# View closed survey data without reopening it

**URL:** <https://community.surveysparrow.com/t/view-closed-survey-data-without-reopening-it/2866>\
**Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\
**Created:** [November 4, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.surveysparrow.com/t/view-closed-survey-data-without-reopening-it/2866 "2022-11-04T18:07:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ariane\_Woods1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@Ariane\_Woods1](https://community.surveysparrow.com/u/Ariane_Woods1)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.surveysparrow.com/t/view-closed-survey-data-without-reopening-it/2866/1 "2022-11-04T18:07:19Z")

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We use periodic surveys and there are several features that are ONLY allowed for open surveys, sometimes leading me to open a closed survey, do something, and re-close it. I'd specifically want to be able to:

1. view and export the data in a closed survey without re-opening it
2. duplicate a survey

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**Author:** ![Wahab](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.surveysparrow.com/wahab/32/319_2.png) [@Wahab](https://community.surveysparrow.com/u/Wahab)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://community.surveysparrow.com/t/view-closed-survey-data-without-reopening-it/2866/2 "2022-11-07T06:25:17Z")

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Hi @Ariane_Woods1

Welcome to the SurveySparrow Community 💎

We treat a Closed survey as a survey that is "disabled / dismissed from services" 😆  
So naturally, it needs to be restored to an active state before working/getting details on it.

Having said that, I shall pass these details to my product team and share details here when they come up with an update.

👋🏽