Set Up a Custom Survey Domain

Published April 15, 2026

Use your own domain for survey links instead of share.youropinion.is. Setup is straightforward: add the domain in workspace settings, create one CNAME record in DNS, and wait for verification.

Custom domains are available in all paid plans. SSL is provisioned automatically after the domain becomes active.

Before you start

  • Use a subdomain such as feedback.example.com or surveys.example.com
  • Avoid using your main apex domain such as example.com unless it is dedicated to surveys and only serves this CNAME
  • Make sure you can edit the public DNS zone for that domain
  • Decide whether this domain will be used by one workspace or several workspaces in the same account

Why the subdomain matters: a CNAME record cannot share the same hostname with other DNS records such as A, MX, or TXT. In practice, that means surveys.example.com is usually the right choice, while example.com usually is not.

Domain and path

YourOpinion stores two parts for a branded survey URL:

  • Domain: the hostname, for example feedback.example.com
  • Path: an optional workspace path, for example /hr

If you’re using the domain for only one workspace, you can leave the path empty and use the root URL.

If you’re using the same domain for multiple workspaces within the same account, give each workspace its own path.

WorkspaceDomainPathResulting base URL
HRfeedback.example.com/hrhttps://feedback.example.com/hr
Eventsfeedback.example.com/eventshttps://feedback.example.com/events
Supportfeedback.example.com/supporthttps://feedback.example.com/support

This is the important part: the same domain can be reused across multiple workspaces, but only inside the same account, and each workspace needs its own exact path.

Use simple path names. Letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores are safe choices.

Step 1: Add the domain in workspace settings

CNAME Setup

Open the workspace you want to brand, then go to Project Settings -> Domain.

Enter:

  1. The domain name, for example feedback.example.com
  2. The optional path, for example hr
  3. Click Activate

If this is your first workspace on the domain, you can leave the path empty. If it’s already used by another workspace in the same account, enter a unique path.

Step 2: Add the DNS record

Create a public DNS record for your chosen hostname:

TypeHostTarget
CNAMEfeedback.example.comshare.youropinion.is

Depending on your DNS provider, you may enter only the host part such as feedback, or the full host name such as feedback.example.com.

Important details:

  • Point the domain to share.youropinion.is
  • Do not point it to an IP address
  • If your DNS provider expects an absolute target, use share.youropinion.is. with the trailing dot
  • Use public DNS, not an internal company-only DNS zone

Step 3: Wait for verification

CNAME Setup

After the CNAME record is in place, YourOpinion verifies the domain automatically. Once verification succeeds:

  • The domain status becomes active
  • Survey links for that workspace use your branded URL
  • SSL is provisioned automatically

In most cases this takes a few minutes, but DNS propagation can take longer depending on your provider.

Using one domain across multiple workspaces

This is useful when one account owns several separate workspaces but wants all survey traffic under one branded host.

For example:

  • Customer research workspace: https://feedback.example.com/research
  • Employee feedback workspace: https://feedback.example.com/hr
  • Event feedback workspace: https://feedback.example.com/events

Rules to keep in mind:

  • The shared domain must belong to the same account
  • Each workspace needs its own unique path
  • A path cannot be claimed twice inside the same account
  • The domain itself cannot be claimed by another account

If you expect to add more workspaces later, choose a clean path naming scheme now.

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