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title: How do I roll back or revert to a previous version of my form? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: In the top-right corner of the form editor, click the arrow button next to the "Publish" button followed by "Versions".
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generatedAt: "2026-04-04T00:42:02.119Z"
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How do I roll back or revert to a previous version of my form?
### Using the Editor

Paperform automatically saves changes as you edit your forms. The current status of your form is displayed in the top-right corner of the form editor.

![Screenshot showing a form when fully saved.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/chrome_bpzfftcdvx.png)

Here you have a few options:

 - If your **draft** of the form hasn't been saved yet, the text will display "SAVE CHANGES". You can click on this text to manually save your form draft.
 - If your **draft** of the form *has* been saved, the text will display "SAVED". Clicking this won't do anything.
 - You can click "PUBLISH" to set your current draft as the live version of your form.

Forms have two states:

 - **Live**: This is the version somebody will see when completing your form - via the direct form URL, a Custom Domain URL, or when embedded on a third-party website.
 - **Draft**: This is the version displayed in your form editor. When published, this version will be available to revert back to within the "Versions" section for 30 days.

You can have *multiple* **Draft** versions of a form, but only one **Live** version.

## Reverting Changes

Sometimes you may wish to revert back to a previous draft version of the form. To do this, click the small arrow button next to the "PUBLISH" button and select "Versions" from the dropdown menu.

![A screenshot showing the Versions dropdown menu option.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/versions-dropdown-demo.png)

You'll now be presented with the available version history of your form.

When a new *draft* version of your form is published, it'll be listed here as an option to revert to. All versions include the date and time it was published, as well as the Team Member's name who created it.

The current draft version that's **Live** includes an additional "Live" tag.

### How to use a previous version

 - To revert your **editor** to a previous version - simply click "Load as draft". This will **not** make this version live but you'll be able to view it in the editor.
 - To instantly **publish** a previous version of your form to replace the current *Live* version, click the "Publish" button located next to each option.

![Screenshot of the "Previous Versions" menu.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/chrome_lsg9sod8i1.png)

## G otchas

 - Version history displays the most recent **published** versions of your form.
 - Previous versions are only retained for up to 30 days. Forms with a large number of previous versions may truncate the oldest ones before 30 days have elapsed.

### Related Articles
  [How do I restore a deleted form?  You can contact our support team to restore a deleted form or email us at support@paperform.co.](/help/articles/restore-a-deleted-form/)
[How do I save my form?  Paperform forms save as you go - you can also click the "Save changes" message in the top right of the editor.](/help/articles/how-do-i-save-my-form/)