Preview a Questionnaire

Previewing lets you test a questionnaire before syncing or deploying. Draft questionnaires are loaded directly from the Strapi API.

Typical workflow

Make changes in Strapi (editing the Draft).
Click Preview to test.
Once happy, click Publish.
Request a content sync (see Request a Content Sync).

Steps

Open your questionnaire in the Strapi admin panel
Ensure it is saved (draft or published)
Click the Preview button in the top-right area
A new browser tab opens with the questionnaire running in the staging app
Navigate through the flow as an end user would

Preview URL format

The Preview button opens:

https://app.staging.feather-insurance.com/preview-staging/draft/{documentId}

The documentId is Strapi’s internal identifier for the entry. You do not need to know it — the Preview button constructs the URL automatically.

What to verify

Question order — Questions appear in the sequence defined in the dynamic zone
Screen text — Titles, descriptions, and button labels render correctly
Rules — Test different answer paths to verify branching logic
Required fields — Required questions block progression until answered
Quote page — Plans, customizations, and content sections display correctly
Validations — Invalid input shows the configured error message

Draft vs Published workflow

Since Strapi v5, each CMS document has both a Draft and a Published version.

The Draft tab is for safely making and previewing changes. Click Save to save as draft.
Once changes are ready, click Publish to save them to the Published tab.
The Published tab content can only be viewed, not edited.
If Draft and Published differ, the document shows as Modified in the Strapi admin list.
Syncs only fetch content from the Published tab.

Cancellation questionnaire previews

Cancellation questionnaires work differently from standard questionnaires. They depend on policy-specific data (active-until date, withdrawal period, etc.), so the Strapi preview button will not load by default.

For cancellation questionnaires, append your policy ID to the URL:

https://app.staging.feather-insurance.com/preview/{PREVIEW_STATUS}/cancel-policy/{DOCUMENT_ID}/{POLICY_ID}

Parameter	Description
`PREVIEW_STATUS`	`draft` or `published`
`DOCUMENT_ID`	The Strapi document ID (visible in the URL when viewing the entry)
`POLICY_ID`	ID of a real staging policy that matches the questionnaire’s vertical, connected to a user account you are logged into on staging

Tips

Preview works for both draft and published questionnaires
Changes take effect immediately after saving in Strapi — just refresh the preview tab
If the preview shows unexpected behavior, check the browser console for errors
You can share the preview URL with colleagues for review