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QUOTE REQUEST · ASTRO

Quote Request for Astro

Lead-capture form for agencies, freelancers, and service businesses. Free for 500 submissions per month — no backend, no SDK, no plugin.

500/mo free·no card·drop-in for Astro
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 quote request">
04
05 <label for="name">Name *</label>
06 <input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Jane Builder" required>
07 <label for="email">Email *</label>
08 <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="jane@example.com" required>
09 <label for="phone">Phone *</label>
10 <input id="phone" type="tel" name="phone" placeholder="+1 415 555 0142" required>
11 <label for="company">Company</label>
12 <input id="company" type="text" name="company" placeholder="Acme Inc">
13 <label for="budget">Budget *</label>
14 <select id="budget" name="budget" required>
15 <option value="">Choose…</option>
16 <option>&lt; $5k</option>
17 <option>$5k–$15k</option>
18 <option>$15k–$50k</option>
19 <option>$50k+</option>
20 </select>
21 <label for="project">Tell us about the project *</label>
22 <textarea id="project" name="project" placeholder="Goals, timeline, anything we should know." required></textarea>
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>
500
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§ 00Astro + Quote Requestplatform-specific integration guide

Why Astro developers choose splitforms for quote request

Astro's static-first architecture means your form HTML ships pre-rendered with zero client JavaScript — perfect for fast page loads, but it also means you can't call a server-side endpoint on static hosts. splitforms is designed for exactly this: the browser POSTs directly to our edge endpoint, so the form works on Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, Vercel, or any static host without an Astro API route. The quote request is pure HTML — no <code>&lt;script&gt;</code> tag, no client component, no island. Astro's view transitions and partial hydration don't interfere with the form submission because it uses a standard browser POST.

§ 00Quick answerHTML · lead capture

Yes — this is the shortest safe path for Astro.

Use the HTML snippet on this page, keep the quote request fields visible in your Astro 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 name, email, phone, company, budget, tell us about the project. Required fields are name, email, phone, budget and tell us about the project.

native astro reality

Astro's whole pitch is shipping zero JavaScript by default.

use case fit

Insurance leads are speed-to-quote sensitive — the broker that gets the quote out within an hour of inquiry wins the bind. The form captures line of business and renewal date so the quote process starts immediately.

§ 01Quote Request × Astrowhy this combination, in 80 words

Built for Astro developers who hate operating a backend.

Splitforms is the form backend for Astro sites. One POST endpoint, no SDK, no plugin — drop the quote request into a page and ship.

Splitforms is the form backend for Astro 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 Astro project.

Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with your splitforms key, paste into a Astro 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 quote request">
04
05 <label for="name">Name *</label>
06 <input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Jane Builder" required>
07 <label for="email">Email *</label>
08 <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="jane@example.com" required>
09 <label for="phone">Phone *</label>
10 <input id="phone" type="tel" name="phone" placeholder="+1 415 555 0142" required>
11 <label for="company">Company</label>
12 <input id="company" type="text" name="company" placeholder="Acme Inc">
13 <label for="budget">Budget *</label>
14 <select id="budget" name="budget" required>
15 <option value="">Choose…</option>
16 <option>&lt; $5k</option>
17 <option>$5k–$15k</option>
18 <option>$15k–$50k</option>
19 <option>$50k+</option>
20 </select>
21 <label for="project">Tell us about the project *</label>
22 <textarea id="project" name="project" placeholder="Goals, timeline, anything we should know." required></textarea>
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 quote request submission. None of them require a backend, a database, or a CAPTCHA library.

STEP 01GENERATE

Generate a free splitforms key

Sign in at splitforms.com — your access key is created instantly. No credit card, no setup wizard, no SDK to install.

Create your form
key=sk_live_••••••••
STEP 02EMBED

Paste the quote request into your Astro project

Drop the form snippet into a Astro 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 quote request
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?
§ 03bInsurance Broker Quote Request Formtemplate-specific playbook

The reason this quote request exists.

Speed-to-quote wins · webhooks into AgencyZoom / EZLynx / Applied / Vertafore.

why it matters

Independent insurance brokers compete with direct carriers (Geico, Progressive, State Farm) and lead-gen platforms (LendingTree Insurance, EverQuote) — the win is speed-to-quote and personal touch. Brokers earn 10-15% commission on auto/home premiums and 50-100%+ on life policies (year-1). The form captures line of business (auto / home / life / business / umbrella / multi-line), current carrier, renewal date, and basic data (driver count / property address / business revenue depending on line). Speed matters: quotes delivered within 4 hours of inquiry close at 35-45%, vs 10-15% for next-day quotes. Webhook into AgencyZoom / EZLynx / Applied Epic so the AMS pre-loads the quote workflow.

route the submission
01

Capture line of business

Required: line(s) of business (auto / home / life / business / umbrella / health / multi-line — multi-select), current carrier, current renewal date, primary contact info.

02

Branch by line

Webhook routes by line — auto/home goes to the P&C team queue, life goes to the life specialist, business / commercial goes to the producer who handles BOPs and umbrellas. Different quote workflows, different carriers.

03

Quote within hours

Webhook to AgencyZoom / EZLynx / Applied Epic — the AMS pre-loads the quote with current carrier and renewal date. Speed-to-quote under 4 hours triples close rate vs next-day. SMS the quote link via Twilio for the highest urgency leads.

§ 03cAstro production notesnative path · deploy · gotchas

What changes when this quote request lives in Astro.

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

without splitforms

Astro's whole pitch is shipping zero JavaScript by default. A native contact form on Astro means either (a) building a form with no submission target — useless — or (b) standing up an API endpoint via output: 'server' or 'hybrid', which means writing a Node/Bun/Deno handler, picking an email provider, writing your own honeypot logic. Astro 5 added typed Actions, but they're a wrapper around the same underlying fetch — you still deliver the email yourself. The result: every Astro contact-form tutorial ends with 'now configure SendGrid'. Splitforms is the SendGrid-replacement that doesn't require an account, an API key for the email provider, or DNS records for SPF/DKIM.

deploy notes

Astro deploys cleanly to Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, and any static host with output: 'static'. For Astro Actions (Pattern B), you need output: 'server' or 'hybrid' and a matching adapter (@astrojs/vercel, @astrojs/netlify, @astrojs/cloudflare). On Cloudflare Pages with the Cloudflare adapter, the Action runs in a Worker — keep the splitforms fetch tight (no extra proxying) to stay under the 10ms CPU budget on the free plan. The PUBLIC_ prefix is mandatory for env vars exposed to client-rendered .astro files; vars without it are silently undefined. Lock the key to your *.pages.dev and custom domain.

Astro gotcha

PUBLIC_ prefix is required for client-exposed env vars

Astro mirrors Vite's env-var convention: only variables prefixed with PUBLIC_ are exposed to client-side code (and to .astro files when output: 'static'). If you write import.meta.env.SPLITFORMS_KEY, you'll get undefined at build time. Rename to PUBLIC_SPLITFORMS_KEY.

Astro gotcha

client:load on the form island defeats the point of Astro

If you wrap the form in <MyForm client:load />, you ship a full React/Preact runtime just for one form. Use client:visible (load when scrolled into view) or client:idle (load after main thread is free) instead. For zero-JS forms, skip the island entirely and use a plain HTML form action.

Astro gotcha

Astro Actions need a try/catch or they crash the page

If your action throws, Astro 5's behavior is to render an error page rather than return the error to your form. Wrap the splitforms fetch in try/catch and return { success: false, message } from the action — your form component can then render the message.

Astro gotcha

View Transitions can break form re-submit state

If you've enabled <ViewTransitions /> in your layout, navigating to /contact and back may re-mount the form mid-submission. Add data-astro-reload to the form's submit anchor or guard with if (status === 'loading') return at the top of your handler.

PATTERN A

Pattern A — pure HTML form (zero JS shipped)

The Astro-native approach: a .astro file with frontmatter pulling the key from import.meta.env, then a static <form action> that posts directly. Zero hydration, zero island, zero KB JavaScript. Use the same wiring for the quote request fields on this page.

pattern-a.txtastro10 lines
01---
02const ACCESS_KEY = import.meta.env.PUBLIC_SPLITFORMS_KEY;
03---
04<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
05 <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value={ACCESS_KEY} />
06 <input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="/thanks" />
07 <input name="email" type="email" required />
08 <textarea name="message" required />
09 <button type="submit">Send</button>
10</form>
PATTERN B

Pattern B — Astro Action for typed server-side proxying

Astro 5 Actions give you Zod-validated, type-safe form handlers. Use one to keep the access key off the client entirely — the form posts to the action, the action proxies to splitforms. Use the same wiring for the quote request fields on this page.

pattern-b.txtastro17 lines
01// src/actions/index.ts
02import { defineAction } from "astro:actions";
03import { z } from "astro:schema";
04export const server = {
05 contact: defineAction({
06 accept: "form",
07 input: z.object({ email: z.string().email(), message: z.string() }),
08 async handler(input) {
09 const fd = new FormData();
10 Object.entries(input).forEach(([k, v]) => fd.append(k, v));
11 fd.append("access_key", import.meta.env.SPLITFORMS_KEY);
12 const r = await fetch("https://splitforms.com/api/submit", { method: "POST", body: fd });
13 if (!(await r.json()).success) throw new Error("Submission failed");
14 return { ok: true };
15 },
16 }),
17};
§ 04Field-by-field rundown6 fields · names you POST

What every field actually does.

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

nameREQUIRED
TEXT

Name

Greeting + dashboard label so submissions don't all read 'anonymous'.

placeholder · Jane Builder
emailREQUIRED
EMAIL

Email

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

placeholder · jane@example.com
phoneREQUIRED
PHONE

Phone

Faster qualification — phone leads convert ~3× higher than email-only on B2B forms.

placeholder · +1 415 555 0142
company
TEXT

Company

Lets you sort enterprise vs SMB inquiries before you reply.

placeholder · Acme Inc
budgetREQUIRED
SELECT

Budget

Filters tire-kickers from real buyers without a sales call.

< $5k$5k–$15k$15k–$50k$50k+
projectREQUIRED
TEXTAREA

Tell us about the project

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

placeholder · Goals, timeline, anything we should know.
§ 06Questions9 answered

Quote Request on AstroFAQ.

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

01Does this quote request work on Astro?
Yes. The form is plain HTML with a single POST endpoint, so it runs on any Astro site without server-side code, plugins, or SDKs. Drop the snippet into a Astro page or component and submissions land in your splitforms dashboard.
02How much does the quote request cost on Astro?
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 (name, email, phone, company…) — add, remove, or rename any of them. Splitforms accepts whatever fields you POST.
04How does spam protection work on the quote request?
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 Astro as on any other framework.
05Can I send the quote request 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 Astro 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.
07How do I route by line of business?
The line-of-business multi-select drives the webhook branch. Auto/home (P&C) goes to one Slack channel and AMS workflow; life goes to another (often a different licensed producer); commercial / business goes to a third. Most agencies have specialists per line — the form respects that org structure.
08Do I need to mention E&O on the form?
Not on the form itself, but the auto-responder and quote PDFs should reference your agency's E&O coverage and licensing. State insurance departments require disclosure of license numbers in marketing — add to the site footer at minimum, the form's thank-you page ideally.
09Can I integrate with AgencyZoom / EZLynx / Applied Epic / Vertafore?
Yes — webhook the JSON. AgencyZoom and EZLynx accept inbound leads via direct webhooks; Applied Epic and Vertafore (HawkSoft) accept via Zapier or their respective AMS APIs. The quote pre-loads with line, current carrier, and renewal date — saves the producer 5-10 minutes per quote.
§ 07Comparisonvs Web3Forms · vs Formspree

splitforms vs everything else.

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

FeatureWeb3FormsFormspreesplitforms
Free monthly submissions25050500
Custom fields beyond contactYesPro tierFree
Webhooks (Slack / Discord)Pro tierPro tierFree, signed
AI / MCP submission inboxNoNoYes
Long-term plan (3-year flat)$59 every 3 years
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