openapi: 3.1.2
info:
title: NationBuilder V2 Async Processes Suggestion Boxes API
version: '2.0'
description: 'The NationBuilder V2 API is a JSON:API-compliant API for managing NationBuilder
resources such as people, donations, events, and lists. It layers a few
conventions on top of the JSON:API standard, described below. For a broader
introduction, see the
[NationBuilder v2 API core concepts](https://support.nationbuilder.com/en/articles/9757369-nationbuilder-v2-api-core-concepts)
guide.
### Request and response format
Requests and responses follow the [JSON:API](https://jsonapi.org/) document
structure: single resources are returned under a top-level `data` member, and
collections are paginated arrays of resource objects with `links` for the
current, previous, and next pages. Related resources can be sideloaded into a
top-level `included` array with the `include` query parameter, and responses
can be trimmed to specific attributes with `fields[resource_type]` sparse
fieldsets (plus opt-in `extra_fields[resource_type]` attributes where noted).
Responses are served as `application/vnd.api+json`; request bodies may be
sent as `application/vnd.api+json` or `application/json`.
Filtering uses an operator syntax: `filter[attribute]=value` for
equality (comma-separated values act as OR), and
`filter[attribute][operator]=value` for other comparisons. String attributes
support `eq`, `not_eq`, `eql`, `not_eql`, `prefix`, `not_prefix`, `suffix`,
`not_suffix`, `match`, and `not_match`; numeric and date attributes support
`eq`, `not_eq`, `gt`, `gte`, `lt`, and `lte`. Note that JSON:API relationship
routes (`/resource/{id}/relationships/other`) are not provided; related
resources are reachable through the filtered index URLs given in each
resource''s `relationships` links.
### Errors
Error responses use a flat JSON body with a machine-readable `code` and a
human-readable `message`. Some errors carry additional detail members (for
example `validation_errors`). The exception is 422 validation failures,
which return a JSON:API `errors` array locating each invalid field via
`source.pointer`.
### Rate limiting
Requests are limited per access token (250 requests per 10-second window).
Every response includes `RateLimit-Limit`, `RateLimit-Remaining`, and
`RateLimit-Reset` headers; exceeding the limit returns a 429 with a
`Retry-After` header.
'
servers:
- url: https://{subdomain}.nationbuilder.com
variables:
subdomain:
default: yournation
description: Your NationBuilder nation slug
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Suggestion Boxes
x-tag-expanded: false
description: 'Suggestion boxes are containers for collecting suggestions from your community. They
live on website pages, and define the settings, auto-responses, categorization tags,
and moderation rules for suggestions.
**Relationship:** Suggestions are created as child pages of SuggestionBoxes.
'
paths:
/api/v2/suggestion_boxes:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/suggestion_box_index_include'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/suggestion_box_sparse_fields'
post:
summary: Create a suggestion box
tags:
- Suggestion Boxes
description: 'Creates a SuggestionBox page from given data.
**Required attributes:**
- `site_id` - ID of the site to create the page on
- `name` - Display name for the page
- `status` - Publication status (''published'', ''draft'', ''unlisted'')
**Optional attributes:**
- `slug` - URL-friendly identifier -- `https://yoursite.com/slug` (auto-generated from name if not provided)
- `content` - Description/instructions for the page
- `tag_list` - Comma-separated list of tags to be used for categorizing Suggestions
- `require_image` - Whether suggestions must include images (default: false)
- `send_auto_responses` - Enable automatic thank you emails when suggestions are submitted (boolean, default: true)
- `auto_response_broadcaster` - Broadcaster ID for automatic thank you responses (integer, defaults to site broadcaster)
- `send_response_notifications` - Enable automatic emails when community members respond to suggestions (boolean, default: true)
- `response_notification_broadcaster` - Broadcaster ID for community response notifications (integer, defaults to site broadcaster)
- `send_official_response_notifications` - Enable automatic email notifications when officials provide answers to suggestions (boolean, default: true)
- `official_response_notification_broadcaster` - Broadcaster ID for official response notifications (integer, defaults to site broadcaster)
- `point_person_id` - Signup ID of the Point Person assigned to manage Suggestions in this SuggestionBox
'
operationId: createSuggestionBox
responses:
'201':
description: The newly created suggestion box.
headers:
RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/vnd.api+json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_show_response'
'400':
description: A suggestion box with this slug already exists.
headers:
RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/json:
example:
code: validation_failed
message: Validation Failed.
validation_errors:
- slug has already been taken
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/error_response'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
'422':
$ref: '#/components/responses/unprocessable'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/rate_limited'
requestBody:
$ref: '#/components/requestBodies/suggestion_box_create_request_body'
get:
summary: List all suggestion boxes in a nation
tags:
- Suggestion Boxes
description: Returns a paginated list of all SuggestionBoxes across all sites.
operationId: listSuggestionBoxes
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagination_number'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagination_size'
responses:
'200':
description: A page of matching suggestion boxes.
headers:
RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/vnd.api+json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_index_response'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/rate_limited'
/api/v2/suggestion_boxes/{id}:
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
get:
summary: Show SuggestionBox with provided ID
tags:
- Suggestion Boxes
description: Retrieves a specific SuggestionBox by its ID.
operationId: showSuggestionBox
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/suggestion_box_show_include'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/suggestion_box_sparse_fields'
responses:
'200':
description: The requested suggestion box.
headers:
RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/vnd.api+json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_show_response'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/not_found'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/rate_limited'
patch:
summary: Update a suggestion box
tags:
- Suggestion Boxes
description: 'Make updates to a SuggestionBox.
**Attributes:**
- `site_id` - ID of the site to place the SuggestionBox page on
- `name` - Display name for the SuggestionBox page
- `status` - Publication status (''published'', ''draft'', ''unlisted'')
- `slug` - URL-friendly identifier (auto-generated from name if not provided)
- `content` - Description/instructions for the SuggestionBox page
- `tag_list` - Comma-separated list of tags to accept for related suggestions
- `require_image` - Whether suggestions must include images
- `send_auto_responses` - Enable automatic thank you emails when suggestions are submitted (boolean, default: true)
- `auto_response_broadcaster` - Broadcaster ID for automatic thank you responses (integer, defaults to site broadcaster)
- `send_response_notifications` - Enable automatic emails when community members respond to suggestions (boolean, default: true)
- `response_notification_broadcaster` - Broadcaster ID for community response notifications (integer, defaults to site broadcaster)
- `send_official_response_notifications` - Enable automatic email notifications when officials provide answers to suggestions (boolean, default: true)
- `official_response_notification_broadcaster` - Broadcaster ID for official response notifications (integer, defaults to site broadcaster)
- `point_person_id` - Signup ID of the Point Person assigned to manage Suggestions in this SuggestionBox
'
operationId: updateSuggestionBox
responses:
'200':
description: partial page attribute updates
headers:
RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/vnd.api+json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_show_response'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/bad_request'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/not_found'
'422':
$ref: '#/components/responses/unprocessable'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/rate_limited'
requestBody:
$ref: '#/components/requestBodies/suggestion_box_update_request_body'
delete:
summary: Delete a suggestion box
tags:
- Suggestion Boxes
description: 'Permanently deletes a SuggestionBox and its associated page.
**Warning:** This action cannot be undone. The SuggestionBox and all its data
will be permanently removed from the system.
'
operationId: deleteSuggestionBox
responses:
'200':
description: Confirmation that the suggestion box was deleted.
headers:
RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/not_found'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/rate_limited'
components:
schemas:
error_response:
description: The error body returned for 4xx and 5xx responses, with a machine-readable code and a human-readable message. Some errors include additional detail members alongside these two. The exception is 422 validation failures, which are returned as JSON:API errors documents instead.
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: string
description: Machine-readable error code identifying the failure.
examples:
- not_found
message:
type: string
description: Human-readable explanation of the failure.
examples:
- Record not found
suggestion_box_field_values:
description: Readable suggestion_box attribute names selectable with sparse fieldsets (fields[suggestion_boxes]).
type: string
enum:
- allow_image
- auto_response_broadcaster
- content
- created_at
- external_id
- headline
- name
- official_response_notification_broadcaster
- page_id
- point_person_id
- require_image
- response_notification_broadcaster
- send_auto_responses
- send_official_response_notifications
- send_response_notifications
- site_id
- slug
- status
- tag_list
- title
- updated_at
show_document:
description: The JSON:API top-level document shape for responses returning a single resource under the data member.
type: object
required:
- data
properties:
data:
type: object
description: The primary resource object; each resource binds its concrete schema here via allOf composition.
included:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/included'
meta:
type: object
description: Non-standard information about the document. Empty unless the endpoint has metadata to convey.
resource_identifier:
description: A JSON:API resource identifier object, the type/id pair that uniquely identifies a single resource.
type: object
required:
- type
- id
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Unique identifier of the resource.
examples:
- '1'
type:
type: string
description: The JSON:API resource type.
suggestion_box_sideload_values:
description: Relationship names that can be sideloaded with the include query parameter on suggestion_box endpoints.
type: string
enum:
- page
- point_person
- suggestions
suggestion_box_read_write_attributes:
description: The attributes of a suggestion_box that can be both read and written.
type: object
properties:
allow_image:
type: boolean
examples:
- true
description: Allow image attachments for submissions
auto_response_broadcaster:
type:
- string
- 'null'
examples:
- '1'
description: Broadcaster ID for automatic thank you responses when suggestions are submitted
content:
type:
- string
- 'null'
examples:
- Share your ideas for improving our community
description: Instructions or description for this SuggestionBox
external_id:
type:
- string
- 'null'
examples:
- ext-123
description: Client-provided idempotency key stored on the related Page (unique across pages).
headline:
type:
- string
- 'null'
examples:
- Community Ideas
description: Page headline. If not provided, will default to name
name:
type: string
examples:
- Community Ideas
description: Page name for this SuggestionBox
official_response_notification_broadcaster:
type:
- string
- 'null'
examples:
- '1'
description: Broadcaster ID for official response notifications to suggestion authors
point_person_id:
type:
- string
- 'null'
examples:
- '1'
description: Signup ID of the Point Person assigned to manage Suggestions in this SuggestionBox
require_image:
type: boolean
examples:
- false
description: Require image attachments for submissions
response_notification_broadcaster:
type:
- string
- 'null'
examples:
- '1'
description: Broadcaster ID for community response notifications
send_auto_responses:
type: boolean
examples:
- true
description: Whether to send automatic thank you email responses when suggestions are submitted
send_official_response_notifications:
type: boolean
examples:
- true
description: Whether to send automatic email notifications to suggestion authors when officials provide answers/responses. When true, allows the notify_followers parameter to trigger email notifications when providing official responses to suggestions.
send_response_notifications:
type: boolean
examples:
- true
description: Whether to send emails to suggestion authors when other users respond to suggestions
site_id:
type: string
examples:
- '123'
description: Site where this content will be published
slug:
type: string
examples:
- my-page-slug
description: URL path for this content. Must be unique within the site. Auto-generated from name if not provided.
status:
type: string
enum:
- archived
- deleted
- expired
- hidden
- published
- rule_violated
- unlisted
examples:
- published
description: 'Publication status of the page. Must be one of: archived, deleted, expired, hidden, published, rule_violated, unlisted'
tag_list:
type:
- string
- 'null'
examples:
- Good, Bad, Important, Easy, Impractical
description: Comma-separated list of tags to be used for categorizing Suggestions
title:
type: string
examples:
- Community Ideas - My Site
description: Page title. If not provided, or set to empty, will default to "name - site.name"
pagination_links:
description: JSON:API pagination links for the pages of a collection. A key whose page is unavailable, or that the server's pagination strategy does not provide, is omitted or null.
type: object
properties:
self:
type: string
description: Link to the current page.
examples:
- /articles?page[number]=2
first:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Link to the first page.
examples:
- /articles?page[number]=1
last:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Link to the last page.
examples:
- /articles?page[number]=5
prev:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Link to the previous page.
examples:
- /articles?page[number]=1
next:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Link to the next page.
examples:
- /articles?page[number]=3
suggestion_box_update_request:
description: The request body for updating an existing suggestion box.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/update_request_document'
- type: object
properties:
data:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
examples:
- '1'
type:
const: suggestion_boxes
examples:
- suggestion_boxes
attributes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_read_write_attributes'
suggestion_box_show_response:
description: A JSON:API response containing a single suggestion box.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/show_document'
- type: object
properties:
data:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_response_data'
suggestion_box_index_response:
description: A paginated JSON:API response containing a list of suggestion boxes.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/index_document'
- type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_response_data'
index_document:
description: The JSON:API top-level document shape for paginated collection responses, with resource objects under data and pagination links.
type: object
required:
- data
properties:
data:
type: array
description: The page of resource objects for this collection; each resource binds its concrete item schema here via allOf composition.
links:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/pagination_links'
included:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/included'
meta:
type: object
description: Non-standard information about the document, such as requested statistics. Empty unless the endpoint has metadata to convey.
validation_error:
description: A single JSON:API error object describing a validation failure, locating the invalid field via source.pointer and carrying the model-level attribute, message, and code under meta.
type: object
properties:
code:
type: string
description: Machine-readable error code.
examples:
- unprocessable_entity
status:
type: string
description: The HTTP status code, as a string.
examples:
- '422'
title:
type: string
description: Short human-readable summary of the error type.
examples:
- Validation Error
detail:
type: string
description: Human-readable explanation specific to this failure.
examples:
- Email 'not-an-email' should look like an email address
source:
type: object
properties:
pointer:
type: string
description: JSON Pointer to the request document member the error relates to.
examples:
- /data/attributes/email
meta:
type: object
description: The underlying model validation error, including the attribute name, message, and code. Errors on sideposted resources nest these members under a relationship key.
properties:
attribute:
type: string
description: The attribute that failed validation.
message:
type: string
description: The validation failure message.
code:
type: string
description: The validation failure code.
suggestion_box_read_only_attributes:
description: The read-only attributes of a suggestion_box.
type: object
properties:
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
examples:
- '2019-10-26T10:00:00-04:00'
page_id:
type: string
examples:
- '1'
description: Associated page ID (read-only)
updated_at:
type: string
format: date-time
examples:
- '2019-10-26T10:00:00-04:00'
suggestion_box_response_data:
description: The JSON:API resource object representing a suggestion box.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/resource_identifier'
- type: object
properties:
type:
const: suggestion_boxes
examples:
- suggestion_boxes
attributes:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_read_write_attributes'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_read_only_attributes'
rate_limited_response:
description: The body returned by the rate limiter when an access token exceeds its request quota.
type: object
required:
- message
properties:
message:
type: string
description: Human-readable explanation of the rate limit.
examples:
- You have made too many requests. Please try again later.
suggestion_box_create_request:
description: The request body for creating a new suggestion box.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/create_request_document'
- type: object
properties:
data:
type: object
properties:
type:
const: suggestion_boxes
examples:
- suggestion_boxes
attributes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_read_write_attributes'
validation_error_document:
description: The JSON:API errors document returned with status 422 when model validations fail on create or update. Unlike this API's flat 4xx error bodies, validation failures follow the JSON:API errors format.
type: object
required:
- errors
properties:
errors:
type: array
minItems: 1
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/validation_error'
update_request_document:
description: The JSON:API top-level document shape for update requests, whose data member identifies the resource by type and id and carries the changed attributes.
type: object
required:
- data
properties:
data:
type: object
required:
- type
- id
properties:
id:
type: string
description: The ID of the resource being updated.
type:
type: string
description: The JSON:API resource type of the resource being updated.
create_request_document:
description: The JSON:API top-level document shape for create requests, whose data member carries the new resource's type and attributes.
type: object
required:
- data
properties:
data:
type: object
required:
- type
properties:
type:
type: string
description: The JSON:API resource type of the resource being created.
resource:
description: A generic JSON:API resource object. Resources sideloaded in a document's included member use this shape; their attributes are those of the resource type named in the type member.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/resource_identifier'
- type: object
properties:
attributes:
type: object
description: The attributes of the resource, as documented for its resource type.
relationships:
type: object
description: References from this resource to other resources in the document.
included:
description: Sideloaded resources requested via the include query parameter. Each entry is a full resource object whose shape is documented under its own resource type.
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/resource'
requestBodies:
suggestion_box_create_request_body:
description: The suggestion box to create.
content:
application/vnd.api+json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_create_request'
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_create_request'
suggestion_box_update_request_body:
description: The attributes to update on the existing suggestion box.
content:
application/vnd.api+json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_update_request'
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_update_request'
parameters:
suggestion_box_index_include:
name: include
in: query
description: 'Comma-delimited list of sideloaded resources to include as part of the suggestion box index response.
See guidance [here](https://support.nationbuilder.com/en/articles/9899245-api-v2-walkthrough#h_2d5333adab) about
sideloading large numbers of resources and pagination.
'
schema:
type: array
default: []
uniqueItems: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_sideload_values'
required: false
style: form
explode: false
pagination_size:
name: page[size]
description: 'Number of results to display per page (default: 20, max: 100, min: 1)'
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
default: '20'
suggestion_box_show_include:
name: include
in: query
description: 'Comma-delimited list of sideloaded resources to include as part of the suggestion box response.
See guidance [here](https://support.nationbuilder.com/en/articles/9899245-api-v2-walkthrough#h_2d5333adab) about
sideloading large numbers of resources and pagination.
'
schema:
type: array
default: []
uniqueItems: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_sideload_values'
required: false
style: form
explode: false
id:
name: id
in: path
description: id
required: true
schema:
type: string
suggestion_box_sparse_fields:
name: fields[suggestion_boxes]
in: query
required: false
description: Comma-delimited list of suggestion box attributes to only return in the response
schema:
type: array
default: []
uniqueItems: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/suggestion_box_field_values'
style: form
explode: false
pagination_number:
name: page[number]
description: Page number to list (starting at 1)
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
default: '1'
headers:
RateLimit-Remaining:
description: Number of requests remaining for the current access token in the current rate-limit window.
schema:
type: string
examples:
- '249'
examples: {}
Retry-After:
description: Number of seconds to wait before retrying. Sent with 429 responses.
schema:
type: string
examples:
- '10'
examples: {}
RateLimit-Limit:
description: Maximum number of requests allowed for the current access token per rate-limit window (10 seconds).
schema:
type: string
examples:
- '250'
examples: {}
RateLimit-Reset:
description: Unix timestamp (in seconds) at which the current rate-limit window resets.
schema:
type: string
examples:
- '1719964810'
examples: {}
responses:
bad_request:
description: The request body or query parameters are invalid, such as an unknown attribute, filter, filter operator, sort field, or sideload.
headers:
RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
content:
application/json:
example:
code: bad_request
message: Tried
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