What this article covers:
- What is Polls?
- How do I create a Poll?
- How do I vote in a Poll?
- How to manage Poll Permissions as a Server Owner/Administrator
- Frequently Asked Questions
What is Polls?
Polls is a feature on Discord with which you can create a poll to have your friends and community members vote on anything! You can add up to 10 answers for people to vote on in each poll. This can help decide the next game you’ll play together for game night, if pineapple belongs on pizza, and so much more!
How do I create a Poll?
A poll can have up to 10 answers listed.
Any text within a poll (including questions and answers), will apply filters set by AutoMod.
Desktop
1. Tap on the plus sign [] located in the text field of the text channel, text chat of a voice channel, or group message that you want to share the poll in.
2. Next, tap Poll to create a new poll.
3. You can input the following information for your poll:
- What the actual poll is about
- All possible selectable answers users can vote on (you can also select an emoji or custom emoji to represent each one too)
- How long the poll will available (1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, or 1 week)
- If those voting can select more than one answer
4. Once everything has been filled out, you can tap Post to send your poll!
Mobile
For the best experience with Polls on mobile, please make sure you’re running Discord app version 221 or higher.
1. Tap on the plus sign [] located in the text field of the text channel, text chat of a voice channel, or group message that you want to share the poll in.
2. Next, tap Poll to create a poll.
3. You can input the following information for your poll:
- What the actual poll is about
- All possible selectable answers users can vote on (you can also select an emoji or custom emoji to represent each one too)
- How long the poll will be available (1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, or 1 week)
- If those voting can select more than one answer
4. Once everything has been filled out, you can tap on Post to send your poll!
How do I vote in a Poll?
Want to change your selection on a poll? Tap on Remove Vote to remove your vote and then you can vote again.
Desktop
1. Navigate to the poll you want to vote in and then tap on one answer or multiple answers to the poll. Once selected, you’ll see a check mark appear on the right hand side of the poll selection.
2. Tap Vote to submit your answer.
3. You know your vote has gone through once a check mark appears on the selection, and you’ll see the option to change your vote.
Mobile
1. Navigate to the poll you want to vote on and tap on your vote.
2. Next, tap on Vote to submit your answer.
3. You’ll know your vote has gone through because you’ll see a check mark next to your vote.
How to manage Poll Permissions as a Server Owner/Administrator
Permissions for Polls can be managed from a server or channel level.
Role Permission
1. Tap on your server’s name in the top left corner and then tap on Server Settings.
2. Navigate to Roles and then select which role you’d like to change the permission for, or tap on Default Permissions to edit this role for everyone.
3. Scroll down until you see Create Polls. A “check mark” means this feature is enabled and an “x” means it’s disabled.
4. Lastly, save your changes to apply them.
Channel Permission
1. Navigate to the channel you want to edit and tap on the cogwheel [].
2. Then, tap on Permissions.
3. Under this setting you can enable or disable Polls per role. To do so, tap on the role you want to edit.
4. Now scroll down until you see Create Polls. A “check mark” means this feature is enabled and an “x” means it’s disabled.
5. Lastly, save your changes to apply them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where can I start a poll?
A: A poll can take place in a text channel, direct message, group message, or announcement channel.
Q: How can I delete a poll?
A: The only way to delete a poll is to delete the entire message (by tapping on the “...” next to a message). Once the poll has been deleted, it can not be restored.
Q: Can I vote anonymously in a poll?
A: No, there is no option to vote anonymously at this time.
Q: How long can a poll be open for?
A: The poll creator chooses how long they want the poll to be open when creating the poll. The poll creator can choose to end the poll early at any time. Unless it ends early, a poll can be left open for up to 1 week.
Q: Can I use slash commands (for example: /poll) to create a poll?
A: No, it is not possible to create a poll using a slash command at this time.
Q: Can poll choices be modified at any time?
A: As long as the poll is still open, you can modify your poll choice.
Q: Can poll results be saved and/or deleted?
A: While polls behave like messages in terms of being deleted, there is no separate function to archive polls at this time. You can pin a poll to Pinned Messages.