Department of Better Technology

Department of Better Technology Forms API

Manage the form fields collected for a project.

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Operations 6

GET /projects/{project_id}/forms List a project's forms #
GET /projects/{project_id}/forms/{id} Retrieve a form #
PUT /projects/{project_id}/forms/{id} Update a form #
POST /projects/{project_id}/form/fields Add a field to the initial form #
PUT /projects/{project_id}/form/fields/{id} Update a form field #
DELETE /projects/{project_id}/form/fields/{id} Delete a form field #

Documentation

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Authentication
https://artifacts.apis.io/department-of-better-technology/authentication/department-of-better-technology-authentication.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/department-of-better-technology/openapi/department-of-better-technology-forms-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Conventions
https://artifacts.apis.io/department-of-better-technology/conventions/department-of-better-technology-conventions.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://artifacts.apis.io/department-of-better-technology/errors/department-of-better-technology-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://artifacts.apis.io/department-of-better-technology/data-model/department-of-better-technology-data-model.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

department-of-better-technology-forms-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Screendoor Forms API
  description: The Screendoor API from the Department of Better Technology (CityBase Screendoor) lets you programmatically manage online forms, submissions ("responses"), evaluation workflows, statuses, labels, and assignments. Screendoor is used by government agencies and organizations to build paperless forms and manage intake, review, and approval processes. All endpoints are relative to the base URL and authenticated with an API key passed as the `api_key` URL parameter.
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: Department of Better Technology (CityBase)
    url: https://help.dobt.co/
  x-api-version-header: 'Api-Version: 1'
  x-provenance:
    generated: '2026-07-18'
    method: generated
    source: https://dobtco.github.io/screendoor-api-docs/
servers:
- url: https://screendoor.dobt.co/api
  description: Screendoor production API
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Forms
  description: Manage the form fields collected for a project.
paths:
  /projects/{project_id}/forms:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
    get:
      operationId: listForms
      summary: List a project's forms
      description: Returns the forms defined for a project.
      tags:
      - Forms
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of forms.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Form'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /projects/{project_id}/forms/{id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PathId'
    get:
      operationId: getForm
      summary: Retrieve a form
      description: Returns a single form and its field data.
      tags:
      - Forms
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested form.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Form'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateForm
      summary: Update a form
      description: Replaces the field data of a form.
      tags:
      - Forms
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                field_data:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/FormField'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated form.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Form'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
  /projects/{project_id}/form/fields:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
    post:
      operationId: createFormField
      summary: Add a field to the initial form
      description: Adds a new field to the project's initial form at an optional position.
      tags:
      - Forms
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                field_data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FormField'
                position:
                  type: integer
                  description: Zero-based insertion index.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created field.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FormField'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
  /projects/{project_id}/form/fields/{id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PathId'
    put:
      operationId: updateFormField
      summary: Update a form field
      description: Updates a single field on the initial form.
      tags:
      - Forms
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                field_data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FormField'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated field.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FormField'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteFormField
      summary: Delete a form field
      description: Removes a field from the initial form.
      tags:
      - Forms
      responses:
        '204':
          description: The field was deleted.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message.
    ValidationError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: object
          description: Map of field name to an array of validation messages.
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
    Form:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        field_data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FormField'
    FormField:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          example: field
        field_type:
          type: string
          description: The kind of field.
          example: paragraph
        label:
          type: string
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: The API key is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: The request was well-formed but failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
  parameters:
    ProjectId:
      name: project_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The id of the project.
      schema:
        type: integer
    PathId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The id of the resource.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: Your Screendoor API key, obtained in Screendoor under Settings -> API Keys, passed as the `api_key` URL parameter on every request.