Questions | Speak AI Docs

Ask respondents questions alongside their recording, using short text, multi-line text, choice and rating answer types.

Adding questions to a recorder

The Questions tab of a recorder, listing what respondents are asked Your recorder can ask respondents questions alongside their recording. To set them up:

Open the recorder and go to the Questions tab.
Click Add Question.
Enter the question text, choose an answer type, optionally map it to a field, and mark it required if needed.
Save the question.

Available answer types

You can choose from:

Single Line:a short text answer
Multiple Line:a longer, free-form written answer
Checkbox:choose more than one option
Radio Button:choose one option
Dropdown:choose one option from a list
Date and Date & Time

Respondents always record their audio or video answer. These question types capture the structured details you want to collect alongside that recording.

Prefill and control the recorder from the URL

You can preselect a recording type, prefill the name, email, folder and question answers, let the respondent download their recording, or send them somewhere after they submit. Add the values as query parameters on the recorder link:

https://recorder.speakai.co/your-custom-url?preselect=audio&name=John%20Doe

Someone arriving with their answers already filled skips the questionnaire and goes straight to recording. The full parameter list, with types and defaults, is in Embedding and iframe controls.

If there is something else you want to collect, message us on live chat in the app and we will look at whether it can be added.

Want a hand setting this up? Book a free consult and we’ll do it together on your account.