Enable localization for a survey

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title: Enable localization for a survey
description: Enable a survey user to take a survey in multiple languages.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/enable-localization-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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# Enable localization for a survey

Enable a survey user to take a survey in multiple languages.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin or survey\_admin

The plugin for the language that you want the survey to be available in should be installed.

**Note:** Localization is applicable only for public surveys.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Survey** > **Administration** > **Properties**.

2.  Enable the **Enable/Disable whether to show language picker when a public survey is taken** \(**show\_lang\_picker\_for\_publicsurveys**\) property.

3.  In the System Settings window, from the **Language** list, select the language that you want the survey to be available in.

    **Note:** The **Language** list is available only when a language plugin is installed.

4.  Navigate to **Survey** > **View Surveys** and open a public survey.

5.  Enter the translated text for the survey title, questions, and answers.

6.  Save and publish the survey.

    **Note:** The localization is also applicable in Service Portal if the **Assessment Properties Allow survey link from email to open in service portal view \(applies only for surveys\)** \(**sn\_portal\_surveys.sp\_survey.email\_redirection**\) property is enabled.

    -   The survey is available for survey users in the translated language.
    -   Users can change the language of the survey using the language picker.

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

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