Support Request Form Template

This support request form template asks customers what they were trying to do, what happened instead, and how the issue affects them. Collect contact details and troubleshooting context so your team can prepare a useful first response to a nonemergency request.

Preview on a device
Support Request Form: first question and response field, desktop preview
Support Request Form: first question and response field, tablet preview
Support Request Form: first question and response field, mobile preview
Support Request Form Preview

Use this support request form template to understand what a customer was trying to do, what happened, and how the problem affects them. The fields help your team ask fewer avoidable follow-up questions. Create your form in SurveyLegend and connect it to a support process your team can monitor.

When to use this support request form

Use the form as a clear entry point for ordinary service or product issues. State where responses go, when the channel is monitored, and how customers can reach your team through another route. Collect the issue before asking for unnecessary account information. This form does not itself create a ticket, guarantee a response time, or provide emergency assistance.

After a case is handled, ask about the experience with our technical support satisfaction template.

8 questions for your support request form

Use these 8 questions as a starting point. All fields are optional; choose one answer where choices are listed. Leave an irrelevant open field blank.

Respondent introduction:
Describe the issue without including passwords, payment details, or other sensitive information. Provide an email address if you want a reply. This form is for ordinary support requests, not emergencies. All fields are optional.

Try the survey

A little feedback. A clearer picture.

Explore this 8-question example at your own pace. Every question is optional.

SurveyLegend demo Question 1 of 8

Support Request Form

01 What name should we use when replying?

Share your answer, or skip this question.

02 What email address should we use for this request?

Share your answer, or skip this question.

03 Which product or service do you need help with?

Share your answer, or skip this question.

04 What were you trying to do?

Share your answer, or skip this question.

05 What happened instead?

Share your answer, or skip this question.

06 How is this affecting you?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

07 What have you already tried, if anything?

Share your answer, or skip this question.

08 When did you first notice the issue?

Share your answer, or skip this question.

Checking submission availability…

This is a demo. We count starts and submissions only. Your answers stay in your browser and are never sent or saved.

0Starts
0Submissions

Activity · no starts yet

How to customize your support request form

Name the product or service and provide your real support contact details. Replace the broad impact choices with categories your team can triage consistently. Ask for a general description of the environment if it matters, but do not request passwords, full card numbers, access tokens, or private records. Keep attachments out unless you have reviewed that workflow. A short confirmation should explain the actual next step, without inventing a ticket number. Before sharing widely, try the questions with a few people from the intended audience and clarify anything they interpret differently.

Printable support request form template

Use this printable support request form template at a staffed service counter. It includes the same questions and space to write, giving people who prefer paper or are less comfortable online another way to take part. SurveyLegend helps you offer both formats. Tell respondents where to return the completed form and who will review it. Paper answers need a separate review or manual entry process; they are not automatically added to online responses.

Download PDF

AI prompt for a support request form

Help customers explain the problem so your team can make a useful first response.

The full prompt below specifies your support request form, including all 8 questions and response settings. Copy it, register for a free SurveyLegend account, and paste it into SurveyLegend’s AI survey creation tool. Review the result and add your organization’s details before sharing.

Create a free account, then paste the copied prompt into SurveyLegend.

Already have an account? Sign in to create your support request form.

Use the request to choose the next support action

Read the expected outcome beside what actually happened, then check the impact and attempted steps. Separate requests that block an essential task from general questions, using your own service priorities. Ask for missing details through the supplied contact route. Track resolution in your support system, not as a conclusion inferred from a form submission. After a resolved case, use a separate satisfaction survey to learn about the support experience.

Frequently asked questions

Does submitting the form create a support ticket?

Only if you have configured and tested that workflow. This template defines the information to collect; it does not include an automatic ticketing connection.

Should I ask for passwords or account access?

No. Ask for a description of the issue and the contact details needed for a reply. Use your established secure process if further account verification is necessary.

How is this different from a support satisfaction survey?

A request form helps someone ask for help. A satisfaction survey evaluates the assistance they received, usually after the case has been handled.