Can I use a query string to automatically populate survey content?

Yes, you can modify the deploy URL for a survey to include a query string that can be used to automatically populate survey content.

To setup a query string to automatically populate survey content, follow these steps:

  1. Click Surveys in the main navigation menu.
  2. Click the survey title, or proceed to the Content step.
  3. Click into a Content type question you want to automatically populate via the query string.
  4. Enter a [tag] in the question content. This tag can be anything, for example [name].
  5. Click the drop down arrow for the survey, and select View; or proceed to the Preview and Deploy step to access the survey URL (via Deploy Survey > Survey URL).
  6. Once the deploy URL is displayed in your web browser, append the end of the URL as follows: http://yourdomain.com/s/yoursurveyidname=12345
    where "12345" is the value of the tag.
  7. Refresh your web browser to confirm the tag is pre-populated with 12345 and distribute the appended URL to survey responders.

You can use tags anywhere in the survey content or questions, as well as in the URLs for redirect actions. But make sure to use the exact name of your tag when appending the survey URL.