Switch from Google Forms

Move your forms from Google Forms to Clipform without rebuilding them from scratch. The importer reads your Google Form's structure and creates an equivalent Clipform in draft mode so you can review it before going live.

What gets imported

What doesn't transfer

Some Google Forms features don't have a direct equivalent in Clipform:

• Grids and scales - linear scale, multiple choice grid, and checkbox grid are skipped
• Date and time pickers - not yet supported
• File upload questions - skipped (Clipform uses video/audio recording instead)
• Section logic - Google's "Go to section" rules don't carry over. Set up branching logic in Clipform after import
• Images and videos - media attached to questions is not imported. Add video and images in the Clipform editor
• Response validation - regex and character limits don't transfer

How to import

Requirements

• Your Google Form must be public ("Anyone with the link can view")
• You need the form's URL (the link you'd share with respondents)

Via the API

Send a POST request to the import endpoint with your Google Form URL:

curl -X POST https://api.clipform.io/v1/forms/import/google \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/YOUR_FORM_ID/viewform",
    "workspace_id": "YOUR_WORKSPACE_ID"
  }'

The response includes a summary of what was imported:

{
  "form_id": "abc-123",
  "share_id": "my-form",
  "url": "https://go.clipform.io/my-form",
  "import_summary": {
    "title": "Customer Feedback Survey",
    "total_questions": 12,
    "imported": 10,
    "skipped": 2,
    "skipped_details": [
      { "title": "Rate each category", "type": "grid", "reason": "Grid questions are not supported" }
    ]
  }
}

See the API reference for full request and response details.

After importing

Your imported form starts in draft mode. Before going live:

1. Review the structure - open the form in the editor and check that questions and options look right
2. Add video and media - Google Forms is text-only. Clipform is video-first - add video introductions, background media, or TTS narration to make your form more engaging
3. Set up scoring - if your Google Form was a quiz, set up answer keys and scoring in Clipform
4. Add branching - recreate any "Go to section" logic using branching
5. Customise the theme - apply your brand colours and fonts with custom themes
6. Go live - toggle the form to live when you're ready