--- title: Participant Survey / Data Collection Tool Responses description: Participants can access a survey instance either from a Compyle-generated email, or from a URL sent via text or email, or social media. --- [Skip to content](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/participant-survey-/-data-tool-responses#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact Support](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Clear-Impact-Logo-Wide-Tagline-RGB.png\]](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Clear-Impact-Logo-Wide-Tagline-RGB.png?height=40&name=Clear-Impact-Logo-Wide-Tagline-RGB.png)](https://support.clearimpact.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact Support](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/kb-tickets/new) - [Help Desk](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/kb-tickets/new) [Help Desk](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) Hi, how can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://support.clearimpact.com/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Compyle Documentation](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/compyle-documentation?hsLang=en) 3. [Data Collection](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/compyle-documentation?hsLang=en#data-collection) # Participant Survey / Data Collection Tool Responses Participants can access a survey instance either from a [Compyle-generated email](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/starting-the-first-survey-/-data-collection-tool-instance-and-emailing-participants?hsLang=en), or [from a URL](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/notifying-participants-of-a-survey-/-data-tool-instance-via-url?hsLang=en) sent via text, email, or social media. Participants who receive a Compyle-generated email are already in the [**Participants** list](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/participant-and-organization-lists?hsLang=en), and are already added to the survey instance. Each of these participants receives a unique survey link in their email. Clicking the link goes straight to the survey. At the bottom of the survey are buttons to **Save**, or **Save and Complete**.  ![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-12%20at%203-59-27%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=421&height=181&name=Screenshot%202025-11-12%20at%203-59-27%E2%80%AFPM-png.png)   If a participant saves responses before completing, their status listed in the survey instance will be **In Progress**. Once they save and complete, the status updates to **Complete**. Note that a participant does not have to answer all questions (aside from required questions) before marking the survey as complete. Participants who have not yet started are marked as **Pending**. Overall participant progress is indicated at the top of the instance. ![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-12%20at%203-59-47%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=493&height=388&name=Screenshot%202025-11-12%20at%203-59-47%E2%80%AFPM-png.png) Participants who access a [survey instance via URL](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/notifying-participants-of-a-survey-/-data-tool-instance-via-url?hsLang=en) first need to sign in or register.  If the participant’s email is already included in the **Participants** list, the participant can sign in and go straight to the survey.  If the participant is not already in the system, they first need to register via the public form selected when [creating the survey](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/creating-a-survey-/-data-collectiontool?hsLang=en). The default public form asks only for name and gender, and your admin can set up additional [public forms](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/public-forms-1?hsLang=en) with different options. ![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-12%20at%204-00-05%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=569&height=400&name=Screenshot%202025-11-12%20at%204-00-05%E2%80%AFPM-png.png) After registering, the participant can take and submit the survey, but their responses are not added automatically to the survey instance. Instead, the participant will be listed as **Pending**, and you can access pending participants from the sidebar. 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