---
title: Add a Q&A question (POST /api/v2/data-rooms/{data_room_id}/questions) | HelpRange API
description: POST /api/v2/data-rooms/{data_room_id}/questions: Adds a question (e.g.
url: https://www.helprange.com/developers/api/add-data-room-question
---

POST

# Add a Q&A question

`https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/data-rooms/{data_room_id}/questions`

Adds a question (e.g. from a buyer's list), like importing a question list in the panel: nobody is e-mailed. Answer and approve it in the panel. 409 when the room is frozen. Q&A and request lists need the Max or Unlimited plan, the Deal Room Pass or the trial (else 402).

**Plans:** Pro, Max, Unlimited, Deal Room Pass, trial. **Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer hr_live_…` (team key), `X-API-Key`, `Authorization: Api-Key <key>` or an OAuth `Bearer` token. **Scope:** `rooms:write`. **Operation id:** `addDataRoomQuestion`

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `data_room_id` required | path | integer | Data room id (from List data rooms). (min 1) |

**Header** `Idempotency-Key` (optional, up to 255 characters): retry with the same key and body within 24 hours and you get the first response back (`Idempotent-Replayed: true`) – the request is not run twice. Another body: `422 idempotency_key_reused`; still running: `409 idempotency_key_in_progress`. [More](https://www.helprange.com/developers/api#idempotency).

## Request body

Content types: `application/json`, `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `text` required | string | The question. (max length 4000) |
| `category` | "legal" / "financial" / "tax" / "hr" / "commercial" / "it" / "other" | Default other. |
| `document_id` | integer | A document of the room the question is about … |
| `index` | string | … or its index number, e.g. "2.1". |
| `page` | integer | Page number. (min 1) |
| `all_guests` | boolean | true: published to the room's FAQ once answered. |

## Example request

```
curl -X POST https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/data-rooms/10/questions \
  -H "X-API-Key: $HELPRANGE_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '{"text": "Any pending litigation?", "category": "legal", "index": "2.1", "page": 4}'
```

```
const res = await fetch('https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/data-rooms/10/questions', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'X-API-Key': process.env.HELPRANGE_API_KEY, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "text": "Any pending litigation?",
    "category": "legal",
    "index": "2.1",
    "page": 4
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status}: ${data.error || data.message || data.reason}`);
console.log(data);
```

```
import os

import requests

r = requests.post(
    'https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/data-rooms/10/questions',
    headers={'X-API-Key': os.environ['HELPRANGE_API_KEY']},
    json={
        "text": "Any pending litigation?",
        "category": "legal",
        "index": "2.1",
        "page": 4,
    },
    timeout=60,
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())
```

The samples read the key from the `HELPRANGE_API_KEY` environment variable.

## Responses

| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| `201` | Created |
| `400` | Invalid input – the message says which parameter. |
| `401` | Missing or invalid API key / OAuth token. Team keys: code invalid_key, key_revoked, key_expired or key_owner_removed. |
| `402` | Your plan does not include the REST API (the Free plan) or this feature (e.g. NDA needs Max). |
| `403` | The team API key lacks the scope this endpoint needs. |
| `404` | Not found – or not yours (the API never says which). |
| `405` | Wrong HTTP method for this endpoint. |
| `409` | The data room is frozen, the signed PDF is not ready yet, (webhooks) the team already has an endpoint / the endpoint is turned off, or (code idempotency_key_in_progress) a request with the same Idempotency-Key is still running – retry in a few seconds. |
| `422` | code idempotency_key_reused: this Idempotency-Key was already used in the last 24 hours with a different request (method, path or body). Use a new key for a new request. |
| `429` | A usage limit was reached – wait Retry-After seconds. |

Example response · 201

```
{
  "id": 42,
  "number": "Q8",
  "status": "new",
  "status_label": "New",
  "category": "legal",
  "text": "Any pending litigation?",
  "source": "import",
  "asked_by": null,
  "document_id": 252,
  "document": "articles.pdf",
  "index": "2.1",
  "page": 4,
  "visibility": "private",
  "request_item_id": null,
  "assignee": null,
  "answer": null,
  "answer_approved": false,
  "decline_reason": null,
  "asked_at": "2026-11-10T07:30:00+00:00",
  "answered_at": null,
  "approved_at": null
}
```

## Try it

**Uses your real account.** The request goes from your browser straight to `www.helprange.com` with your API key and acts as you – this POST **changes data** and may e-mail people. The key stays in this page (in this tab's session storage only if you tick the box), is never put in a URL and is not sent to analytics. Do not paste a key on a shared computer.
 API key

  Remember in this tab

data_room_id (path, required)  JSON body { "text": "Any pending litigation?", "category": "legal", "index": "2.1", "page": 4 }

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