# HeatMap-type answers need to be added to the API

**URL:** <https://community.surveysparrow.com/t/heatmap-type-answers-need-to-be-added-to-the-api/3629>\
**Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\
**Created:** [October 27, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.surveysparrow.com/t/heatmap-type-answers-need-to-be-added-to-the-api/3629 "2023-10-27T23:29:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vincent\_Pribish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c2a13f/32.png) [@Vincent\_Pribish](https://community.surveysparrow.com/u/Vincent_Pribish)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.surveysparrow.com/t/heatmap-type-answers-need-to-be-added-to-the-api/3629/1 "2023-10-27T23:29:48Z")

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I was surprised that heatmap-type questions (with defined regions on an image) don't expose a user's selection in the API. Seems like this is just some sort of oversight since it is clearly available in the online results display and in the email-delivered results. Just make it work like the other question types, and maybe add the coordinates (but I don't need that at all, just want to know which regions were selected).

We are having to re-build all of our image heatmap questions back into multiple-choice ones that reference a labelled image. This is worse for our user experience and wasted our time since there was indication that this question type doesn't work with the API.