There are a few easy ways to limit responses in Google Form, depending on what kind of limit you want. Here’s a clear breakdown ๐
๐ฏ 1. Limit to One Response per Person
If you only want each person to respond once (e.g., for students using school Google accounts):
Steps:
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Open your Google Form.
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Click on the ⚙️ Settings (gear icon) at the top.
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Under Responses, turn ON ✅ “Limit to 1 response”.
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This will require respondents to sign in with their Google account (only works within the same domain, e.g.,
@moe.edu.my).
✅ Useful for quizzes or registrations where each student should only fill once.
⏳ 2. Set a Time Limit
If you want to close the form automatically after a specific date/time:
Google Forms doesn’t do this automatically by default — but you can:
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Manually close responses:
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Go to the “Responses” tab.
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Toggle OFF “Accepting responses.”
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Or, use an add-on like Form Limiter.
Using the Form Limiter Add-on:
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Click the three dots (⋮) at the top-right of your form.
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Choose Add-ons → search for “Form Limiter.”
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Install it and allow permissions.
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Set your limit by date/time or number of responses.
๐ข 3. Limit by Number of Responses
If you want to stop the form after, say, 50 entries:
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Install Form Limiter as above.
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Choose Limit by “Number of responses.”
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Enter your desired maximum (e.g. 50).
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When it reaches that number, it will automatically stop accepting responses and can even send you an email notification.
๐ง 4. (Optional) Limit by Code or Unique ID
For more control (e.g., each student has a unique code they can only use once):
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Add a Short Answer question called “Code.”
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In Response validation, choose:
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Regular expression → matches pattern
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Add allowed codes (or use add-ons for list validation).
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This is more advanced but useful for competition or event forms.
Would you like me to show an example (step-by-step with visuals or screenshots) for the Form Limiter add-on setup? It’s the most practical way for teachers to cap responses automatically.
