> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://formbricks.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Verify Email

> Verify email before accessing surveys

Requiring a verified email address before someone can answer records, with every response, an address the respondent could read mail at.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Verification proves access to that mailbox and nothing more. It does not establish who the person is,
> and a disposable inbox passes it as readily as a corporate one. Treat it as a way to attribute a
> response to an address, not as proof of identity.

## Enabling email verification

Open the survey editor, go to the **Settings** tab, and expand **Response Options**. Switch on **Verify email before submission**.

![The email verification row of Response Options](https://mintcdn.com/formbricks/kmZMTLOzdjsjJBcl/images/surveys/link-surveys/verify-email-before-survey/response-option.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=kmZMTLOzdjsjJBcl\&q=85\&s=d18f2989e48de904cae0aed806deee0e)

> [!NOTE]
>
> This is a link survey feature. App surveys already know who the respondent is.

## What the respondent sees

Opening the link asks for an address first. Formbricks sends a link to that address, and the survey opens once it is followed.

![The email gate a respondent sees](https://mintcdn.com/formbricks/kmZMTLOzdjsjJBcl/images/surveys/link-surveys/verify-email-before-survey/email-gate.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=kmZMTLOzdjsjJBcl\&q=85\&s=ee77b8be48a85a81293064ba3c3fcc69)

**Preview survey questions** lets someone read the survey without verifying anything. They cannot answer — it is there so a cautious respondent can see what they are being asked before handing over an address.

## Where the verified address shows up

Each response carries the address it was verified against, visible on the response in the Responses tab and included in exports.

## When to use it

* Market research that has to come from a known population.

* Surveys behind gated content, where the audience is a list you already hold.

* Academic or professional studies where a response has to be attributable.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Verification needs a working SMTP configuration. On a self-hosted instance, see [SMTP
> Configuration](https://formbricks.com/docs/self-hosting/configuration/smtp.md).


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