# Scheduled close

Auto-close a form immediately or on a scheduled date.

## Scheduled close

Close your form immediately or schedule it to stop accepting submissions on a specific date.

<h2 id="how-it-works">How it works</h2>

In **Form settings → Submissions**, toggle **Close submissions now or at a scheduled date**.

- **Close immediately** — turn the switch on and leave the date empty. The form stops accepting submissions right away and stays closed until you re-open it.
- **Schedule a close** — pick a date in the **Close at a specific date** picker that appears below the toggle. The form stays open until then, and closes on its own.

Clearing the date while the toggle is on closes the form immediately. While a close is scheduled, the form's status badge in the toolbar reads "Unpublishes" followed by that date.

<h2 id="what-closing-does">What closing does</h2>

Closing is a submission gate, not an unpublish. The form stays published and its share links stay valid.

- New visitors see **"This form is closed"** — "This form is not accepting new responses."
- Respondents who already started are blocked at submit too. A close is a deadline, so a tab left open past it can't slip a response through.
- Abandoned-response reminder emails stop going out for that form.

<h2 id="re-opening">Re-opening</h2>

Turn the close switch off in **Form settings → Submissions**. The scheduled date is cleared with it — set a new one if you want the form to close again automatically.

<h2 id="use-cases">Use cases</h2>

- **Application windows** — close when the deadline passes
- **Limited-time campaigns** — auto-close at the end of a promotion
- **RSVPs** — close 24h before the event

> 💡 **Combine with share link limits**
> <p>
>     Want "first 100 respondents, and only until Friday"? Turn on <strong>Limit response slots</strong> on the share link as well — see{' '}
>     <a href="/sharing-publishing/response-limits">response limits</a>. Whichever hits first closes the form to new respondents.
>   </p>

<h2 id="next-steps">Next steps</h2>

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  - [Response limits](/sharing-publishing/response-limits) — Cap submissions per share link
  - [Redirect after submit](/building-forms/redirect-after-submit) — Send respondents to a custom URL on completion
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