{"id":15475,"date":"2026-04-21T08:50:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manual.m-path.io\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=15475"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:54:17","slug":"csv-question-item","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/app-manual-wp-001-atfsdabuggg7fzdq.germanywestcentral-01.azurewebsites.net\/knowledge-base\/csv-question-item\/","title":{"rendered":"CSV Question Item"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The CSV question is like a media item, where you can use hosted<\/a> data in your m-Path questionnaire. When the questionnaire reaches this item, the app fetches a CSV file from a URL you provide and makes its contents available to use in the rest of the questionnaire. A common use case is loading a personalised list of items or stimuli that can then be shown to the participant in a later question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about hosting your own files to use in m-Path here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Configuration Fields<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Field<\/th>Type<\/th>Default<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
csvLocation<\/code><\/td>string<\/td>''<\/code><\/td>Required.<\/strong> The hosted URL of the CSV file to download.<\/td><\/tr>
delimiter<\/code><\/td>string<\/td>','<\/code><\/td>The character used to separate columns. Use ';'<\/code> for semicolon-delimited files. Defaults to comma if not set.<\/td><\/tr>
keepMedia<\/code><\/td>bool<\/td>true<\/code><\/td>Whether the downloaded CSV file is kept in local storage after the beep is completed, or deleted to save space.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Expected CSV Format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The file must use a header row<\/strong> as the first row. Every subsequent row is treated as data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

product,calories,carbs
cheese,30,0.4
potatoes,10,17
chicken,8,0<\/pre>\n\n\n\n