# OpenRosa API for posting a submission not working

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/openrosa-api-for-posting-a-submission-not-working/40259>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [January 31, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/openrosa-api-for-posting-a-submission-not-working/40259 "2023-01-31T05:27:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matthew\_White](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/matthew_white/32/1654_2.png) [@Matthew\_White](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Matthew_White)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/openrosa-api-for-posting-a-submission-not-working/40259/2 "2023-01-31T20:25:44Z")

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Hi @randy.beros! You may find this topic helpful:

> [@Central API docs - example submission XML issue](https://forum.getodk.org/t/central-api-docs-example-submission-xml-issue/39139):
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> 1. What is the issue? Please be detailed. Let me start by saying it's possible I'm doing it all wrong. However: The example request XML body for creating/updating submissions ([docs link](https://odkcentral.docs.apiary.io/#reference/submissions/submissions/updating-submission-data), [source link](https://github.com/getodk/central-backend/blob/a2ca89a0744d34fc1f68e052b51b4d0179aadb1a/docs/api.md?plain=1#L2097-L2104)) seems to be invalid for creating new submissions: \<data id="simple"\> \<orx:meta\> \<orx:deprecatedID\>uuid:315c2f74-c8fc-4606-ae3f-22f8983e441e\</orx:deprecatedID\> \<orx:instanceID\>uuid:85cb9aff-005e-4edd-9739-dc9c1a829c44\</orx:instanceID\> \</orx:meta\> \<name\>Alice\</name\> \<age\>36\</age\> \</…

If you specify the correct form version string, do you still receive an error response?

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