{"id":44665,"date":"2018-08-27T13:35:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T13:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/?page_id=44665"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:06:00","slug":"how-to-generate-survey-public-link","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/how-to-generate-survey-public-link\/","title":{"rendered":"Shareable Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generating a Shareable URL is one of the most common ways to share a survey. This link can be easily published to a website or blog, and it&#8217;s a great option to use with a third-party distribution system to distribute. Bonus: If you would like to place a link in multiple locations, you can create and label different links to the same project. Or, download a QR code for any Shareable URL to make participation easy. When your project is finished, you will know how your participants found you!<br \/>\n<div style=\"position: relative\"><div class=\"loader-parent-overlay\" style=\"display: none;position: absolute;background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);width: 100%;height: 100%;\"><div class=\"loader-parent\" style=\"display: block;\">\n<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"help-playvideo\" class=\"to-animate-elem help-vid-class embed-responsive-item\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mv9cYpUJwPA?rel=0\" src=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"339\" data-animate=\"fadeMaxUp animated\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\n<p class=\"sogo-help-sub-head\">Navigate to<\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"sogo-help-sub-list\">\r\n    <li><a href=\"#section-1\">Survey URL<\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li><a href=\"#section-2\">Shareable URLs<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-1\">Survey URL<\/h2>\n<p>For quick and easy access to your survey URL, create the link by clicking on the Generate button in the center above the menu of publishing options. This link is a multi-use Shareable URL. Once you have generated the URL, click on the copy icon to copy the URL to your clipboard or click on the QR code icon to download the QR code.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shareable-URL-top-bar.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-2\">Shareable URLs<\/h2>\n<p>To customize your own Shareable URL, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Within your project, navigate to Distribute.<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom of the second column of options on the Publish screen, click Shareable Links\/QR Codes.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shareable-Links-QR-Codes.png\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>From here, you&#8217;ll be taken to a list of all Shareable URLs created for this survey project.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shareable-URL-list.png\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A few options are available here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Create New: <\/b>To create a new URL, click on New under Shareable URL. Include descriptive titles for each link, like where it will be posted. You may customize the URL by clicking the \u2018Customize Link\u2019 option, or download a QR code.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shareable-URL-new-e1764258951270-297x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shareable-URL-new-e1764258951270-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shareable-URL-new-e1764258951270-768x776.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shareable-URL-new-e1764258951270-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shareable-URL-new-e1764258951270.png 879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Email URL: <\/b>Choose to email the generated URL to up to 10 email addresses at once.<\/li>\n<li><b>Restriction Settings: <\/b>Apply restrictions while creating your URL or by selecting your URL and clicking on Restriction Settings. Choose your preferred restriction method from the list of available options.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Block by IP address:<\/b> Prevents participants from completing the survey multiple times on the same network. Best used when there is no reason that participants would have the same IP address. This option should not be used if participants are taking the survey from the same physical location.<\/li>\n<li><b>Block by Cookies:<\/b> Prevents users from taking the survey multiple times on the same browser. This is best used when participants will be taking the survey from different computers.<\/li>\n<li><b>Block by both IP Address and Cookies:<\/b> Prevents repeat participation from the same IP address or browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Expire link<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shareable-URL-disable.png\" \/><br \/>\nIf you need to expire the link and stop participation through one or more URLs, select the URL(s), click on the Status dropdown menu, and select Disable. Any participant who accesses an expired link will see a message that the survey is unavailable.<\/li>\n<li><b>Download QR code: <\/b>Next to each URL you\u2019ll see its unique downloadable QR code.<\/li>\n<li><b>Metrics: <\/b>You\u2019ll find additional details for each URL like:\n<ul>\n<li>Description<\/li>\n<li>Restricted by<\/li>\n<li>Access Count<\/li>\n<li>Responses<\/li>\n<li>Last Updated By<\/li>\n<li>Created On<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sogo-help-info-box\"><i class=\"fal fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"sogo-info-text\">In Track, responses received through customized Shareable URLs will be displayed under Shareable URL. Responses received through non-customized Shareable URLs will be shown under Multi-Use Link.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generating a Shareable URL is one of the most common ways to share a survey. This link can be easily published to a website or blog, and it&#8217;s a great option to use with a third-party distribution system to distribute. Bonus: If you would like to place a link in multiple locations, you can create and label different links to the same project. Or, download a QR code for any Shareable URL to make participation easy. When your project is finished, you will know how your participants found you! Survey URL For quick and easy access to your survey URL, create the link by clicking on the Generate button in the center above the menu of publishing options. This link is a multi-use Shareable URL. Once you have generated the URL, click on the copy icon to copy the URL to your clipboard or click on the QR code icon to download the QR code. Shareable URLs To customize your own Shareable URL, follow these steps: Within your project, navigate to Distribute. At the bottom of the second column of options on the Publish screen, click Shareable Links\/QR Codes. From here, you&#8217;ll be taken to a list of all Shareable URLs created for this survey project. A few options are available here: Create New: To create a new URL, click on New under Shareable URL. Include descriptive titles for each link, like where it will be posted. 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