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How to use polls

Post a poll to your episode to quickly gather feedback from your audience.

Creating a poll

On web:

  1. Go to the Interact tab.
  2. Click + Add Poll next to the episode you'd like to add a poll to.
  3. Type your question and between 2 and 7 answers for listeners to pick from.
  4. Mark whether participants should be able to select multiple options.
  5. Set the dates your poll should appear and disappear from your episode.
  6. When you're ready, hit Publish poll.

On the mobile app:

  1. Go to Your Podcast and select the episode you’d like to add a poll to.
  2. Tap Interact then Add a poll.
  3. Type your question and between 2 and 7 answers for listeners to pick from.
  4. Mark whether participants should be able to select multiple options.
  5. Set the dates your poll should appear and disappear from your episode.
  6. When you're ready, hit Save.

Your poll should appear to listeners on your episode page and in the Now Playing view on the Spotify mobile app at the time you set it to start.

It's only possible to run one poll per episode, but you can run both a poll and a Q&A on the same episode.

Checking your poll's results

Once your poll goes live, head to the Interact tab to see its results.

While your poll is ongoing, listeners on the Spotify mobile app can see the vote counts after they've voted.

Editing or deleting your poll

You can ask one poll per episode.

You can edit your poll if it hasn't received any votes:

  • On web, head to your poll in the Interact tab and click the pencil icon.
  • On the mobile app, head to your poll, tap the 3 dots, then Edit poll.

If you have had a vote, you’ll need to delete the poll, then create a new one:

  • On web, head to your poll in the Interact tab and click the trash icon.
  • On the mobile app, head to your poll, tap the 3 dots, then Delete poll.

Getting listeners to engage with your poll

Here are some tips to get more of your audience engaging with your poll:

  • Promote your poll and share the results across your social media channels.
  • Call out your poll in the intro or outro of your episode.
  • Announce the final results of your poll so your listeners feel seen when they interact.

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