Check the following settings while setting up a Gmail sender account via SMTP to avoid connectivity issues and allow full Google authorization: Setting 1: Turn Less secure app access On In your Google account settings, turn the Less secure app access On. Note that this setting is not available for accounts with enabled 2-Step Verification: such accounts […]
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SurveyMethods API Documentation
You can find complete information on the SurveyMethods API, including links to the SurveyMethods API documentation, by visiting https://surveymethods.com/integrations/api/.
My Surveys Page
The My Surveys Page is the default page shown after you log in to your SurveyMethods account. You can also reach it from within the application by clicking “Surveys” on the main navigation bar or “My Surveys” on the “Surveys” dropdown. By default this page will show surveys contained in your “Default Folder”. You can […]
Send Survey to Additional Respondents
Once you have launched your survey, you have two options to send the survey to additional respondents through the application via email: Relaunch the survey using the Launch icon () on the My Surveys page. Click the “Send survey to additional respondents via email” link on the Manage menu. Relaunch the Survey Regardless of the […]
View Survey Launch and Response Statistics
Once you have launched your survey, SurveyMethods shows you real-time response statistics, including the status, launch date, close date (if applicable), total survey takers, and median response time. You can also see how many respondents were from the web launch and email launch, split between partial and complete responses. You can find the survey launch […]
Using Custom Fields in SurveyMethods
SurveyMethods allows you to attach up to five pieces of information to each survey response or respondent. This information can be identifying information about the respondent, such as first name and last name, or a unique number such as a help desk ticket ID, or it can be information about respondents that you want to […]
Creating a New Email List
SurveyMethods provides two types of mailing lists – basic email lists and advanced email lists. Basic email lists are simple lists of emails, with no other identifying information, while advanced email lists include an email address along with up to five custom field values. For more information on the two types, view our help articles […]
Send Emails Through Your Own Email Account with SMTP
SurveyMethods enables you to send survey and event-related invitations, notifications, reminders, and newsletters with your own SMTP server instead of SurveyMethods’ mail servers. This may help the deliverability of your emails and can reduce the risk of your emails getting caught by recipients’ spam filters, especially if your email is being sent within your own […]
Launch Survey Remotely via API
SurveyMethods makes it easy to launch your survey remotely with the SurveyMethods API. Please download the PDF at the link below for a step-by-step guide. Click here to download the Launch Survey Remotely via API guide. For complete information on the SurveyMethods API, visit our API help page. You can find complete documentation on the […]
Distribute Your Survey on Facebook or Twitter
The SurveyMethods launch wizard takes you through the email distribution or web URL launch methods. You can copy the web URL and paste it into Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other social media sites, but we also make it easy to share to Facebook or Twitter directly from the application. This feature can be found in […]