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title: Create a poll
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# Create a poll

client.RealtimeKit.ActiveSession.NewPoll(ctx, appID, meetingID, params) (\*[ActiveSessionNewPollResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/realtime_kit#(resource)%20realtime_kit.active-session%20%3E%20(model)%20ActiveSessionNewPollResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>), error)

POST/accounts/{account\_id}/realtime/kit/{app\_id}/meetings/{meeting\_id}/active-session/poll

Creates a new poll in an active session for the given meeting ID.

##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/).

**Example:**`Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY`

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Realtime Admin``Realtime`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

appID string

The app identifier tag.

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meetingID string

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params ActiveSessionNewPollParams

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AccountID param.Field\[string]

Path param: The account identifier tag.

maxLength32

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Options param.Field\[\[]string]

Body param: Different options for the question

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Question param.Field\[string]

Body param: Question of the poll

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Anonymous param.Field\[bool]Optional

Body param: if voters on a poll are anonymous

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HideVotes param.Field\[bool]Optional

Body param: if votes on an option are visible before a person votes

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type ActiveSessionNewPollResponse struct{…}

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Data ActiveSessionNewPollResponseDataOptional

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Action stringOptional

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<summary>

Poll ActiveSessionNewPollResponseDataPollOptional

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ID string

ID of the poll

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Options \[]ActiveSessionNewPollResponseDataPollOption

Answer options

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Count float64

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Text string

Text of the answer option

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Votes \[]ActiveSessionNewPollResponseDataPollOptionsVote

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ID string

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Name string

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Question string

Question asked by the poll

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Anonymous boolOptional

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CreatedBy stringOptional

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HideVotes boolOptional

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Voted \[]stringOptional

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Success boolOptional

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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.active-session%20%3E%20(model)%20ActiveSessionNewPollResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Create a poll

Go

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/option"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/realtime_kit"
)

func main() {
  client := cloudflare.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIToken("Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY"),
  )
  response, err := client.RealtimeKit.ActiveSession.NewPoll(
    context.TODO(),
    "14a396e7-ca44-4937-bf1f-050a69118543",
    "meeting_id",
    realtime_kit.ActiveSessionNewPollParams{
      AccountID: cloudflare.F("023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"),
      Options: cloudflare.F([]string{"string"}),
      Question: cloudflare.F("question"),
    },
  )
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response.Data)
}
```

200 example

```
{
  "data": {
    "action": "action",
    "poll": {
      "id": "id",
      "options": [
        {
          "count": 0,
          "text": "text",
          "votes": [
            {
              "id": "id",
              "name": "name"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "question": "question",
      "anonymous": true,
      "created_by": "created_by",
      "hide_votes": true,
      "voted": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "data": {
    "action": "action",
    "poll": {
      "id": "id",
      "options": [
        {
          "count": 0,
          "text": "text",
          "votes": [
            {
              "id": "id",
              "name": "name"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "question": "question",
      "anonymous": true,
      "created_by": "created_by",
      "hide_votes": true,
      "voted": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
```