Access Code

You’ll need an access code if you initially received a general poll link and you added yourself to it without providing your email address, and later you try to access the same poll from a different device or browser. If the poll doesn’t recognize you, the access code is your way of updating your votes.

However, there are plenty of scenarios where you won’t need an access code:

• The organizer added your name and email to the poll and sent you an email invitation to vote in the poll. In this case you’ll always have your personal link to the poll in your inbox.
• You provided your email address when you added yourself to the poll—that allows you to request a magic link for easy access.
• You have an account with us and used your account email address when you added yourself to the poll. You’ll find the poll in your account.
• If you consistently use the same device and browser to interact with the poll as we use browser cookies to remember you. However, if those get cleared or you use a different browser you’ll need an access code to get back in.
• If you don’t plan on coming back to the poll and changing your votes.

When you visit a poll for the first time from a general link you can create and save an access code. You can make it as long or short as you like. And if you happen to forget it, don't worry, the poll organizer can reset it and send you a new one. Below are screenshots showing what to expect when using an access code.

Creating and saving your access code:

Revisiting a poll that you already added yourself to. Click on your name in the poll to enter your access code:

If the guest list is hidden in the poll you’ll have to add both your name and access code for the poll to recognize you: