poll as having been read.

    Since: 3.2
    markUnread()
    DELETE /contents/1234/read

    Retrieves

    --

    Description

    Mark this poll as having not been read.

    Since: 3.2
    toURI()

    Retrieves

    String

    Description

    Retrieves:
  • A URI representing this entity, or undefined if no such URI exists.
  • unlike()
    DELETE /contents/1234/likes

    Retrieves

    --

    Description

    Delete the like of this poll by the requesting person.

    Availability:

    Must be authenticated, and must have liked this poll already

    update(multipartbody,options)
    PUT /contents/1234

    Retrieves

    Content

    Description

    Update the information about this content object.

    Options:
    NameTypeRequiredDescription
    fieldsStringfalseThe names of the fields to be returned
    Retrieves:
  • Content representing the updated content object
  • vote(object)
    POST /votes/1234

    Retrieves

    Object

    Description

    Cast a vote on this poll. Some polls allow multiple votes or a single vote.

    [
      "Blue"
    ]
    
    Takes:
    • entity JSON array with the options the user is voting for

    Resources

    ResourceMethodReturnsDescription
    htmlGETObject

    Return the HTML representation of this content object.