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Recall — Reference Previous Answers in Your Forms

TL;DR: Recall (answer piping) lets you insert a respondent's previous answer into any later question, description, or final page. Type @ in the editor to pick a field, and the respondent sees their own answer rendered inline.

#What recall does

When someone fills out a form, their earlier answers can appear in later questions. For example:

  • Page 1 asks: "What's your name?"
  • Page 3 says: "Thanks, Sarah — a few more questions about your experience."

The respondent sees their actual answer substituted in real time. This makes forms feel conversational instead of generic.

#How to use it

In any text field in the builder — question titles, descriptions, final page content — type @ to open a picker that shows all previous questions. Select one, and a recall token is inserted. When the form is live, that token is replaced with the respondent's actual answer.

The syntax looks like @[What's your name?](fieldId) in the editor, but respondents only see the substituted value.

#Score recall

You can also recall the respondent's total score using @[Score](__score__). This is useful on final pages for quizzes and assessments — "You scored 8 out of 10" — without hardcoding the value.

#Use cases

  • Personalized greetings — use the respondent's name throughout the form
  • Confirmation pages — "We'll send the confirmation to sarah@example.com"
  • Contextual follow-ups — "You selected Enterprise plan. Here are a few questions about your team size."
  • Quiz results — display the final score with a personalized message
  • Summary pages — recap selections before final submission

#Availability

Recall is available on all plans. Open the builder, type @ in any text field, and start referencing.