Define a recipients list for surveys
Use a recipients list to define targeted set of users for whom the survey invite can be sent. You can use a recipients list for multiple surveys.
Before you begin
Role required: admin or survey_admin or survey_creator
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Survey > Administration > Recipients Lists.
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Click New.
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On the Recipients List form, fill in the fields:
For a description of the field values, see Recipients List form.
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Click Submit.
For recipients lists created by the file upload, clicking Submit validates the records in the Excel file. Following validation, the system displays a pop-up window with the upload results, including valid and invalid user records.
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To get the updated user list, navigate to the recipient list and click Refresh Recipient List.
Parent Topic:Survey distribution
Related topics
Email notifications for surveys
Send survey invitations to users
Add a recipients list to a survey
Embed a survey within the Outlook email client
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title: Define a recipients list for surveys
description: Use a recipients list to define targeted set of users for whom the survey invite can be sent. You can use a recipients list for multiple surveys.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/servicenow-platform/define-recipient-list.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
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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# Define a recipients list for surveys
Use a recipients list to define targeted set of users for whom the survey invite can be sent. You can use a recipients list for multiple surveys.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin or survey\_admin or survey\_creator
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Survey** > **Administration** > **Recipients Lists**.
2. Click **New**.
3. On the Recipients List form, fill in the fields:
For a description of the field values, see [Recipients List form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/servicenow-platform/recipients-list-form.md).
4. Click **Submit**.
For recipients lists created by the file upload, clicking **Submit** validates the records in the Excel file. Following validation, the system displays a pop-up window with the upload results, including valid and invalid user records.
5. To get the updated user list, navigate to the recipient list and click **Refresh Recipient List**.
**Parent Topic:**[Survey distribution](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/servicenow-platform/c_SurveyDistribution.md)
**Related topics**
[Email notifications for surveys]()
[Send survey invitations to users]()
[Add a recipients list to a survey]()
[Embed a survey within the Outlook email client]()
[Enable localization for a survey]()
[Survey URLs]()
[Create a survey module]()
[Sharing surveys]()
[Configure a survey in the Connect chat support]()
| title | Define a recipients list for surveys |
| description | Use a recipients list to define targeted set of users for whom the survey invite can be sent. You can use a recipients list for multiple surveys. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/servicenow-platform/define-recipient-list.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Survey distributionSurvey administrationUse surveysSurveysAssessments and SurveysExploring Service AdministrationService AdministrationManage service capabilitiesExtend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities |