How to submit a Google Form multiple times

Submitting a form more than once is the quickest way to find out whether it does what you expect: whether branching sends people to the right section, whether the linked sheet and its formulas keep up, and what the results look like with real volume. Here are three ways to do it, from a couple of manual repeats to hundreds of automatic responses.

First, check the form's settings

Open the form, go to Settings and then Responses.

• Limit to 1 response must be off. With it on, every response needs a different Google account.
• If the form requires sign-in, each response is tied to your account, and automatic tools can only submit as you.
• Collect email addresses set to Verified also requires sign-in. Responder input asks for an address instead, which a test tool can fill in.

Option 1: submit again by hand

Under Settings, Presentation, turn on Show link to submit another response. After each submission the confirmation page offers a link back to an empty form. That is fine for three or four test responses, and slow for anything more.

Option 2: a pre-filled link

Choose Get pre-filled link from the form's menu, answer the questions and copy the link. Opening it shows the form with those answers already in place, so each extra response is one click on Submit. Every response is identical, though, which makes the results useless for testing charts or averages.

Option 3: automatically, with Crowdfill

Crowdfill generates a different, realistic response each time and submits them for you.

1. Add Crowdfill to Chrome, open your form and click the Crowdfill icon.
2. In Design, pick a crowd. Realistic is a good start, and Pure random makes every answer equally likely.
3. Open Run and choose How many: 10, 50, 100, 500 or any number you type.
4. Choose the Pacing. Steady speed sends one response after another at the speed you set. Spread over time scatters them over a period, like real traffic.
5. Press Send. Sent, accepted and failed responses update as the run goes, and you can pause or stop at any time. Closing the panel is fine, because the run continues in the background.

Runs can also be scheduled, so a batch arrives at a set time. Chrome needs to be open when it starts.

How fast is too fast?

Google slows down a browser that submits very quickly. Crowdfill backs off and retries when that happens, so nothing is lost, but each retry costs time. The speed slider shows the wait between responses, responses per minute and the total duration before you start, which makes it easy to pick a gentle speed for larger runs.

Cleaning up afterwards

Test responses are real responses. When you are done, open the Responses tab, use the menu next to the sheet icon and choose Delete all responses, or delete single ones in the Individual view. Rows already copied to a linked sheet stay there until you remove them too.

Questions

Can I submit a Google Form multiple times without an account?

Yes, as long as the form does not require sign-in. Crowdfill sends responses without your Google cookies unless you turn on Submit as signed-in user.

Is there a limit to how many times I can submit?

Crowdfill has no limit. Google may slow very fast runs, so large batches go best at a moderate speed or spread over time.

Can I submit a form that allows only one response per person?

Only once per Google account. That limit exists to stop repeat submissions, and Crowdfill respects it.