> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.prolific.com/_mcp/server.

# Submissions

A new submission is created for each participant that joins your study. Once a submission is completed, you can approve, reject or ask participants to return the submission.

![Submissions flow](/_fern-img/80ec1d681bd7797ef5873fe2b79d8b871aa48f04bf0317ad1d4edc2a04aed5d3.webp)

Related guide: [Approving Submissions and Rejecting Participants](https://researcher-help.prolific.com/en/articles/445268-approving-submissions-and-rejecting-participants)

## Docs

- [Submissions guide](https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/submissions-guide.md)
- [Submission object](https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/submission-object.md)

## API Docs

- Submissions [List submissions](https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/get-submissions.md)
- Submissions [Retrieve a submission](https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/get-submission.md)
- Submissions [Approve or reject a submission](https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/transition-submission.md)
- Submissions [Request the participant who submitted the response to return their response](https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/request-submission-return.md)
- Submissions [Bulk approve submissions](https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/bulk-approve-submissions.md)

## OpenAPI Specification

The raw OpenAPI 3.1 specification for this API is available at:
- [OpenAPI JSON](https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/openapi.json)
- [OpenAPI YAML](https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference/submissions/openapi.yaml)