Amazon Mechanical Turk · Schema
QualificationType
The QualificationType data structure represents a Qualification type, a description of a property of a Worker that must match the requirements of a HIT for the Worker to be able to accept the HIT. The type also describes how a Worker can obtain a Qualification of that type, such as through a Qualification test.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QualificationTypeId | object | |
| CreationTime | object | |
| Name | object | |
| Description | object | |
| Keywords | object | |
| QualificationTypeStatus | object | |
| Test | object | |
| TestDurationInSeconds | object | |
| AnswerKey | object | |
| RetryDelayInSeconds | object | |
| IsRequestable | object | |
| AutoGranted | object | |
| AutoGrantedValue | object |
JSON Schema
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"title": "QualificationType",
"description": " The QualificationType data structure represents a Qualification type, a description of a property of a Worker that must match the requirements of a HIT for the Worker to be able to accept the HIT. The type also describes how a Worker can obtain a Qualification of that type, such as through a Qualification test. ",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"QualificationTypeId": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/EntityId"
},
{
"description": " A unique identifier for the Qualification type. A Qualification type is given a Qualification type ID when you call the CreateQualificationType operation. "
}
]
},
"CreationTime": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Timestamp"
},
{
"description": " The date and time the Qualification type was created. "
}
]
},
"Name": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/String"
},
{
"description": " The name of the Qualification type. The type name is used to identify the type, and to find the type using a Qualification type search. "
}
]
},
"Description": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/String"
},
{
"description": " A long description for the Qualification type. "
}
]
},
"Keywords": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/String"
},
{
"description": " One or more words or phrases that describe theQualification type, separated by commas. The Keywords make the type easier to find using a search. "
}
]
},
"QualificationTypeStatus": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/QualificationTypeStatus"
},
{
"description": " The status of the Qualification type. A Qualification type's status determines if users can apply to receive a Qualification of this type, and if HITs can be created with requirements based on this type. Valid values are Active | Inactive. "
}
]
},
"Test": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/String"
},
{
"description": " The questions for a Qualification test associated with this Qualification type that a user can take to obtain a Qualification of this type. This parameter must be specified if AnswerKey is present. A Qualification type cannot have both a specified Test parameter and an AutoGranted value of true. "
}
]
},
"TestDurationInSeconds": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Long"
},
{
"description": " The amount of time, in seconds, given to a Worker to complete the Qualification test, beginning from the time the Worker requests the Qualification. "
}
]
},
"AnswerKey": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/String"
},
{
"description": "The answers to the Qualification test specified in the Test parameter."
}
]
},
"RetryDelayInSeconds": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Long"
},
{
"description": " The amount of time, in seconds, Workers must wait after taking the Qualification test before they can take it again. Workers can take a Qualification test multiple times if they were not granted the Qualification from a previous attempt, or if the test offers a gradient score and they want a better score. If not specified, retries are disabled and Workers can request a Qualification only once. "
}
]
},
"IsRequestable": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Boolean"
},
{
"description": " Specifies whether the Qualification type is one that a user can request through the Amazon Mechanical Turk web site, such as by taking a Qualification test. This value is False for Qualifications assigned automatically by the system. Valid values are True | False. "
}
]
},
"AutoGranted": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Boolean"
},
{
"description": "Specifies that requests for the Qualification type are granted immediately, without prompting the Worker with a Qualification test. Valid values are True | False."
}
]
},
"AutoGrantedValue": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Integer"
},
{
"description": " The Qualification integer value to use for automatically granted Qualifications, if AutoGranted is true. This is 1 by default. "
}
]
}
}
}