The Web link collector lets you share a URL or QR code linking to your survey. You can send or post your survey anywhere you want—like on social media, in an email (using your own email client), or print it on a newsletter.
By default, your survey URL will look something like this, with a string of letters and numbers at the end:
| https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P58B9BX |
TIP! Download a QR code for your survey to print on pamphlets, flyers, or posters.
To create a Web Link:
Beta Experience: Some customers may see a Web link automatically created when they initially go to the Collect Responses section.
To create a web link:
Your Web link collector URL is a public link, meaning that anyone who has it will be able to access your survey and complete it. Web crawlers can also access public links, but they won't index your survey on a search engine.
Tip! If you wish to use a Web link collector but do not want the link to be public, consider password-protecting your survey.
It isn't possible to transfer or reuse a SurveyMonkey generated URL ending.
Depending on your plan, you can create a Custom URL Ending or use the White Label URL to remove SurveyMonkey branding from your web link. If you customize the URL after you send the survey out, both the old link and the new link will work.
You can’t create a Custom URL Ending if you have the Recurrence collector option turned on.
If you want to track respondents, choose the tracking method you want to use before sending your survey.
By default, Web link collectors record IP addresses. However, this information can't really help you track respondents. Instead, you can add required questions to your survey to collect identifying information from respondents, or you can use Custom Variables.
Or, you can use an Email invitation instead of a Web link to track respondents.
Copying a web link creates a new link for you to share a previous survey at a different time or with new respondents.
To create a copy of a Web Link collector:
A new Web Link starting with Copy of is added to the Collect Responses section of your survey.
Most of your customized collector options apply to the copied web link. To review and edit your collector options before sending your survey, select Edit Collector from the survey's three dot dropdown.