To give form creators more control over who can respond, we're introducing granular controls for responders. Forms created with the API after January 31, 2026 will have an unpublished state by default. To learn more, see
API changes to Google Forms.
Method: forms.responses.get
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[null,null,["Last updated 2025-02-11 UTC."],[],["This describes retrieving a single form response. A `GET` request is sent to `https://forms.googleapis.com/v1beta/forms/{formId}/responses/{responseId}`, requiring both `formId` and `responseId` in the path. The request body must be empty. A successful response returns a `FormResponse` object. Authorization requires one of three OAuth scopes: `drive`, `drive.file`, or `forms.responses.readonly`. Further details on authorization can be found in the provided guide.\n"],null,["# Method: forms.responses.get\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization Scopes](#body.aspect)\n\nGet one response from the form.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://forms.googleapis.com/v1beta/forms/{formId}/responses/{responseId}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------|\n| `formId` | `string` Required. The form ID. |\n| `responseId` | `string` Required. The response ID within the form. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [FormResponse](/forms/api/reference/rest/v1beta/forms.responses#FormResponse).\n\n### Authorization Scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.responses.readonly`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/guides/configure-oauth-consent)."]]
