Send an HTML form to email

FormDoc receives your HTML form’s submissions and emails them to you. You don’t need a server or any backend code.

1. Get an access key

Go to app.formdoc.dev/new, enter the email address that should receive submissions, and confirm it from the email we send. You then get an access key that starts with fd_. We email it to you as well.

2. Add the form to your page

<form action="https://api.formdoc.dev/v1/submit" method="POST">
  <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">

  <label for="name">Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="name" name="name" required>

  <label for="email">Email</label>
  <input type="email" id="email" name="email" required>

  <label for="message">Message</label>
  <textarea id="message" name="message" required></textarea>

  <!-- Spam trap: keep it hidden and empty. -->
  <input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">

  <button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>

Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with your key. Every input needs a name: that name becomes the label in your email.

3. Send a test

Open your page, fill in the form and submit it. You’ll see a thank-you page, and the submission arrives in your inbox.

Useful hidden fields

Field	What it does
`subject`	Sets the email subject
`from_name`	Sets the sender name shown in your inbox
`redirect`	Full `https://` address of your own thank-you page
`replyto`	Address your reply goes to (otherwise the `email` field is used)
`botcheck`	Honeypot: must stay empty

Sending with JavaScript

Send the form with fetch and ask for JSON to show your own success message:

const res = await fetch("https://api.formdoc.dev/v1/submit", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { Accept: "application/json" },
  body: new FormData(form),
});
const result = await res.json(); // { success: true, ... } or { success: false, error: { code, message } }

API reference: every field, limit and error code.
Webhooks: send each submission to your own server (paid plans).