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form.htmlhtml28 lines

01<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
02  <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
03  <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New bug report">
04 
05  <label for="title">Short summary *</label>
06  <input id="title" type="text" name="title" placeholder="What went wrong?" required>
07  <label for="severity">Severity *</label>
08  <select id="severity" name="severity" required>
09    <option value="">Choose…</option>
10    <option>Critical</option>
11    <option>High</option>
12    <option>Medium</option>
13    <option>Low</option>
14  </select>
15  <label for="browser">Browser &amp; OS</label>
16  <input id="browser" type="text" name="browser" placeholder="Chrome 120 / macOS">
17  <label for="steps">Steps to reproduce *</label>
18  <textarea id="steps" name="steps" placeholder="1. Go to…
192. Click…
203. See error" required></textarea>
21  <label for="email">Your email (so we can follow up) *</label>
22  <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="you@example.com" required>
23 
24  <!-- honeypot — bots fill every field -->
25  <input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
26 
27  <button type="submit">Send</button>
28</form>

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§ 00AJAX (vanilla JS) + Bug Reportplatform-specific integration guide

Why AJAX (vanilla JS) developers choose splitforms for bug report

The bug report on this page integrates with AJAX (vanilla JS)'s development workflow using the form markup in your AJAX (vanilla JS) project. Whether you're deploying to a static host or a server-rendered platform, the form posts standard <code>FormData</code> to splitforms, so your backend complexity stays at zero. AJAX (vanilla JS)'s ecosystem has strong tooling for UI, but form delivery is a separate concern that splitforms handles independently — Free includes spam filtering and a submissions dashboard; Starter adds email notifications and webhooks.

§ 00Quick answerHTML · support

Yes — this is the shortest safe path for AJAX (vanilla JS).

Use the HTML snippet on this page, keep the bug report fields visible in your AJAX (vanilla JS) UI, and let splitforms handle delivery, spam filtering, storage, and webhooks.

best implementation

Paste the HTML version, then replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY.

The posted payload contains short summary, severity, browser & os, steps to reproduce, your email (so we can follow up). Required fields are short summary, severity, steps to reproduce and your email (so we can follow up).

native ajax (vanilla js) reality

Vanilla JS / AJAX forms have been the no-framework default since jQuery's heyday.

use case fit

User-reported bugs are signal — but only if the report has steps-to-reproduce and a screenshot. The form forces the structure, then files the issue automatically.

§ 01Bug Report × AJAX (vanilla JS)why this combination, in 80 words

Built for AJAX (vanilla JS) developers who hate operating a backend.

Splitforms is the form backend for AJAX (vanilla JS) sites. One POST endpoint, no SDK, no plugin — drop the bug report into a page and ship.

Splitforms is the form backend for AJAX (vanilla JS) sites. One POST endpoint, spam filtering, and a real dashboard — drop-in, no server, no PHP. Free for 500 dashboard submissions per month; Starter adds email, signed webhooks, exports, and retained uploads; Pro is $5/mo for 5,000.

✦ what you get on the free plan

✓500 form submissions per month
✓2 forms on Free; unlimited forms on Pro
✓Spam protection (honeypot + classifier)
✓Webhooks: Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, custom
✓CSV export of all submissions
✓Email notifications (CC and BCC on Pro)

§ 02Copy-paste codeHTML · 28 lines

Drop into any AJAX (vanilla JS) project.

Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with your splitforms key, paste into a AJAX (vanilla JS) page, and ship. No build-time integration required.

form.htmlhtml28 lines

01<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
02  <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
03  <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New bug report">
04 
05  <label for="title">Short summary *</label>
06  <input id="title" type="text" name="title" placeholder="What went wrong?" required>
07  <label for="severity">Severity *</label>
08  <select id="severity" name="severity" required>
09    <option value="">Choose…</option>
10    <option>Critical</option>
11    <option>High</option>
12    <option>Medium</option>
13    <option>Low</option>
14  </select>
15  <label for="browser">Browser &amp; OS</label>
16  <input id="browser" type="text" name="browser" placeholder="Chrome 120 / macOS">
17  <label for="steps">Steps to reproduce *</label>
18  <textarea id="steps" name="steps" placeholder="1. Go to…
192. Click…
203. See error" required></textarea>
21  <label for="email">Your email (so we can follow up) *</label>
22  <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="you@example.com" required>
23 
24  <!-- honeypot — bots fill every field -->
25  <input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
26 
27  <button type="submit">Send</button>
28</form>

§ 03Setup3 steps · 60 seconds · zero config

Generate, embed, receive.

Three actions stand between you and your first bug report submission. None of them require a backend, a database, or a CAPTCHA library.

STEP 01GENERATE

Generate a free splitforms key

Create your form

key=sk_live_••••••••

STEP 02EMBED

Paste the bug report into your AJAX (vanilla JS) project

Drop the form snippet into a AJAX (vanilla JS) page, component, or layout. Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard. The form action is a hard-coded URL — no env vars or build-time wiring needed.

snippethtml

<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
  …
</form>

STEP 03RECEIVE

Receive submissions

Dashboard updates live on Free. Starter adds email delivery, signed webhooks, CSV export, Slack/Discord forwarding, and BCC to your team.

inbox · 1 newjust now

FROM contact@yoursite.com

New bug report

Maya Iyer maya@studio71.co

Loved the demo — quick question about pricing on the 3-year plan. Are usage limits per project or account-wide?

§ 03bBug Report Form (Issue Submission)template-specific playbook

The reason this bug report exists.

Screenshot upload (Pro) · webhooks into Linear / GitHub Issues / Slack.

why it matters

Bug reports without reproduction steps waste hours of triage. The form structures the report — what happened, what was expected, steps to reproduce, browser / OS / device, screenshot. Screenshot upload is critical: 'the page broke' tells you nothing; a screenshot of the broken state tells you everything. Webhook the structured report into Linear or GitHub Issues so it lands as a triageable ticket, not a Slack message that scrolls away. For SaaS teams the time saved is huge — instead of a 4-message back-and-forth gathering basic context, the engineer opens the issue and starts debugging.

route the submission

Structure the report

Required: what happened, what you expected, steps to reproduce. Optional: browser, OS, device, URL where it occurred. Most templates auto-detect browser/OS via JS so the user doesn't have to fill them.

Screenshot upload

Pro file upload — drag-and-drop a screenshot or screen recording. Multi-file accepted. Image attachments arrive on the email and via webhook with signed URLs.

Webhook into Linear / GitHub

Lands as a Linear issue or GitHub issue with the structured report as the body and the screenshot embedded. Engineer opens, reproduces, fixes — no triage thread needed.

§ 03cAJAX (vanilla JS) production notesnative path · deploy · gotchas

What changes when this bug report lives in AJAX (vanilla JS).

These notes come from the AJAX (vanilla JS) platform registry and are rendered on this template page so crawlers see the framework-specific answer without opening a separate guide.

without splitforms

Vanilla JS / AJAX forms have been the no-framework default since jQuery's heyday. Without splitforms, the 'AJAX' part is one fetch line; the operational part is everything else: a backend route, an SMTP provider, a database for submissions, a honeypot or reCAPTCHA, a thank-you page, error handling for HTTP 4xx/5xx, retry logic. For 'JS-only on a static host' setups (Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, S3), there's literally no server to run the route on — historically that meant Formspree, Formspark, Web3Forms, Basin. Splitforms is the modern entry: same shape, better free tier, better spam filtering, and signed webhooks from Starter.

deploy notes

Vanilla JS deploys to any static host — the snippet is HTML + inline <script>, no build step. CSP: if your site sets connect-src 'self', add https://splitforms.com to the directive or fetch is blocked. Browser support: native fetch is in every browser back to Edge 18 — the snippet runs without polyfills on every market-share-relevant browser. The progressive-enhancement variant (Pattern B) keeps the form working when JS fails to load — useful on flaky networks, ad-blocked clients, or for accessibility tools that disable JS.

AJAX (vanilla JS) gotcha

Forgetting e.preventDefault() reloads the page

Without preventDefault, the browser does its own form submission to wherever the form's action attribute points (or the current page) AND your fetch runs. You see a flash, the page reloads, and your handler's effects are lost.

AJAX (vanilla JS) gotcha

FormData includes ALL form fields — even disabled ones get dropped

new FormData(form) skips inputs without a name attribute, skips disabled inputs, skips unchecked checkboxes/radios. If a field doesn't show up in your splitforms inbox, check whether it's disabled at submit time.

AJAX (vanilla JS) gotcha

fetch() doesn't reject on HTTP 4xx/5xx — only network errors

If splitforms returns a 401 (bad key) or 429 (rate limit), fetch resolves successfully. You have to check res.ok or data.success yourself. Wrapping in try/catch only catches network failures, not HTTP errors.

AJAX (vanilla JS) gotcha

Double-click submit fires two requests

Without disabling the button on the first click, a quick double-click sends two POSTs. Both succeed; the user sees one success message; you see two submissions. Always set button.disabled = true at the start of the handler.

PATTERN A

Pattern A — fetch + FormData + status element

Single submit listener. new FormData(form) reads inputs, append the access key, POST. Update an aria-live status <p> with the result. ~25 lines, no library. Use the same wiring for the bug report fields on this page.

pattern-a.htmlhtml16 lines

01<form id="cf">
02  <input name="email" type="email" required />
03  <textarea name="message" required></textarea>
04  <button type="submit">Send</button>
05  <p id="msg" aria-live="polite"></p>
06</form>
07<script>
08  document.getElementById("cf").addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
09    e.preventDefault();
10    const fd = new FormData(e.currentTarget);
11    fd.append("access_key", "YOUR_ACCESS_KEY");
12    const r = await fetch("https://splitforms.com/api/submit", { method: "POST", body: fd });
13    const data = await r.json();
14    document.getElementById("msg").textContent = data.success ? "Thanks!" : (data.message || "Try again");
15  });
16</script>

PATTERN B

Pattern B — progressive enhancement (works without JS)

Form has a real action attribute and a redirect hidden field — works with JS disabled (browser POSTs natively, splitforms 302s). When JS is available, the listener intercepts for inline UX. Best of both worlds, no compromise. Use the same wiring for the bug report fields on this page.

pattern-b.htmlhtml13 lines

01<form id="cf" action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
02  <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" />
03  <input type="hidden" name="redirect"   value="/thanks.html" />
04  <input name="email" type="email" required />
05  <button type="submit">Send</button>
06</form>
07<script>
08  document.getElementById("cf").addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
09    e.preventDefault();
10    const r = await fetch(e.target.action, { method: "POST", body: new FormData(e.target) });
11    if ((await r.json()).success) location.href = "/thanks.html";
12  });
13</script>

§ 04Field-by-field rundown5 fields · names you POST

What every field actually does.

Each field below ships in the bug report template — rename, remove, or add your own. Splitforms accepts any name you POST.

titleREQUIRED

TEXT

Short summary

Buyer-persona signal — IC vs decision-maker changes the follow-up cadence.

placeholder · What went wrong?

severityREQUIRED

SELECT

Severity

Triage signal — drives whether this pages on-call or waits till Monday.

CriticalHighMediumLow

browser

TEXT

Browser & OS

Repro context for engineering — saves a back-and-forth.

placeholder · Chrome 120 / macOS

stepsREQUIRED

TEXTAREA

Steps to reproduce

Free-text input — no character limit, expands as the visitor types.

placeholder · 1. Go to… 2. Click… 3. See error

emailREQUIRED

Your email (so we can follow up)

Reply-to address — splitforms wires this so hitting reply goes back to the sender.

placeholder · you@example.com

§ 05Bug Report on other frameworks22 frameworks · same backend

One backend. Every framework.

The same bug report template works on every framework splitforms supports. Pick yours.

§ 06Questions9 answered

Bug Report on AJAX (vanilla JS) — FAQ.

Direct answers, no marketing fluff. Missing one? Email hello@splitforms.com.

01Does this bug report work on AJAX (vanilla JS)?

Yes. The form is plain HTML with a single POST endpoint, so it runs on any AJAX (vanilla JS) site without server-side code, plugins, or SDKs. Drop the snippet into a AJAX (vanilla JS) page or component and submissions land in your splitforms dashboard.

02How much does the bug report cost on AJAX (vanilla JS)?

Free for 500 submissions per month — no credit card, no trial. Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 submissions, and there's a one-time $59 3-year plan (15,000 submissions/mo for 36 months). The same pricing applies regardless of which framework hosts the form.

03Can I customize the fields?

Yes. The template ships with sensible defaults (short summary, severity, browser & os, steps to reproduce…) — add, remove, or rename any of them. Splitforms accepts whatever fields you POST.

04How does spam protection work on the bug report?

A hidden honeypot field catches dumb bots, and a tuned classifier scores the rest. You only see real submissions in your dashboard. No CAPTCHA, no friction for human users — and it works the same on AJAX (vanilla JS) as on any other framework.

05Can I send the bug report submissions to Slack or Discord?

Yes. Webhooks are available on Starter and above, with auto-formatted payloads for Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp (via CallMeBot). Or send raw signed JSON to any URL — Zapier, n8n, your own server. Configure in the splitforms dashboard.

06Will it work on a static AJAX (vanilla JS) site?

Yes — the form posts directly to splitforms from the browser, so no server is involved. Works on Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, Cloudflare Pages, S3, or any plain Apache host.

07Should I auto-detect browser / OS?

Yes — JavaScript can read navigator.userAgent and pre-fill hidden fields with browser name, version, OS, and screen size. The user doesn't see them; the engineer gets them. Saves 90% of 'what browser are you on?' replies.

08Can I integrate with Linear / GitHub / Sentry?

Yes — webhook the JSON. Linear and GitHub both accept inbound issue creation via API or Zapier. Sentry doesn't accept user-reported bugs as events but you can webhook to a Slack channel where the on-call engineer triages and creates the Sentry issue manually.

09How do I prevent abuse / spam in bug reports?

Public bug-report forms attract spam — hidden honeypot plus splitforms' classifier catches most. Require an email field; bots filling random emails get filtered by the classifier. For severe abuse, gate the form behind a logged-in user session.

§ 07Comparisonvs Web3Forms · vs Formspree

splitforms vs everything else.

Same drop-in API. More free submissions, Starter signed webhooks, MCP support no other backend has.

Feature	Web3Forms	Formspree	splitforms
Free monthly submissions	250	50	500
Custom fields beyond contact	Yes	Pro tier	Free
Webhooks (Slack / Discord)	Pro tier	Pro tier	Free, signed
AI / MCP submission inbox	No	No	Yes
Long-term plan (3-year flat)	—	—	$59 every 3 years

§ 08More templates for AJAX (vanilla JS)0 adjacent patterns

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500 submissions per month, free forever. No credit card. Copy the snippet above and paste it into your AJAX (vanilla JS) project.

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Bug Report for AJAX (vanilla JS)

Why AJAX (vanilla JS) developers choose splitforms for bug report

Yes — this is the shortest safe path for AJAX (vanilla JS).

Paste the HTML version, then replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY.

Built for AJAX (vanilla JS) developers who hate operating a backend.

Drop into any AJAX (vanilla JS) project.

Generate, embed, receive.

Generate a free splitforms key

Paste the bug report into your AJAX (vanilla JS) project

Receive submissions

The reason this bug report exists.

Structure the report

Screenshot upload

Webhook into Linear / GitHub

What changes when this bug report lives in AJAX (vanilla JS).

Forgetting e.preventDefault() reloads the page

FormData includes ALL form fields — even disabled ones get dropped

fetch() doesn't reject on HTTP 4xx/5xx — only network errors

Double-click submit fires two requests

Pattern A — fetch + FormData + status element

Pattern B — progressive enhancement (works without JS)

What every field actually does.

Short summary

Severity

Browser & OS

Steps to reproduce

Your email (so we can follow up)

One backend. Every framework.

Bug Report on AJAX (vanilla JS) — FAQ.

splitforms vs everything else.

Other ready-to-ship AJAX (vanilla JS) forms.

Ship a bug report on AJAX (vanilla JS) in 60 seconds.