Change price by date - how to create logic based on date of response?

You have two ways to automate that:

1. Use the Typeform Create API. You run an update every day to adjust the form based on the real date. Advantage: this is the most secure form, as you are sure not one can hack your code in the front end to get the coupon. Disadvantage: This requires to set a process that run in the backend.
   https://www.typeform.com/developers/create/
2. Use the Javascript Embed API. With a few lines of Javascript, you compare the current date with dates A & B, and based on that, you pass a hidden variable with the value early, regular or late. Based on the value of that hidden variable, you apply logic in your Typeform. Advantage: easier to setup. Disadvantage: you need to embed the form into a website for Javascript to check today’s date

@Liz when you say “set an actual date for the logic jump,” do you mean just manually change the logic on the date when the prices change?

If yes, a follow up question. I have the form connected to a Google Sheet for our records and other work. If I change the price mid-way through, will that also change the price in the Sheet for previous registrants? I know it wouldn’t change what people actually paid, but it could complicate our record keeping. Easy way around that would be to archive the records at the date of change, but it would still be good to know how the logic would affect a live sheet.

Thank you!

@jeremielp Thank you for your tech-savvy answers! I know that will help others who are looking ways to tackle this question in the future. I’m afraid I’m probably not at that level myself and will take the more straightforward (if less elegant) approach just given my near-term need this go-round, but will definitely look at this for future use.

@jshirk - changing the price in the form half way through, as you describe, won’t change the price of submitted records already in the google sheet. it would only be reflected in the values submitted into the google sheet at the time the respondent submits the form

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@john.desborough and @Liz with this confirmed, that’s the route I will take! I’m going to be manually checking the form on a regular basis anyway, because we have some sessions that will need to be set to “Full” at a certain number of registrants (whole separate question thread I’ll tackle at a future date related to waitlists!).  Appreciate the help!

Glad to hear it, @jshirk ! Let us know how it goes!