# What is “Responser API”?

The Responser API is Sociana's app-facing response format, flagged with responser=true, through which attendee and organiser apps exchange data with the Sociana Engine; it is not a public developer API.

Also called: responser=true, app-facing response format

SSociana team·19 Oct 2026·2 min read

## Responser API in detail

Under the apps sits a backend, and between them travels a consistent response format. Sociana calls that format the responser API, identified by the responser=true convention. It is how the React and TypeScript apps ask the Rails backend for agenda, members, points and everything else, and how screens receive predictable, structured answers. For a buyer, the practical meaning is stability: one format used by attendee, organiser, single-app and multi-app builds means a feature added to the engine can appear across surfaces without per-app rework. It is important to be exact about what this is not. The responser API is internal plumbing for Sociana's own apps and surfaces. Sociana does not offer a public API or a Zapier-style integration catalogue; external data movement is offered through webhooks, Sheets and Airtable connections and partner data sharing.

## How Sociana uses it

The responser format belongs to the Technical layer of the platform: apps built on React and TypeScript talk to the Rails engine using it. External integrations use webhooks and connectors, not this API.

## Example

Procurement reviewers asking about APIs are told that integrations run through webhooks, Sheets and Airtable and partner data sharing, not a public API.

## Questions

What does responser=true mean?

It marks Sociana's app-facing API response format, which the apps and surfaces use to exchange structured data with the Sociana Engine. Sociana calls that format the responser API, identified by the responser=true convention. The responser format belongs to the Technical layer of the platform: apps built on React and TypeScript talk to the Rails engine using it.

Can I build my own integration on it?

It is internal to Sociana's apps, not a public developer API. External data flows use webhooks, Sheets or Airtable connections and partner data sharing. The Responser API is Sociana's app-facing response format, flagged with responser=true, through which attendee and organiser apps exchange data with the Sociana Engine; it is not a public developer API.

Why does the format matter to a buyer?

A single consistent format lets new features appear across attendee, organiser and multi-app builds without rebuilding each app separately. Under the apps sits a backend, and between them travels a consistent response format. It is important to be exact about what this is not.

## Keep reading

[Admin panel, roles & feature switches](https://sociana.in/features/admin-panel-and-roles/)[Conferences & summits](https://sociana.in/event-types/conferences/)[Agency multi-client apps](https://sociana.in/event-types/agency-multi-client-apps/)[Partner web](https://sociana.in/glossary/partner-web/)[Surface](https://sociana.in/glossary/surface/)[Branded app](https://sociana.in/glossary/branded-app/)[REST API & partner web integration](https://sociana.in/integrations/rest-api-partner-web/)

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