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[null,null,["Last updated 2025-02-11 UTC."],[],["Feedback for respondents includes a `text` field for the main feedback and an optional `material` array for additional resources. `Material` can be a `TextLink`, containing a `uri` and `displayText`, or a `VideoLink`, with `displayText` and `youtubeUri`. The core data structure uses JSON, with `ExtraMaterial` as a union field that can hold either text or video content, providing flexible supplemental information.\n"],null,["# Feedback\n\n- [JSON representation](#SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [ExtraMaterial](#ExtraMaterial)\n - [JSON representation](#ExtraMaterial.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [TextLink](#TextLink)\n - [JSON representation](#TextLink.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [VideoLink](#VideoLink)\n - [JSON representation](#VideoLink.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n\nFeedback for a respondent about their response to a question.\n\n| JSON representation ||\n|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| ``` { \"text\": string, \"material\": [ { object (/forms/api/reference/rest/v1beta/Feedback#ExtraMaterial) } ] } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `text` | `string` Required. The main text of the feedback. |\n| `material[]` | `object (`[ExtraMaterial](/forms/api/reference/rest/v1beta/Feedback#ExtraMaterial)`)` Additional information provided as part of the feedback, often used to point the respondent to more reading and resources. |\n\nExtraMaterial\n-------------\n\nSupplementary material to the feedback.\n\n| JSON representation ||\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| ``` { // Union field `content` can be only one of the following: \"link\": { object (/forms/api/reference/rest/v1beta/Feedback#TextLink) }, \"video\": { object (/forms/api/reference/rest/v1beta/Feedback#VideoLink) } // End of list of possible types for union field `content`. } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| Union field `content`. Required. The contents of the extra material. `content` can be only one of the following: |||\n| `link` | `object (`[TextLink](/forms/api/reference/rest/v1beta/Feedback#TextLink)`)` Text feedback. |\n| `video` | `object (`[VideoLink](/forms/api/reference/rest/v1beta/Feedback#VideoLink)`)` Video feedback. |\n\nTextLink\n--------\n\nLink for text.\n\n| JSON representation ||\n|--------------------------------------------------|---|\n| ``` { \"uri\": string, \"displayText\": string } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|---------------|----------------------------------------------|\n| `uri` | `string` Required. The URI. |\n| `displayText` | `string` Required. Display text for the URI. |\n\nVideoLink\n---------\n\nLink to a video.\n\n| JSON representation ||\n|---------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| ``` { \"displayText\": string, \"youtubeUri\": string } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|\n| `displayText` | `string` Required. The display text for the link. |\n| `youtubeUri` | `string` The URI of a YouTube video. |"]]
