SurveyMonkey

In one line: Connect SurveyMonkey so your UnleashX agent can list your surveys, pull responses, and summarize results — all in plain language.


Category	Forms & Surveys
Authentication	Access token (app)
Setup time	~4 minutes
Difficulty	Easy
Best for	Teams that run surveys in SurveyMonkey and want an AI agent to read responses, summarize feedback, and track results

1. Overview

SurveyMonkey is a survey platform for collecting feedback at scale. Your account holds the surveys you’ve built, the collectors that distribute them, and every response respondents submit. Once connected to UnleashX, your agent can list your surveys, read a survey’s questions, pull responses through its collectors, and summarize the results. It works against your live SurveyMonkey account using an access token, so it acts with your own permissions. Connecting SurveyMonkey to UnleashX turns your surveys into a live feedback source. Instead of exporting results manually, you ask your agent to pull the latest responses or summarize what respondents said.

2. What you’ll need

A SurveyMonkey account (a paid plan is required for full API access to responses).
An access token generated from an app in the SurveyMonkey Developer Portal (see Section 3).
An UnleashX account with access to Data Connectors.

You paste an access token. UnleashX sends it to the SurveyMonkey API as a Bearer credential.

The token acts with your account’s plan and permissions. Access to responses and certain endpoints depends on your SurveyMonkey plan.

3. Get your credentials

SurveyMonkey works differently from most connectors: you don’t generate a bare token from your account settings. Instead you create an app in the Developer Portal, and that app comes with an access token already bound to your own SurveyMonkey account. You copy that token into UnleashX. The app is just a container for the credential — you never publish it or submit it for review.

Step-by-step

Open the Developer Portal

Go to developer.surveymonkey.com and sign in with your SurveyMonkey account. The top navigation shows Home, My Apps, Docs, Status, and FAQ.

Go to My Apps

Click My Apps. This lists any apps you’ve already created.

Click Add a New App

Click the green Add a New App button in the top-right. The APP CREATION dialog opens.

The APP CREATION dialog in the SurveyMonkey Developer Portal

Fill in the app details

Three fields are required:

App Nickname — a name for your own reference, e.g. UnleashX.
App Creator — your email address.
App Type — choose Private App (“Build an app for you and your team”).

Pick Private App, not Public App. A private app works only against your own account and is ready immediately. A Public App is intended for listing in the SurveyMonkey App Directory and requires a review process you don’t need.

Create the app

Click Create App. The button stays greyed out until all three required fields are filled. Creating the app means accepting the SurveyMonkey API Developer Terms, linked in the dialog.

Open the app's Settings

Once the app is created you’ll be returned to My Apps. Open your new app and click Settings.

Copy the access token

Scroll to the Credentials section. Alongside the Client ID and Secret you’ll find your Access Token — copy it.This token is already tied to your SurveyMonkey account, so there’s no separate OAuth step to run.

Paste it into UnleashX

Head to Data Connectors → SurveyMonkey in UnleashX and paste the token (full walkthrough in Section 4). UnleashX validates it on save.

Good to know

Watch the trial countdown. Apps in the Developer Portal display a remaining-days badge (for example 88 DAYS LEFT) on the app card. When that window lapses, the app’s credentials can stop working and the connector will start returning 401 Unauthorized.If your agent suddenly loses access, check the app’s status in My Apps before assuming the token was mistyped.

Your access token can read every survey and response your account can see. Store it securely, never commit it to git, and delete the app in the Developer Portal if the token is ever exposed — that invalidates the credential immediately.

Response access depends on your plan. Reading responses through the API generally requires a paid SurveyMonkey plan. On lower tiers the connection succeeds but response endpoints return 403 — see Section 8.

The token stays visible under Settings → Credentials, so unlike a one-time secret you can return and copy it again whenever you need it.

Permissions this token grants UnleashX

Access	Why UnleashX needs it
Read surveys	List and read your surveys and their questions.
Read collectors	List the collectors distributing a survey.
Read responses	Fetch and summarize responses.
View details	Read survey and response details for reporting.

4. Connect on UnleashX

Open your agent

Go to https://www.tryunleashx.com and open the agent you want to connect.

Open Data Connectors

Inside the agent, go to Data Connectors.

Find SurveyMonkey

Locate SurveyMonkey and click Connect (or Add / Configure).

Paste your access token

Paste your access token and click Connect.

Confirm success

UnleashX validates the token and the SurveyMonkey connector shows a Connected badge.

Use SurveyMonkey in a Workflow

Once connected, you can add SurveyMonkey to any automation from the Workflows builder. Its triggers and tools appear in the Apps panel, marked with an MCP badge.

Add a trigger or action node

Open Workflows → New Workflow. On the canvas, click + Add Trigger (or the + below any node) to add a step.

Pick SurveyMonkey from the Apps panel

In the Paths panel, open the Apps tab and select SurveyMonkey. Use the search box if you have many connectors.

Choose a trigger or tool

Pick the trigger or action you want (for example, “new response”). Configure its fields — required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Add or select your account

Under Selected account, choose an already-connected account, or click Add Account to connect one now.

Save and test

Fill in the remaining fields and click Save. Use Test to verify the step, then toggle Publish when the workflow is ready.

The steps are the same for every connector. For the full workflow builder guide, see Using MCP in Workflows.

5. Available tools

Tool	What it does	Changes data?
List Surveys	Lists the surveys in your account.	No
Get Survey	Retrieves a survey’s details.	No
Get Survey Details	Retrieves a survey’s full question structure.	No
List Collectors	Lists collectors for a survey.	No
Get Collector	Retrieves a collector’s details.	No
List Responses	Lists responses for a survey or collector.	No
Get Response	Retrieves a single response with answers (bulk detail).	No
Get Survey Questions	Lists the questions in a survey.	No
Get Response Counts	Returns response/rollup counts for a survey.	No
Get Current User	Retrieves the connected account’s details.	No

The SurveyMonkey connector is read-focused — it reads surveys, collectors, and responses rather than modifying them.

6. Example usage

“How many people finished our NPS survey, and what’s the overall sentiment?” → Runs List Responses (or Get Response Counts) for the survey, then summarizes the responses. “Pull the open-text answers from last week’s feedback survey and group the themes.” → Runs List Responses / Get Response for the survey and summarizes the free-text answers by theme.

7. Permissions & data access

UnleashX can:

List and read your surveys, questions, collectors, and responses.
Retrieve response counts and details for reporting.

UnleashX cannot:

Modify or delete surveys or responses.
Access surveys your account/plan can’t reach.
Change your SurveyMonkey account or billing settings.

To disconnect: In UnleashX, open Data Connectors → SurveyMonkey → Disconnect. You can also revoke or delete the app in the SurveyMonkey Developer Portal. Disconnecting removes access immediately.

8. Troubleshooting

Problem	What it means	How to fix it
401 Unauthorized	The access token is invalid or was revoked.	Copy a fresh token from the app’s Settings → Credentials and reconnect.
401 after working fine	Your Developer Portal app’s trial window has lapsed.	Check the days-remaining badge in My Apps; renew or recreate the app, then reconnect with the new token.
403 Forbidden / plan required	Your plan doesn’t include that endpoint (often responses).	Upgrade your SurveyMonkey plan for full API access.
404 Not found	The survey/collector ID is wrong or was deleted.	Have the agent list surveys/collectors to find the correct ID.
429 Too Many Requests	You hit SurveyMonkey’s rate/daily limit.	Wait for the window to reset and retry.

For general MCP issues, see /mcp/integrations.

9. Frequently asked questions

Is my survey data stored by UnleashX? No. UnleashX reads through the SurveyMonkey API live per request; it doesn’t keep a copy of your surveys or responses. Why can’t I read responses? Response access depends on your SurveyMonkey plan. Free/lower tiers restrict some API endpoints. Can the agent edit surveys? The connector is read-focused — it reads surveys and responses rather than creating or editing them.

10. References

SurveyMonkey API documentation: https://api.surveymonkey.com/v3/docs
Developer Portal: https://developer.surveymonkey.com/
Getting started / access tokens: https://developer.surveymonkey.com/api/v3/#getting-started

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