> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.exoid.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quotas

> Limit how many people can complete the interview based on the answers they give.

Quotas cap how many people can complete the interview for each answer, so your study ends with a balanced, statistically meaningful sample. Once a cap is reached, the interview stops for any further respondent who falls into that condition.

<Info>
  Quotas live in the campaign settings, in the **Quota** tab, and in the Quotas panel on the canvas toolbar. A switch turns quotas on for the campaign; below it sits the list of the quotas you have created.
</Info>

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="The respondent answers">
    The participant gives an answer subject to a quota.
  </Step>

  <Step title="The system evaluates the rule">
    Exoid checks whether the rule's condition is met.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Quota not reached">
    The respondent carries on with the interview as normal.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Quota reached">
    The interview stops and the respondent sees the quota reached screen.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Building a quota

Every quota is made of three things.

<ParamField path="Quota name" type="text">
  The label that identifies the quota in the list.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="Maximum number of respondents" type="number">
  How many completes you accept for that quota. Past this number, respondents who match the condition are stopped.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="Conditions" type="condition builder">
  Which respondents the quota applies to: question, operator and value, with nested groups. It is the same condition builder you use for results filters and for visibility conditions.
</ParamField>

<Frame caption="Example of a quota rule configuration">
  ![Example of a quota configuration](https://69247ac52a74519d4fe5e2eb.featurebase-attachments.com/c/article/69836e698593d2ce3aab460f/019ef4ef-d8e4-7321-851d-4b2c878aea1e/b64u-cXVvdGEgMS5wbmc.png)
</Frame>

## Answer groups

You can bundle several answer options into the same quota rule with the **Or** operator. The cap then applies to the sum of respondents who chose any of the values in the group, not to each option separately.

<Note>
  Example: a quota of 15 respondents for people who drink beverages "Every day" **Or** "2-4 times a week". The two options share a single cap.
</Note>

To build a group you have two distinct commands.

| Command       | Effect                                                                             |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Add condition | Adds a new value to the current group, joined by the Or operator                   |
| Add group     | Creates a nested block with its own conditions, combined with the rest of the rule |

This way you control sample distribution even when more than one criterion is in play.

## The quota reached screen

What a stopped respondent sees is configurable, so nobody is left at a dead end.

<ParamField path="Automatic redirect" type="URL">
  Sends the respondent to an external address instead of leaving them on the screen.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="Title" type="text">
  The message shown to the respondent when the quota is full.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="Description" type="text">
  The supporting detail text below the title.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="Button text" type="text">
  The label of the button on the screen.
</ParamField>

<Frame caption="Redirect configuration when a quota is reached">
  ![Example of a quota redirect configuration](https://69247ac52a74519d4fe5e2eb.featurebase-attachments.com/c/article/69836e698593d2ce3aab460f/019ef4ed-9ec5-7609-b0bd-b82cbc60aaad/b64u-UVVPVEUucG5n.png)
</Frame>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Recruit participants" icon="users-round" href="/en/distribute/recruiting">
    Take your study to the global panel with demographic and behavioral targeting.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publishing your study" icon="circle-play" href="/en/distribute/publishing">
    Apply your edits to the live version with Publish changes.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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