Answer piping

Base logic in form fields on previous answers or use them to personalize your Fillout form with answer piping. Display read only fields.

Overview

Make your Fillout forms more dynamic with answer piping, which inserts a respondent's previous answers into later questions or text fields for a more personalized and interactive experience.
For example, you can create references to:
  • Previous form inputs
  • Dates (e.g. today, a month from now, etc.)

Referencing in field labels

To reference previous form inputs in plain text in the form, type @ in a form field to show the reference menu.
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Select the field or question, or simply search for it. Test your form by clicking Preview in the upper right corner.
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Note: You can only reference fields on the current page or on previous form pages.

Referencing in field logic

To base show/hide logic for fields on previous form inputs, click its settings icon to open the right-hand panel. Under Logic, Set conditional logic. Click here for more details.
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