Today, we're excited to introduce you to Pre-Populate. This new feature allows you to automatically fill certain survey fields with data you already have (e.g., name, age, email) instead of asking for the information again.

How it works

Here is a sample survey:

If a user clicks the link, they will be taken to the survey with no pre-filled questions. To pre-fill a question, additional information must be appended to the end of the URL. The following example fills the first question with “Mary”:

The following link automatically selects the third choice of the second question:

You can also append multiple parameters in the same URL to pre-fill multiple questions, as in this example:

Pre-Populate URL formatting

The formats for URL parameters for each question type are as follows:

• Multiple Choice
  q1_2 – Selects the second choice of question number one.
• Open Text
  q2=Mary – Enters “Mary” into question number two.
• Multiple Textboxes
  q3_1=John – Enters “John” into the first textbox of question number three.
• Matrix
  q4_1=2 – Selects the second column of the first row in question number four.

As always, we welcome your questions and feedback. To get in touch, please email us at support@survs.com.