topic Re: 3rd Party Form => Survey123 in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

3rd Party Form => Survey123

DonaldDeLeeuw — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:16:34 GMT

The documentation seems extensive but also a little overwhelming trying to get the answer I'm looking for. Currently we are using an embedded (iframe) form but, understandably, the ADA software being used can not read the fields within the iframe. What I'd like to do is build a php/html form and feed entries into Survey123. Is there a document or better yet, PHP/JS code examples, that can walk me through this process. TIA.

Re: 3rd Party Form => Survey123

DavidSolari — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:16:31 GMT

If I'm reading your question right, you want to capture the data from an HTML form and feed that into Survey123, correct? To get the form data and prevent the usual submit action, you'll need some JavaScript, this StackOverflow question is a great jumping off point. Once you have the data, you can turn that into a URL which opens the web app with values filled by default. The user can then finish any remaining questions and submit the final form. If you want to skip the Survey123 interface altogether you can look into the JavaScript SDK to connect to the hosted feature service that stores the Survey data and insert a new record. Or use the REST API without the SDK if you need to minimize dependencies.

Re: 3rd Party Form => Survey123

Neal_t_k — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:32:26 GMT

Conversely does it meet your requirements to just open the Survey123 form in its own window instead of embedding it?

Re: 3rd Party Form => Survey123

abureaux — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:36:11 GMT

Seconding this approach. Just wanted to link this Blog as a supplement: Survey123 Tricks of the Trade: Web form URL parameters

Re: 3rd Party Form => Survey123

DonaldDeLeeuw — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:39:49 GMT

That's what we are doing now as a Plan B. The software being used is installed on the website domain so it doesn't carry over and doesn't meet the requirements.

Re: 3rd Party Form => Survey123

DonaldDeLeeuw — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:40:10 GMT

That was a good read - thank you 🙂

Re: 3rd Party Form => Survey123

DonaldDeLeeuw — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:42:29 GMT

We'll need to skip the Survey123 interface altogether. I'm looking into the REST API further - thank you for your time.