The 27 question types

Each question has a type, which sets the input shown and how the answer is checked.

Text

Short text, Long text
Email, URL (format checked)
Password (hidden input)

Numbers and dates

Number, Date, Date and time

Choices

Yes/no — ideal for consent or acceptance
Single choice, Multiple choice
Country

Files and media

File, Multiple files, Image, Multiple images
Audio recording, Video recording
Camera Photo, Multiple photos and camera Video

Text in uploaded documents can be extracted by optical character recognition (OCR), so it can be read and searched later.

Places and identity

GPS position — the device's coordinates
Map area — the respondent draws a polygon on the map (a plot, a perimeter)
Swiss address — with suggestions while typing
Phone number
Signature — drawn with a finger or the mouse

Maps can use the swisstopo base map if your instance enables it.

Linked data

Link to another form — pick an existing response from another form
Link to a unique column — pick a value from a column whose values are all unique (see Reference lists)

Table (matrix)

The Matrix question shows a table filled in row by row. Each column has its own type: text, number, yes/no, single choice, multiple choice or date. Example: a list of defects with description, severity and fix date.

Conditions also work on matrix cells.