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      • The study object
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Download demographic data

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GET
https://api.prolific.com/api/v1/studies/:id/export/
GET
/api/v1/studies/:id/export/
$curl https://api.prolific.com/api/v1/studies/id/export/ \
>     -H "Authorization: Token <token>" \
>     -H "Content-Type: application/json"
1"submission_id,participant_id,submission_status,started_at,completed_at,time_taken_seconds,age,sex,ethnicity,first_language,current_country_of_residence,nationality,country_of_birth,student_status,employment_status,reviewed_at,completion_code,total_approvals\n1234567890,9876543210,completed,2024-04-10T14:22:35Z,2024-04-10T14:45:12Z,1367,29,Male,White,English,United Kingdom,British,United Kingdom,Not a student,Employed full-time,2024-04-11T09:00:00Z,ABC123XYZ,15\n1234567891,9876543211,completed,2024-04-10T15:10:05Z,2024-04-10T15:35:20Z,1515,34,Female,Asian,English,United States,American,United States,Part-time student,Unemployed,2024-04-11T09:15:00Z,DEF456UVW,8"
<span style="font-size:x-large">**Deprecated - please use the new [Demographic Export](https://docs.prolific.com/docs/api-docs/public/#tag/Studies/operation/ExportDemographicData) endpoint instead.**</span> <span style="font-size:x-large">**This endpoint will be sunset after the 14th of April 2026**</span> Download a snapshot of the participants' prescreening responses at the time that they took your study. In addition to the responses to all prescreeners applied to the study (subject to change), you'll also have access to the following data: * Submission id * Participant id * Submission status * Started date-time * Expressed in UTC * ISO 8601 formatted * Completed date-time * Expressed in UTC * ISO 8601 formatted * Time taken (in seconds) * Age * Sex * Participants were asked the following question: What is your sex, as recorded on legal/official documents? * Ethnicity (simplified) * First language * Current country of residence * Nationality * Country of birth * Student status * Employment status * Reviewed at date-time * Expressed in UTC * ISO 8601 formatted * Completion code ('entered code') * Total approvals Learn more on [Exporting Prolific demographic data](https://researcher-help.prolific.com/en/article/b2943f).
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Deprecated - please use the new Demographic Export endpoint instead. This endpoint will be sunset after the 14th of April 2026

Download a snapshot of the participants’ prescreening responses at the time that they took your study.

In addition to the responses to all prescreeners applied to the study (subject to change), you’ll also have access to the following data:

  • Submission id
  • Participant id
  • Submission status
  • Started date-time
    • Expressed in UTC
    • ISO 8601 formatted
  • Completed date-time
    • Expressed in UTC
    • ISO 8601 formatted
  • Time taken (in seconds)
  • Age
  • Sex
    • Participants were asked the following question: What is your sex, as recorded on legal/official documents?
  • Ethnicity (simplified)
  • First language
  • Current country of residence
  • Nationality
  • Country of birth
  • Student status
  • Employment status
  • Reviewed at date-time
    • Expressed in UTC
    • ISO 8601 formatted
  • Completion code (‘entered code’)
  • Total approvals

Learn more on Exporting Prolific demographic data.

Authentication

AuthorizationToken

The Prolific API uses API token to authenticate requests. You can create an API token directly from your settings.

Your API token does not have an expiry date and carries full permission, so be sure to keep them secure.

If your token is leaked, delete it and create a new one directly in the app.

In your requests add Authorization header with the value Token <your token>.

Path parameters

idstringRequired
Study id

Response

Downloaded

Errors

4XX
Client Request Error