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How to Send a Test Email in SurveyMonkey

Updated on:
June 5, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to send a test email directly from SurveyMonkey.

Quick summary

Sending a test email in SurveyMonkey lets you preview your survey email collector before it reaches real recipients. You can configure collector settings, add recipients, and trigger a test send in just a few steps.


Steps

  1. Navigate to your desired survey and click 'Send survey'.
  2. In the 'Collect Responses' section, select 'Send by email' as your collector response method.
  3. Enter the recipient in the empty field or click 'Add Recipients' to add contacts.
  4. Once done, click 'Next' to proceed.
  5. In the collector settings, configure your survey options and click 'Next'.
  6. After configuring your collector settings, click 'Test Email' to send a test email in SurveyMonkey.

📌 Why this matters

Sending a test email in SurveyMonkey is a critical step for ensuring your survey email collector looks and functions correctly before distribution. It allows teams to verify recipient fields, subject lines, and collector settings without affecting live response data. This feature reduces errors in survey campaigns, improves deliverability confidence, and helps researchers and marketers maintain professional, accurate outreach. For anyone relying on email-based survey collection, the test email function is an essential quality-control tool.
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