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API Developer Experience: Endpoints, Errors & Auth
Measures developer satisfaction with API endpoint clarity, error diagnostics, and authentication workflows to identify friction points and inform API roadmap priorities.
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API Developer Experience: Endpoints, Errors & Auth
Welcome to the API Developer Experience Survey. This survey asks about your recent experience with our API — specifically around endpoint clarity, error handling, and authentication. Your responses will help us identify pain points and prioritize improvements. • Estimated time: 12 minutes • Your responses are confidential and will be reported in aggregate only • There are no right or wrong answers — we want your honest experience • Participation is voluntary and you may stop at any time Please proceed to begin.
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25 questions · ~12 min
Q01
Dropdown
In the past 30 days, how often did you interact with our API?
- Daily
- Several times a week
- Weekly
- Once or twice
- Not in the past 30 days
Q02
Multiple Choice
Which of the following activities did you perform with the API in the past 30 days? Select all that apply.
- Reading/fetching data
- Creating or updating records
- Managing authentication/authorization
- Configuring webhooks/callbacks
- Bulk or asynchronous jobs
- Building or maintaining integrations/SDKs
- Testing or troubleshooting
- Other
Q03
Opinion Scale
How clear is the URL structure and naming of our API endpoints?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unclearMax:Very clear
Q04
Opinion Scale
How clear are the required and optional request parameters (headers, query params, body)?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unclearMax:Very clear
Q05
Opinion Scale
How clear are the response formats and field definitions returned by our endpoints?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unclearMax:Very clear
Q06
Opinion Scale
How clear is the pagination behavior (cursors, offsets, page limits) across endpoints?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unclearMax:Very clear
Q07
Long Text
Name one endpoint or area of the API that felt unclear and briefly explain why.
Q08
Dropdown
In the past 30 days, approximately how often did you encounter an API error response?
- Never
- Rarely (1–2 times)
- Sometimes (3–5 times)
- Often (6 or more times)
- Not sure
Q09
Multiple Choice
Which of the following error types did you encounter? Select all that apply.
- Validation errors (4xx)
- Authentication failures (401)
- Permission/scope issues (403)
- Resource not found (404)
- Rate limiting (429)
- Timeouts or network errors
- Server errors (5xx)
- Deprecation or version errors
- Other
Q10
Opinion Scale
How helpful were the API error messages in diagnosing and resolving issues?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all helpfulMax:Extremely helpful
Q11
Long Text
If you recall a particularly unhelpful error message, please paste it or summarize it briefly.
Q12
Multiple Choice
Which authentication methods did you use or configure in the past 30 days? Select all that apply.
- API key
- OAuth 2.0 — Client Credentials
- OAuth 2.0 — Authorization Code
- JWT / Service account
- HMAC or request signing
- No auth changes in the past 30 days
- Not sure
Q13
Opinion Scale
How easy or difficult was it to generate or rotate API keys or credentials?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very difficultMax:Very easy
Q14
Opinion Scale
How easy or difficult was it to set up an OAuth flow (authorization code or client credentials)?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very difficultMax:Very easy
Q15
Opinion Scale
How easy or difficult was it to manage token refresh or session handling?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very difficultMax:Very easy
Q16
Long Text
Describe any authentication blockers or confusing steps you encountered.
Q17
Opinion Scale
Overall, how would you rate the clarity of our API (documentation, endpoints, and error messages combined)?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unclearMax:Very clear
Q18
Opinion Scale
How likely are you to recommend our API to a fellow developer?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unlikelyMax:Very likely
Q19
Ranking
Rank the following areas by how much improvement would benefit your workflow (drag the highest-impact area to the top).
- Endpoint clarity
- Error message quality
- Authentication flows
- API documentation
- SDKs & developer tools
Drag to rank
Q20
AI Interview
Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or suggestions about your API experience.
Q21
Dropdown
Which of the following best describes your primary role?
- Backend engineer
- Frontend engineer
- Full-stack developer
- DevOps / SRE
- Data engineer
- Product manager
- QA / Tester
- Student
- Other
Q22
Dropdown
How long have you been working with web APIs?
- Less than 1 year
- 1–2 years
- 3–5 years
- 6–9 years
- 10+ years
Q23
Dropdown
What is the approximate size of your organization?
- 1–10
- 11–50
- 51–200
- 201–1,000
- 1,001–5,000
- 5,001+
Q24
Multiple Choice
Which programming languages or platforms do you primarily use with our API? Select all that apply.
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- Python
- Java
- Go
- Ruby
- C# / .NET
- PHP
- Other
Q25
Dropdown
In which region are you primarily located?
- North America
- Europe
- Asia
- Latin America
- Middle East
- Africa
- Oceania
- Prefer not to say
Message
Thank you for your time. Your feedback directly helps us improve the API experience for all developers.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
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Why this template
What this template is built to do — we found no directly comparable template from other survey tools to review.
What sets it apart
- Includes four dedicated opinion-scale questions plus an open-text follow-up isolating endpoint, parameter, response, and pagination clarity rather than lumping 'API quality' into one vague score
- Separates error-handling friction from auth friction with distinct question blocks (error frequency, error types, error-message helpfulness, a paste-in field for actual unhelpful error text, then a parallel set for API keys, OAuth setup, and token refresh)
- Closes with an AI follow-up interview question that adaptively probes on whatever the respondent actually reported, plus a drag-and-drop ranking of improvement priorities to directly inform roadmap decisions
- Captures role, API experience tenure, org size, languages/platforms, and region as segmentation variables so friction points can be sliced by developer profile
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “API Developer Experience: Endpoints, Errors & Auth” template?
The template includes 25 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “In the past 30 days, how often did you interact with our API?” · “Which of the following activities did you perform with the API in the past 30 days? Select all that apply.” · “How clear is the URL structure and naming of our API endpoints?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 25 questions in about 12 minutes.
Can I customize this template?
Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.
Is this template free to use?
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