To give form creators more control over who can respond, we're introducing granular controls for responders. Forms created with the API after January 31, 2026 will have an unpublished state by default. To learn more, see API changes to Google Forms.
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With the introduction of the Granular Control for Responders feature, forms need
to be published before sharing with responders. To verify backward compatibility
or not break developer journeys, today forms are published when created by API.
To align with the product experience in the UI, forms created by API after
January 31, 2026, will be created in an unpublished state and you will
need to explicitly publish them before they can accept responses.
What happens if you do nothing
If no action is taken, then new forms created using APIs after 31 January, 2026,
will be in an unpublished state by default and won't receive responses.
What changes do you need to make
Forms created by API after 31 January, 2026, will be created in an
unpublished state. Going forward, you will need to explicitly publish the forms
created by API by using the forms.setPublishedSettings() method.
To test publishing a form, first create a form in an unpublished state using the
forms.create() method.
Then publish the form with the forms.setPublishSettings() method.
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