{"id":28077,"date":"2026-01-06T11:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=28077"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:01:47","slug":"response-limit","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/advanced-options\/response-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"Response Limit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes you may want to collect only a specific number of responses and automatically stop displaying the survey once that number is reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Targeting<\/strong> tab of the survey editor, enable the <strong>Limit Responses<\/strong> option and define the maximum number of responses you want to collect.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-26-at-11.30.20-1024x401.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-26-at-11.30.20-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-26-at-11.30.20-800x314.png 800w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-26-at-11.30.20-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-26-at-11.30.20.png 1434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once enabled, the system checks the total number of collected responses each time a user qualifies to see the survey. If the number of responses is equal to or greater than the defined limit, the survey will no longer be shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you increase the response limit after it has been reached, we&#8217;ll start showing surveys again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that in high-traffic applications, the final response count may slightly exceed the configured limit. This happens because the response limit is evaluated at the moment a survey is about to be displayed. At that point, multiple users may qualify simultaneously, and it is not yet known how many of them will complete the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this reason, the response limit should be considered an approximate cap rather than a strict cutoff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you may want to collect only a specific number of responses and automatically stop displaying the survey once that number is reached. 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