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How to Close a Survey on SurveyMonkey

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Knowing when and how to properly close your survey is essential for managing your data collection timeline in SurveyMonkey. Whether you've reached your target number of responses or your survey period has ended, closing a survey ensures no additional submissions are received.

This guide walks you through the process of deactivating your survey collectors, which stops new participants from accessing and completing your survey while preserving all existing response data.

Here's how to close a survey on surveymonkey in SurveyMonkey

  1. Navigate to your SurveyMonkey dashboard and locate the survey you want to close.
  2. Click on the survey title to open its management interface.
  3. Select the 'Collect Responses' tab from the navigation menu at the top.
  4. Locate your active collector and click the three dots (ellipsis) menu icon.
  5. Choose 'Close collector' from the dropdown menu options.
  6. Confirm your decision by clicking 'Close collector' in the confirmation dialog if prompted.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can reopen a closed collector by going to the Collect Responses tab and selecting the 'Open collector' option from the same ellipsis menu. This will allow participants to submit responses again using that specific link or collection method.