Send Qualtrics email invitations and reminder emails to a mailing list using the distributions API
domain: api.qualtrics.com · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Ensure you have a Qualtrics mailing list (directory/contact list) ID and an active survey ID to distribute
POST to /API/v3/distributions with the mailing list ID, survey ID, a message ID/library reference, and a send_date to schedule the initial invitation
Format send_date as an ISO 8601 UTC timestamp (e.g. %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) -- malformed dates are a common source of failed scheduling
Capture the returned Distribution ID for the invite distribution
POST a reminder distribution referencing the original Distribution ID as its parent, along with its own send_date, to schedule a follow-up
Query the distribution's history/stats endpoint to confirm delivery and track completion so reminders only reach non-respondents
Known gotchas
Reminder and thank-you emails can generally only be sent against distributions that used individual links, not anonymous links
Qualtrics automatically tracks who has completed the survey for reminder targeting -- you don't manually filter the recipient list yourself, but you must reference the correct parent distribution ID
send_date must be in the exact expected timestamp format; small format deviations cause the request to be rejected rather than defaulting to 'now'
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