Question Types

Overview

Each question type is designed for a specific audience interaction pattern. You can mix types within a single poll - for example, start with a quiz round, then collect open feedback, then run a scale survey.

Multiple Choice

The most common type. Voters pick one (type: “single”) or several (type: “multiple”) options from a list. Results show a live bar chart.

Settings:

• type - “single” or “multiple”
• options[] - 2-20 options, each with an id, label, and optional media

Quiz

Quiz questions have correct answers and an optional time limit. Correct fast answers earn more points. Use them to build leaderboard-driven live sessions.

• correctOptionIds[] - one or more correct options
• timeLimitSec - countdown timer (5-120 s); null = no limit
• points - base points for a correct answer (default 1000)
• speedBonus - true awards extra points for faster answers

Quiz results display after the time limit or when the presenter moves forward. A live leaderboard updates after every quiz question.

Scale

Numeric scale questions collect continuous ratings - perfect for NPS, CSAT, or effort scores.

• min / max - range endpoints (e.g. 0-10 for NPS)
• minLabel / maxLabel - endpoint labels (e.g. “Not at all” / “Extremely likely”)
• statements[] - run multiple statements on one scale (matrix-style)

Results show average, distribution bar, and individual responses.

Ranking

Voters drag options into their preferred order. Results aggregate all submissions into a weighted ranking score.

• options[] - the items to rank (up to 10)
• The API stores responses as rankingOrder: ["id1", "id2", …]

Planning Poker

Story-point estimation for agile teams. Each participant secretly picks a card from a deck; votes stay completely hidden - no count, no names - until the host reveals, so no one’s estimate anchors the room. On reveal, every estimate is shown by name alongside the spread and a consensus indicator. If the team disagrees, the host hits Re-vote to clear and estimate again after a quick discussion.

• deckPreset - fibonacci, modified-fibonacci, tshirt, powers-of-two, or custom
• cards[] - the deck face values (e.g. ["0","1","2","3","5","8","13","?","☕"])

Planning Poker runs in a live, presenter-led session (it isn’t available in async polls).

Open-ended

Free-text responses displayed as a scrolling word list or word cloud.

• maxLength - character limit (default 200, max 500)
• render - “list” (word list) or “cloud” (word cloud)

Q&A

Audience members submit questions; others can upvote the most important ones. The presenter sees a sorted list by upvotes and can approve/hide questions.

• moderated - questions only appear on screen after presenter approval
• allowUpvotes - voters can upvote questions from others
• Anonymous submission by default; names shown if voter uses a display name

Content slide

A non-interactive slide that shows a title, body text, image, or YouTube video. Use it as a transition, instruction screen, or section divider in a live session.

• Supports inline media: type: “image” or type: “youtube”
• No responses collected - used for presenter-led pacing only

Choosing the right type

• Engagement / voting → multiple_choice (fast, familiar for audiences)
• Gamification / leaderboard → quiz
• Satisfaction measurement → scale (NPS, CSAT)
• Priority discovery → ranking
• Qualitative feedback → open_ended
• Audience dialogue → qa
• Framing / context → content

See the Creating a poll guide for how to add and configure questions in the Studio editor.