Open Trivia Question Response Structure

Response envelope returned by /api.php containing the question batch.

Type: object Properties: 3 Required: 2

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QuestionResponse is a JSON Structure definition published by Open Trivia Database, describing 3 properties, of which 2 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

response_code response_message results

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/open-trivia/refs/heads/main/json-structure/open-trivia-question-response-structure.json",
  "name": "QuestionResponse",
  "description": "Response envelope returned by /api.php containing the question batch.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "response_code": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Outcome code: 0 success, 1 no results, 2 invalid parameter, 3 token not found, 4 token empty, 5 rate limit exceeded.",
      "enum": [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    },
    "response_message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable description of the response code (optional)."
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of trivia questions matching the request parameters.",
      "items": {"$ref": "#/definitions/Question"}
    }
  },
  "required": ["response_code", "results"],
  "definitions": {
    "Question": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A single trivia question with its category, difficulty, and answers.",
      "properties": {
        "type": {"type": "string", "enum": ["multiple", "boolean"]},
        "difficulty": {"type": "string", "enum": ["easy", "medium", "hard"]},
        "category": {"type": "string"},
        "question": {"type": "string"},
        "correct_answer": {"type": "string"},
        "incorrect_answers": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}
      },
      "required": [
        "type",
        "difficulty",
        "category",
        "question",
        "correct_answer",
        "incorrect_answers"
      ]
    }
  }
}