June 23, 2025
Adding granular control options for who can respond to existing Google Forms
What’s changing
Who’s impacted
Why you’d use it
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users:
- Form creators must publish their form to enable responders to view the form or submit a response.
- Form creators can see who has access to the form and share response access to specific users, groups, or target audiences.
- Visit the Help Center to learn more about upgrading your Google Form to have better access control.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 23, 2025
- Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on July 8, 2025
Availability
- Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts
- Note: The target audiences feature mentioned above is only available for the Google Drive and Docs and Google Chat services. Supported editions for this feature on Drive, Docs & Chat include: Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, Education Plus, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus. Supported editions for this feature on Drive & Docs only include: Business Standard, Nonprofits and G Suite Business.
Resources
- Google Help: Get started with Forms in Google Workspace
- Google Help: Publish & share your form with responders
- Google Help: Share your form with collaborators
- Google Help: Upgrade your Google Form to have better access control
- Google Help: Share responder access for users in trusted domains in upgraded forms