Add a recipients list to a survey

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title: Add a recipients list to a survey
description: Send the survey invites to targeted sets of users by adding a recipients list to a survey.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/add-recipient-list-survey.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Survey distribution, Survey administration, Use surveys, Surveys, Assessments and Surveys, Exploring Service Administration, Service Administration, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Add a recipients list to a survey

Send the survey invites to targeted sets of users by adding a recipients list to a survey.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin or survey\_admin

Recipients lists should be pre-defined in the Recipients Lists submodule. For more information on defining recipients lists, see [Define a recipients list for surveys](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/define-recipient-list.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Survey** > **View Surveys**.

2.  Open a survey definition.

3.  Perform any of the following steps.

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**From Platform**

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1.  Under the **Survey Recipients Lists** related list, click **New**.
2.  In the Survey Recipients Lists form, from the **Recipients List** list, select the required recipients list.
3.  Click **Submit**.


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**From Survey Designer**

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1.  Under the **Availability** tab, for the **Accessible By** field, select **Specific users**.
2.  In the **Add recipients lists** list, select the required recipients list.
3.  To send the survey to users, click **Save and Publish**.


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</table>4.  To send survey invites to all survey users and recipients lists, click **Send Invitations**.

    **Note:**

    -   The **Send Invitations** UI action is available when there is at least one recipients list or survey user for the survey.
    -   If a user is available in the **Survey Users** related list and multiple recipients lists, the survey invite is sent only once to the user.

**Parent Topic:**[Survey distribution](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/c_SurveyDistribution.md)

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[Define a recipients list for surveys]()

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