URL parameters
Passing answers directly in the URL.
The easiest way to set answers in a flow from outside is to set them in the URL search parameters in the URL to the flow, using the answer variable labels as keys.
For example, if I have a variable
first_name, I could pass a first name into a flow by appending ?first_name=Olivia to the URL of a flow. If you're passing multiple answers at once, separate the answers with an ampersand, for example ?first_name=Olivia&last_name=Gretel.If you want to pass in data that don't correspond to questions, and you'd like them available within the flow's answers (such as
utm_source), you should create an external variable first, so that the flow is aware of it.Answers passed with the wrong type, or to non-existent variable names, are ignored when loading the flow.
Check the javascript console if you are having problems ingesting answers - a warning will be present if URL parameters don't match known answers, or the value you're providing is invalid.
Date answers should be passed in
YYYY-MM-DD format. For example, if you want to pass in the appointment_date answer "Apr 25 2023", append ?appointment_date=2023-04-25 to the flow URL.If the answer variable is of array type (for example, an answer labeled countries coming from a select question that allows multiple choices), you can pre-populate by creating a URL like following:
?countries[]=US&countries[]=CA
The above results in the
countries answer being set to ["US", "CA"].If an answer variable is of object type (for example, an address question's answer labelled
mailing_address), you can set parts of that object using a URL like the following:?mailing_address[postal_code]=12571&mailing_address[city]=Brooklyn
The above results in the
mailing_address answer being set to { "postal_code": "12571", "city": "Brooklyn" }.The contents of URLs are visible in the URL bars of browsers, and are often logged by third-party analytics that you might load within Formsort.
To prevent unnecessary answer exposure, we strip the URL of any provided answers when your flow loads.
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