SurveyMonkey APIConnect SurveyMonkey without building on its API
SurveyMonkey has a REST API. Self-serve app registration for any account holder (90-day draft window), but private apps need all users on the same team with a paid plan that includes API access, and public apps need SurveyMonkey review and approval. If you're reading the docs because you need SurveyMonkey to talk to the rest of your stack, Caddi does that without you writing or maintaining integration code: you show the job on a screenshare or describe it in chat, and it runs across SurveyMonkey and your other tools.
The differenceBuilding on the SurveyMonkey API gets you one connection your team then maintains. Caddi runs the whole job across SurveyMonkey and every tool it touches, including the screens with no API, and keeps it running when fields change.
- APIREST (JSON)
- AuthOAuth 2.0
- AccessSelf-serve
What the SurveyMonkey API gives you
- Type
- REST (JSON)
- Authentication
- OAuth 2.0 (public apps), or the app's access token for private apps that access your own account
- Who can get access
- Self-serve app registration for any account holder (90-day draft window), but private apps need all users on the same team with a paid plan that includes API access, and public apps need SurveyMonkey review and approval.
- What it covers
- Surveys, pages/questions, collectors, responses, contacts/contact lists, users/teams, and webhooks.
- Limits
- Draft and private apps get 120 requests per minute and a daily limit starting at 500 requests/day (more can be purchased), while published public apps get up to 500,000 requests/day.
- Worth knowing
- Basic (free) accounts can only read response details for up to 25 responses per survey, and some scopes (e.g., Create/Modify Surveys and Responses) need SurveyMonkey approval for public apps.
Official docs: developer.surveymonkey.com. Checked September 2026. Vendors change access terms, so confirm with SurveyMonkey before you build.
Building on the SurveyMonkey API vs. having Caddi run it
| The job | Build it on the API | With Caddi |
|---|---|---|
| Getting access | Register an app, get SurveyMonkey credentials, and manage tokens and refreshes. | Connect your SurveyMonkey account once. Caddi holds the connection. |
| Writing the integration | A developer maps fields, handles pagination, retries and rate limits, and writes the sync. | You show Caddi the SurveyMonkey task the way you'd train a new hire. It writes verified code for it. |
| Steps the API doesn't cover | Screens with no endpoint stay manual, or need a separate RPA tool. | Caddi uses a secure, audited browser session where there's no API, in the same automation. |
| The other systems in the loop | Each extra tool is another API, another set of credentials, another integration to own. | One automation runs across all the tools the job touches. |
| Keeping it running | Someone owns the code when the API version, fields or your process change. | Every automation is reviewed before it runs in production, and every run is logged. |
Building on the API is the right call when you have engineers and the integration is your product. When the goal is getting SurveyMonkey work off someone's desk, the build is the slow part.
What teams usually want the SurveyMonkey API for
Response-to-CRM activity
Caddi writes each SurveyMonkey response as a structured CRM activity on the right contact.
Detractor routing
Caddi flags negative responses, opens a support ticket, and notifies the account owner with the response context.
Trigger campaign
When a high-NPS response lands, Caddi triggers the next MailChimp campaign and updates the contact's CRM segment.
SurveyMonkey API questions
Does SurveyMonkey have an API?
Yes. SurveyMonkey has a REST API, authenticated with OAuth 2.0 (public apps), or the app's access token for private apps that access your own account. The official documentation is at https://developer.surveymonkey.com/api/v3/.
How do I get access to the SurveyMonkey API?
Self-serve app registration for any account holder (90-day draft window), but private apps need all users on the same team with a paid plan that includes API access, and public apps need SurveyMonkey review and approval.
Does the SurveyMonkey API have rate limits?
Draft and private apps get 120 requests per minute and a daily limit starting at 500 requests/day (more can be purchased), while published public apps get up to 500,000 requests/day.
Can I connect SurveyMonkey to my other tools without writing code against its API?
Yes. With Caddi you show the SurveyMonkey task once, the way you'd train a new hire, and Caddi builds it as verified code that runs across SurveyMonkey and the other tools the job touches. Where a step has no API, Caddi uses a secure, audited browser session in the same automation.
Do I need a developer to automate SurveyMonkey with Caddi?
No. There is no integration code for you to write or maintain. Every automation Caddi builds for SurveyMonkey is reviewed before it runs in production, and every run is logged.
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