> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://evidano.gitbook.io/ailyze-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://evidano.gitbook.io/ailyze-docs/collect-research-data/create-a-survey.md).

# Create a Survey

Build a standalone survey with an editor or AI help, share it with a link, and collect responses you can analyze later.

This page shows you how to build a standalone survey — no AI interview attached — and collect responses you can analyze later.

At the end you will have a shareable survey and a place to view the responses.

## Before you start

* An Evidano account and an idea of the questions you want to ask.

## When to use this

| You want…                                       | Use                                                                                                                  |
| ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Just a survey (ratings, choices, open text)     | **Create Survey** (this guide)                                                                                       |
| A survey **plus** an AI avatar interview        | [Create an AI Avatar Interviewer](/ailyze-docs/collect-research-data/create-an-ai-avatar-interviewer.md)             |
| To analyze survey answers you already collected | [Analyze open-ended survey responses](/ailyze-docs/common-research-workflows/analyze-open-ended-survey-responses.md) |

## Step 1: Start a survey

From your account page, click **Create Survey**. (To find surveys you've already made, click **View previous** instead.) Give your survey a **Name of Project**.

<figure><img src="https://1178311500-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fi4GBXPMUDxszIpUVOARU%2Fuploads%2FFt6mjzNHflNLIYo88mBp%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=5fc6e320-29ea-46b8-8208-9829a27a984a" alt="Starting a new survey and giving it a name"><figcaption><p>The name you give here is what respondents see at the top of the survey.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Step 2: Build your questions

You have two ways to build:

* **Survey Editor & AI Chat** — describe the survey you want in the AI Chat panel ("a 6-question post-event feedback survey with a rating and two open-ended questions") and it generates the questions; refine them in the editor.
* **Paste Survey & Let AI Format** — paste your draft questions as text and click **Use AI to Format into Survey**.

<figure><img src="https://1178311500-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fi4GBXPMUDxszIpUVOARU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2236aca83ced8c72685bdd6d9b90982fe01adfe7%2Fsettings-survey-builder-01-create.png?alt=media" alt="Create Survey page with the project name, the editor tabs, an empty form and the AI Chat panel"><figcaption><p>Describe the survey in the AI Chat on the right, or add questions yourself in the editor.</p></figcaption></figure>

Supported question types include single choice, multiple choice, dropdown, rating, text (email, number, date, and more), and yes/no — with skip logic (later questions that appear based on earlier answers) and "other" options. You can add multiple languages and auto-translate between them.

## Step 3: Preview and create

Click **Create Survey**, review the **Preview Survey** dialog, then either go **Back to Edit** or click **Confirm and Create**. Your survey appears in your surveys list.

<figure><img src="https://1178311500-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fi4GBXPMUDxszIpUVOARU%2Fuploads%2F63F2CxoN8v6IuTDCkwe4%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=af3220da-51d0-4c90-8742-e3f835689583" alt="Previewing the survey before confirming and creating it"><figcaption><p>The preview shows the survey exactly as a respondent will see it; confirm only once it reads right.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Step 4: Collect and review responses

Open a survey from your surveys list. The **Share** section holds the public link to send to participants, and **Response Data** lists responses as they arrive, with CSV export and charts. For a deeper look at the results — especially open-ended answers — click **Use AI to Analyze Survey Data**, which carries the responses into [Analyze xlsx/csv files](/ailyze-docs/common-research-workflows/analyze-open-ended-survey-responses.md), where you can find [themes](/ailyze-docs/reference/glossary.md#theme) in the free-text fields and compare across [segments](/ailyze-docs/reference/glossary.md#segment). Every control is listed in [Survey Builder Settings](/ailyze-docs/reference/settings/survey-builder.md).

## A realistic example

> **Scenario:** A post-webinar feedback survey. Use the AI Chat panel to generate a rating question, two multiple-choice questions, and one open-ended question ("What should we cover next?"). Share it, then export and analyze the open-ended answers to find the topics people requested.

## Next steps

* [Create an AI Avatar Interviewer](/ailyze-docs/collect-research-data/create-an-ai-avatar-interviewer.md)
* [Analyze open-ended survey responses](/ailyze-docs/common-research-workflows/analyze-open-ended-survey-responses.md)
* [Survey research best practices](/ailyze-docs/methods-and-best-practices/survey-research-best-practices.md)