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Poll Represents a poll attached to a status.
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Example

{
  "id": "34830",
  "expires_at": "2019-12-05T04:05:08.302Z",
  "expired": true,
  "multiple": false,
  "votes_count": 10,
  "voters_count": null,
  "voted": true,
  "own_votes": [
    1
  ],
  "options": [
    {
      "title": "accept",
      "votes_count": 6
    },
    {
      "title": "deny",
      "votes_count": 4
    }
  ],
  "emojis": []
}

Attributes

id

Description: The ID of the poll in the database.
Type: String cast from an integer, but not guaranteed to be a number
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

expires_at

Description: When the poll ends.
Type: String ISO 8601 Datetime, or null if the poll does not end
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

expired

Description: Is the poll currently expired?
Type: Boolean
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

multiple

Description: Does the poll allow multiple-choice answers?
Type: Boolean
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

votes_count

Description: How many votes have been received.
Type: Number
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

voters_count

Description: How many unique accounts have voted on a multiple-choice poll.
Type: Number, or null if multiple is false.
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

voted

Description: When called with a user token, has the authorized user voted?
Type: Boolean, or null if no current user
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

own_votes

Description: When called with a user token, which options has the authorized user chosen? Contains an array of index values for options.
Type: Array of Number, or null if no current user
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

options[]

Description: Possible answers for the poll.
Type: Array of Hash
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

options[][title]

The text value of the poll option. String.

options[][votes_count]

The number of received votes for this option. Number, or null if results are not published yet.

emojis

Description: Custom emoji to be used for rendering poll options.
Type: Array of Emoji
Version history: Added in 2.8.0

See also

  • [Status#poll]({{< relref "status.md#poll" >}})
  • [/api/v1/polls]({{< relref "../methods/statuses/polls.md" >}})

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