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Form to email
HTML form to email — no PHP, no SMTP, no backend.
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Form to email means your HTML form's submissions arrive in your inbox without PHP, an SMTP account, or a server. splitforms does it for free: point the form's action at one hosted endpoint on any host, and every submission is spam-checked, stored in your dashboard, and emailed to you — 500 free submissions, no card.
- 500 free total
- No backend code
- 60-second setup
No backend or SMTP
No PHP, SMTP account, or server route — the hosted endpoint is your form's backend.
Spam filtered
Honeypot, time-trap, and rate limits screen bots before they reach your inbox.
Owner notification email
Accepted submissions are saved to the dashboard before owner notification email is attempted. Delivery time and inbox placement depend on provider and recipient settings.
Copy-paste ready
HTML form to email, in one snippet.
Drop this into any page and point the action at the endpoint — that's the entire integration. No server, no build step, no SMTP setup. Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard; the full field reference is in the docs.
<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" />
<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="https://yoursite.com/thanks" />
<input name="name" placeholder="Your name" required />
<input name="email" type="email" placeholder="[email protected]" required />
<textarea name="message" placeholder="What's up?" required></textarea>
<!-- Honeypot for spam (hidden from humans) -->
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" />
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>Setup
How to send an HTML form to email without a backend.
No server, no SMTP setup. These are the same five steps whether you paste the form into raw HTML, a React component, or a Next.js page — pick your framework and copy-paste the example below.
Point your form's action at the endpoint
In any HTML, React, or Next.js form, set action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST" and add a hidden access_key input with your key as the value.
Add the honeypot field
Paste in the hidden botcheck input from the code example above. It's invisible to visitors and catches most bots before they ever reach your inbox.
Submit a test entry
Fill out and send the form once yourself. A successful POST returns immediately and the submission shows up in your dashboard right away.
Check your inbox
Owner notification email is included on every plan and is attempted after the accepted submission is saved. Delivery time and inbox placement depend on provider and recipient settings. Reply to it and your response goes to the visitor.
How it works
How does an HTML form get sent to your email?
A form-to-email flow only looks simple. Behind the single URL, splitforms receives the POST, screens it for spam, stores accepted submissions, and attempts an owner notification email. Route it through a hosted form endpoint and there's nothing for you to run.
- Browser POSTs standard FormData — no JavaScript required
- Origin check, honeypot, and time-trap screen every submission for spam
- Owner notification email is attempted after the submission is saved
Where submissions go
Where do your form-to-email submissions land?
Every submission is emailed to you and saved to a searchable dashboard — spam-filtered before it ever reaches you. Search, export to CSV, or forward it to a webhook or Slack on Pro.
- Owner email arrives with every field — name, email, message, and custom fields
- Reply-To auto-set to the visitor's email, so hitting Reply just works
- Full submission stored, searchable, and exportable from your dashboard
No backend needed
Do you need PHP or SMTP to email a form? No.
PHP mail() and Node SMTP both cost you: mail() doesn't run on Vercel, Netlify, or static hosts; sender authentication and inbox placement depend on provider settings; Node SMTP means you run a backend, manage credentials, handle bounces, and build the spam filter yourself. Splitforms collapses all of it into one URL — read the full spam and security stack.
- No shared-host PHP runtime to keep alive on Vercel, Netlify, or static sites
- Submission remains in the dashboard if email delivery is delayed or filtered
- Honeypot and rate-limit spam filtering built in, not bolted on
How SplitForms works
What happens after someone submits your form?
splitforms receives the submission, filters spam, saves it to your dashboard and emails you — then, on paid plans, sends it on to your webhooks and integrations. No backend infrastructure to build.
Add your endpoint
Point your form to your unique SplitForms endpoint. That's it.
Receive submissions
We instantly capture and organize every submission in your inbox.
Route anywhere
Send data to email, spreadsheets, CRMs, webhooks, and 7,000+ apps.
No credit card required. Set up in under 60 seconds.
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Where can submissions go besides email?
On paid plans, submissions can also go to Slack, Discord, Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Zapier or any signed webhook — and splitforms works on the platforms you build on, from WordPress and Shopify to Next.js. With Stripe connected, your forms can take payments too.
NewTake payments on your formsDeposits, bookings, order forms — submitters check out through Stripe and the money goes straight to your Stripe account. Included on every paid plan.See plans →Form to email
Form to email questions.
View all FAQsHow do I send HTML form submissions to my email without a backend?
Point your form's action attribute at a form-backend service like splitforms. The form POSTs the submission, splitforms stores it in your dashboard and sends the owner email notification on Free. No PHP, no Node.js, no SMTP setup. The HTML is the same <form action method=POST> you already wrote — only the URL changes.
Is splitforms really free?
Yes. Free includes 500 submissions total, unlimited forms, spam filtering, owner email delivery, and a real dashboard — no credit card, no trial clock. Pro is $5/month for 5,000 submissions a month when you want signed webhooks, exports, integrations, an auto-responder, CC/BCC and priority support; Annual is $49/year for 15,000 a month. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
Will my email show me who submitted the form?
Yes. Owner notification emails are included free on every plan and arrive with every field from the form — name, email, message, plus any custom fields you added. If your form has a field named email, splitforms automatically sets Reply-To to that address, so hitting Reply in your inbox goes straight to the visitor. Add a replyto hidden field to override it. The dashboard also stores the full submission with search and filter.
What about spam — will I get flooded?
No. Every submission passes through a honeypot field (bots fill it, humans never see it) plus a time-trap that rejects instant, non-human submits, server-side content heuristics, and a rate limit of 6 submissions per minute per IP (20 per 15 minutes sustained) — abusive traffic gets HTTP 429. You can also lock a form to specific domains or add your own reCAPTCHA v2 key for an extra challenge. Flagged submissions don't reach your inbox.
Does this work with Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, etc.?
Yes. Owner notification emails can be sent to Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, and other addresses. Recipient providers apply their own spam and inbox filtering, so check your dashboard if a notification is delayed or filtered. Paid plans support custom SMTP if you want to send through your own provider.
What if I want to send to multiple recipients?
Set up multiple recipient emails in your splitforms dashboard, or use the cc and bcc fields in the form (CC/BCC is a Pro feature). Every submission can fan out to a team channel, an archive inbox, and a primary recipient — all configured per form, no code changes.
How does this compare to PHP mail() or Node.js SMTP?
A hosted endpoint lets you avoid running a form server and storing submissions yourself. splitforms saves accepted submissions to the dashboard, sends owner notification emails, and applies its spam controls. You can keep PHP and configure your own authenticated mail provider if that fits your stack better.
Can I send form data as JSON or fetch() instead of a plain HTML form?
Yes. POST JSON or FormData to https://splitforms.com/api/submit with fetch(), Axios, or any HTTP client — same access_key field, same spam filtering, same email delivery. Useful for React, Next.js, or any form you validate and submit with JavaScript instead of a native browser POST.
Can I test my form-to-email setup before going live?
Yes. Submit the form once yourself after wiring it up — the accepted submission is saved to your dashboard before owner notification email is attempted. Delivery time and inbox placement depend on provider and recipient settings. splitforms also runs a free spam test tool if you want to check your form's spam defenses specifically.
Simple pricing
How much does splitforms cost?
Free gives you 500 submissions for $0 — no card, no time limit. Pro is $5/month for 5,000 submissions a month, and Annual is $49/year for 15,000 a month with every Pro feature.
Free
$0— 500 submissions
For side projects and indie devs.
- 500 free submissions
- Unlimited forms
- Email notifications included
- Smart spam filtering
- Submissions dashboard
- Redirect after submit
- MCP server included
Recommended
Pro
$5/ month
Billed monthly
Every paid feature, for agencies and growing products.
- 5,000 submissions / mo
- Unlimited forms
- Webhooks and integrations
- CC/BCC, auto-replies and routing
- File uploads with 500 MB storage
- Stripe payments on your forms
- 3 team seats
- Cancel anytime
Annual
$49/ year
About $4.08/mo, billed yearly
Every Pro feature with triple the volume — $0.27 per 1,000 at full use.
- 15,000 submissions / mo
- Unlimited forms
- Everything in Pro
- File uploads with 5 GB storage
- 3 team seats
- Priority email support
No credit card required on Free • Cancel anytime • Full pricing and FAQ