Quote Request for Gatsby
Lead-capture form for agencies, freelancers, and service businesses. Free for 500 submissions per month — no backend, no SDK, no plugin.
Why Gatsby developers choose splitforms for quote request
Gatsby's static output is excellent for SEO and performance, but static HTML forms have no way to deliver submissions without a backend. Gatsby Cloud offers serverless functions, but wiring SMTP and a dashboard is a substantial project for what should be a simple contact form. The quote request on this page posts from the browser to splitforms — no Gatsby Function, no API route, no build-time configuration. The form works identically whether you deploy to Gatsby Cloud, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, or any static host.
Yes — this is the shortest safe path for Gatsby.
Use the React / Next.js snippet on this page, keep the quote request fields visible in your Gatsby UI, and let splitforms handle delivery, spam filtering, storage, and webhooks.
Paste the React / Next.js 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.
Gatsby builds a static React app, so 'native' means choosing between (a) Netlify Forms (Gatsby-on-Netlify only, 100 free submissions/month, gatsby-plugin-netlify required), (b) Gatsby Functions (deprecated in Gatsby 5 — they were removed when Gatsby Cloud shut down), or (c) a third-party form backend.
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.
Built for Gatsby developers who hate operating a backend.
Splitforms is the form backend for Gatsby sites. One POST endpoint, no SDK, no plugin — drop the quote request into a page and ship.
Splitforms is the form backend for Gatsby 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.
- ✓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)
Drop into any Gatsby project.
Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with your splitforms key, paste into a Gatsby page, and ship. No build-time integration required.
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.
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.
Paste the quote request into your Gatsby project
Drop the form snippet into a Gatsby 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.
Receive submissions
Dashboard updates live on Free. Starter adds email delivery, signed webhooks, CSV export, Slack/Discord forwarding, and BCC to your team.
The reason this quote request exists.
Speed-to-quote wins · webhooks into AgencyZoom / EZLynx / Applied / Vertafore.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What changes when this quote request lives in Gatsby.
These notes come from the Gatsby platform registry and are rendered on this template page so crawlers see the framework-specific answer without opening a separate guide.
Gatsby builds a static React app, so 'native' means choosing between (a) Netlify Forms (Gatsby-on-Netlify only, 100 free submissions/month, gatsby-plugin-netlify required), (b) Gatsby Functions (deprecated in Gatsby 5 — they were removed when Gatsby Cloud shut down), or (c) a third-party form backend. Gatsby v4 had Functions running as Lambda-equivalent serverless routes; v5 removed them entirely. Result: every Gatsby contact form today uses an external service. Splitforms is a drop-in replacement — same shape as Netlify Forms (POST to a URL), same shape as Formspree, but with 5× the free monthly submissions and built-in spam filtering.
Gatsby builds static HTML + JS that deploys to any host: Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, AWS Amplify, S3 + CloudFront, Gatsby Cloud (sunset 2024 — migrate). The form posts cross-origin to splitforms regardless of host. Env vars exposed to the browser bundle must be prefixed GATSBY_ — anything else is undefined client-side. The key gets bundled into the JS at build time; lock it to your domain in the splitforms dashboard. For headless Gatsby + WordPress / Contentful setups, the form lives in the React tree, not the CMS — no special CMS wiring required.
GATSBY_ prefix required for env vars exposed at build time
Gatsby's webpack config only exposes process.env.* variables prefixed with GATSBY_. If you write process.env.SPLITFORMS_KEY, you'll get undefined in the browser bundle. Rename to GATSBY_SPLITFORMS_KEY — and accept that it's bundled into the static JS (lock the key to your domain in the splitforms dashboard).
Gatsby's <Link> can't wrap a form's submit handler
Gatsby's <Link> component prevents default navigation. If you wrap your form in <Link to="/thanks"> thinking the redirect will fire, it won't — the form's submit event runs, but the navigation is suppressed. Use a hidden redirect input on the form and let splitforms handle the 302.
SSR + client hydration mismatch on form initial state
If you use useState('idle') in your form and render any state-dependent UI on first paint, Gatsby's static HTML and React's client render can diverge — you'll see a hydration warning. Render the form unconditionally; only render status messages inside the handler-triggered branches.
Gatsby v5 partial hydration changed how forms hydrate
Gatsby 5 introduced partial hydration via React Server Components. If your form is in a Server Component, the onSubmit handler won't bind. Add 'use client' at the top of the file (or use a separate ContactForm.client.jsx).
Pattern A — React component (Gatsby v4/v5)
Standard React function component, useState for status. Drop into src/components/ContactForm.jsx and import on any page. Set GATSBY_SPLITFORMS_KEY in .env.production and .env.development. Use the same wiring for the quote request fields on this page.
Pattern B — partial hydration (Gatsby v5)
Gatsby 5's partial hydration mounts only the components marked client-bound. Add 'use client' at the top of the form file so the onSubmit handler binds at hydration time; the rest of the page stays static. Use the same wiring for the quote request fields on this page.
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.
Name
Greeting + dashboard label so submissions don't all read 'anonymous'.
Reply-to address — splitforms wires this so hitting reply goes back to the sender.
Phone
Faster qualification — phone leads convert ~3× higher than email-only on B2B forms.
Company
Lets you sort enterprise vs SMB inquiries before you reply.
Budget
Filters tire-kickers from real buyers without a sales call.
Tell us about the project
Free-text input — no character limit, expands as the visitor types.
One backend. Every framework.
The same quote request template works on every framework splitforms supports. Pick yours.
Quote Request on Gatsby — FAQ.
Direct answers, no marketing fluff. Missing one? Email hello@splitforms.com.
splitforms vs everything else.
Same drop-in API. More free submissions, Starter signed webhooks, MCP support no other backend has.
Other ready-to-ship Gatsby forms.
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Ship a quote request on Gatsby in 60 seconds.
500 submissions per month, free forever. No credit card. Copy the snippet above and paste it into your Gatsby project.