Preview and publishing
Share links and QR codes
Where your survey lives, and how to hand it out.
After publishing, open Share → Publish to find the respondent link and QR code. Copy that link into your invitation, or use the QR code where people will open the survey on a phone.
- The Publish tab contains the respondent sharing tools.
- Use the QR code for people opening the survey on a phone.
- Copy the respondent link here. Use your own published survey link, not this local example.
Which link to send
Use the published respondent link, not the editor or Preview address. Editor links are for people with access to the survey; Preview is for testing and does not collect responses.
Open the copied link in another browser to check the welcome screen before distributing it. When using a QR code, test it on a phone as well.
When the link changes
Pausing and resuming keeps the same link. Archiving permanently retires it. Restoring the survey to a draft and publishing again creates a new link, so update invitations and QR materials afterwards.