Nextbase Anonymous Feedback

Collect anonymous feedback from external stakeholders (clients, partners, freelancers, vendors) with verified one-per-person access.

How It Works

1. Admin generates invite links — each email gets a unique, one-time URL
2. Person clicks their link — the system validates the token and shows a Google Form
3. They submit feedback — responses go directly to Google Forms (trusted third party)
4. Token is burned — the same link can't be used twice
5. Admin views responses — pulled from Google Forms API, displayed anonymously

Why This Architecture?

• Google Forms = trust. People trust Google more than a company-hosted form
• Token gateway = verification. Only invited people can access the form
• Separation = anonymity. Token data and response data never touch each other
• One-time links = deduplication. Each person submits exactly once

Setup

1. Deploy to Vercel

2. Add Vercel Postgres

In your Vercel project → Storage → Add → Postgres. Environment variables are auto-configured.

3. Create a Google Form

Create your feedback form at forms.google.com. Get the published form ID from the share link.

4. Set Up Google Forms API (for reading responses)

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create or select a project
3. Enable Google Forms API
4. Create a Service Account → download the JSON key
5. Share your Google Form with the service account email (Viewer access)

5. Configure Environment Variables

ADMIN_PASSWORD=your-secure-password
GOOGLE_FORM_ID=your-published-form-id
GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON={"type":"service_account",...}
NEXT_PUBLIC_URL=https://your-app.vercel.app

Tech Stack

• Next.js 15 (App Router)
• Vercel Postgres (Neon) for token storage
• Google Forms API for form hosting + response reading
• TypeScript

Local Development

bun install
cp .env.example .env.local
# Fill in your env vars
bun dev

License

MIT