With the Preview function, you can:
click through your surveys to check on survey logic settings;
see immediately how the layout and design changes are updated;
compare the views on mobile and desktop devices;
share a preview link with teammates or clients who don’t have access to your Survicate account;
let reviewers click through the survey without using up your response limit.
The Preview function lets you save time and stay within your response limit by allowing you to test the survey numerous times without sending it out.
Step 1. Create a new survey
While creating a new survey, you can use the Preview feature to find out what it will look like from your respondents' devices after recent modifications.
Check our step-by-step instructions on how to create a survey ⬇️.
Step 2. Preview questions in different survey types
Preview the survey in Survicate
On the right side of the survey's Create tab, you can preview your survey as if you were a respondent. Every change to your survey appears here in real time, and you can test the look & flow.
💡Click the icons in the top left corner to see how your survey looks:
on desktop or mobile devices (for Website or in-product and for Email or Shareable link surveys),
as well as in dark and light mode (for Website or in-product and for Mobile app surveys):
Email or shareable link surveys can be seen as they will look on a landing page when the respondents enter the survey link:
If you go to the Create ➡️ Email tab, you can preview how the survey's first question will look like when it's embedded in the email's body:
the Preview function not only allows seeing the flow of your survey's questions, but it also enables you to see how any design changes in the Theme tab influence your survey before you launch it:
Share the preview link with colleagues outside of Survicate
You can send a preview of your survey to anyone, even people without a Survicate account. They can approve the design, proofread the copy, or check translations before you launch. The shared preview looks and works exactly like the preview in your panel.
📌 Responses submitted through a preview link don’t appear in the Analyze tab and don’t count toward your response limit.
Share a preview for Email or Shareable link, Website or in-product, and Mobile app surveys. It works on all plans.
Open your survey and go to the Create tab.
In the preview toolbar on the right, click the Share preview icon (next to the desktop/mobile toggle):
In the Share a preview pop-up, click Copy preview link:
Send the link to your reviewer by email, chat, or any other channel.
💡 You don’t need to send a new link after you edit the survey. Reviewers see your latest saved version when they reload the page.
Reset the preview link
To stop people using a link you’ve already shared (for example, for security reasons), click Reset link (the ↻ icon) in the Share a preview pop-up. Survicate then creates a new link for you to copy.
❗️ Resetting can’t be undone. Anyone who opens the old link sees the “Survey is unavailable” page.
Who can share a preview
Access depends on your permissions to the survey’s folder:
Edit or Edit & Launch: you can copy and reset the preview link.
View: you can see the Share preview icon, but it’s disabled.
Troubleshooting
I don't see anything in the preview window
If your preview window is not working as expected, this can be caused by your browser settings. Please try disabling ad-blockers, plug-ins, or using a different browser or device.
My reviewer doesn’t see my latest changes
After you save the survey, the preview takes a few seconds to update. Wait a moment, then ask your reviewer to reload the page.
The old link still works right after I reset it
The old link can stay active for about 10 seconds after a reset. After that, it shows the “Survey is unavailable” page.
The Share preview icon is greyed out
You have View access to this survey’s folder. Ask the account Owner or an Admin to give you Edit or Edit & Launch access.
Best practices
Change your survey design with a custom CSS feature
With the Preview feature, you can also see any changes you implement in your custom CSS to make sure they are exactly what you're looking for before you set your survey live.
Add images to your survey
Add images to your survey, adjust their size and preview how they fit into your questions without leaving the Create tab.
📞 If you have any questions or need assistance - feel free to reach out to our team via chat or email: support@survicate.com