Pre-Populate

Pre-Populate allows you to automatically fill some survey fields with data that you already have (i.e., name, age, email, etc.) rather than ask for the information again. Pre-Populate is only available on paid plans.

How it works

Here is a sample survey:

If a user clicks on the link, they will be taken to the survey with no pre-filled questions. To pre-fill a question, more information is 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, like in this example:

Pre-Populate URL formatting

The formats for the URL parameters are as follows:

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

Related topics:

• Skip Logic
• Piping
• Custom URL Variables
• Pre-Populate