Find id of element on already made google form?

Question

I have a form made on google docs, and I have a script that I\'ve just created (that isn\'t complete) that will analyze the responses on the form, and validate them based on

Answer 1

Something like this will show you the ids in the logger...

var form = FormApp.getActiveForm();
var items = form.getItems();
for (var i in items) { 
  Logger.log(items[i].getTitle() + ': ' + items[i].getId());
}

To see the IDs manually in Chrome >> View Form >> right-click on the question Label >> Inspect element >> look for the for="entry_XXXXXXX" attribute. That 'xxxxxxx' will be the id.

Answer 2

An update to Bryan P's answer:

To find the ID:

• view the form (as if you were taking it)
• right click and inspect the question name
• look for either:
• • data-item-id="##########", or
• • aria-describedby="i.desc.########## i3"

You want the ##########.