How do I stop non‑consenting respondents from seeing a prize link?

Anderson Gs 20 Reputation points
2026-08-06T02:57:07.61+00:00

I am designing a questionnaire that allows participants to sign up for a prize draw after completing the survey. Initially, I created a separate form specifically for the prize registration and included the link in the "Thank You" message at the end of the survey. However, I do not want individuals who do not agree to participate in the survey to be redirected to the final page and gain access to this link.

I tried removing the link from the "Thank You" message and using a branching feature instead, so that only those who select "Yes, I agree" are directed to the section containing the prize registration link.

My concern is that participants might open the prize registration link in a new tab and then forget to submit the questionnaire, or conversely submit the questionnaire and subsequently lose access to the link because it is no longer displayed in the completion message.

Is there a solution to this issue, or is it simply a limitation of the Forms tool?

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  1. Jade Ng 15,310 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-08-06T04:21:08.3666667+00:00

    Dear @Anderson Gs,

    I understand that you would like to ensure only respondents who consent to participate in the survey can access the prize draw link, while also reducing the risk of participants missing the link or failing to submit their survey responses.

    Based on the current design of Microsoft Forms, the Thank You message is displayed uniformly and cannot be customized based on a respondent's answers or branching path. As a result, Microsoft Forms does not currently provide a built-in way to show the prize registration link only to consenting respondents within the completion message.

    As a workaround, you can use branching to direct only respondents who select "Yes, I consent" to a final section that contains the prize registration link. Respondents who select "No, I do not consent" can be branched directly to the end of the form, preventing them from seeing the link. To help reduce the possibility of respondents overlooking the survey submission, you may consider placing the prize draw link in the final section of the form and adding a required acknowledgment question before the Submit button. This ensures respondents see the link immediately prior to submitting their responses.

    If your requirement is to guarantee that the prize draw link is provided only after a successful survey submission, you may wish to consider a Power Automate solution to send the link after the form response has been submitted.

    To ensure that you get professional help and avoid incorrect information, I suggest you post on the Microsoft Power Automate Community for expert assistance. This is a specific channel related to Power Automate Microsoft Power Platform Community Forum Thread, you'll get the most qualified group of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can share their knowledge or learn from your interaction. 

    Additionally, I sincerely recommend you go to Feedback community to vote this similar feedback: (find out similar feedback, if not provide the feedback forum link Ideas · Community). Your feedback has been duly noted and is highly valued, as it provides with essential insights to continue improving and refining the products and services in the future.

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    I hope this helps clarify the available options and current limitations. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

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