---
title: Copy a survey
description: Create a copy of a survey with at least one category to reduce the effort of creating another survey with similar data.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/copy-survey.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 3
breadcrumb: [Survey administration, Use surveys, Surveys, Assessments and Surveys, Exploring Service Administration, Service Administration, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Copy a survey

Create a copy of a survey with at least one category to reduce the effort of creating another survey with similar data.

## Before you begin

Role required: survey\_admin or admin, survey\_creator

**Note:** Users with the survey\_creator role can copy a survey only if they own the survey. If they do not own the survey, they cannot copy it.

## About this task

All associated questions \(type\), configurations, categories, metrics, domain separation rules, and role-based categories are copied. Assigned users, category users, instances, and trigger conditions are not copied.

## 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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In the title bar, click **Copy**.

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**From Platform**

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In the title bar, select **Copy** from the context menu.

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**From survey designer**

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1.  In the title bar, click Survey Designer.
2.  In the Survey Designer title bar, point to the menu icon \(\[Omitted image "Menu.png"\] Alt text: Menu icon\) on the header bar and click **Copy Survey**


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

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