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Hi LimeSurvey developer,

What would you think of adding a RemoteControl API method that checks whether a survey is activation-ready, without actually activating it?

Right now, integrations typically learn about consistency issues only when calling activation. A read-only precheck endpoint would help external tools provide clear guidance before activation.

Suggested output:

• is_consistent (true/false)
• blocking errors
• warnings
• optional rule-level details (for example: no groups, no questions, no active questions, groups without questions)

This would improve UX and reduce failed activation attempts in integrations. I am working in Python now.

Thanks for considering it.

Tammo

It is possible to create a plugin that performs additional checks before a survey is activated and prevents the activation if one of those checks fails, using the event.So I am wondering which specific consistency checks you have in mind for such an API endpoint.