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Contact form · Netlify
Contact form for Netlify-hosted sites
Netlify Forms is free and unlimited on current credit plans, but it stays coupled to Netlify hosting. splitforms swaps in cleanly when you need a portable endpoint, an independent dashboard, and signed webhooks on paid plans.
- 500 free total
- One endpoint
- No backend code
No backend code
No server, API route, or SDK. Your Netlify form posts straight to one endpoint.
Straight to your inbox
Every submission is emailed to you and saved to a searchable dashboard — spam filtered before it reaches you.
Design without limits
It's your own Netlify markup and styles. Splitforms is only the backend, so nothing constrains how the form looks.
Copy-paste ready
Your Netlify contact form, ready to paste.
Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard — that's the whole integration. No SDK to install, no build step, just the html you already write.
<!-- Drop this anywhere in your Netlify-hosted site -->
<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" />
<input name="name" required />
<input name="email" type="email" required />
<textarea name="message" required></textarea>
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" />
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>
<!--
Notes:
- DO NOT add data-netlify="true" — that would route the form through
Netlify Forms. splitforms expects to receive the POST directly.
- No build plugin needed. No netlify.toml entry needed.
- Netlify Forms billing doesn't apply because the form posts
directly to splitforms.
-->How to add it
How to add a contact form to a Netlify website.
To add a contact form to a Netlify website you need three things: a free splitforms access key, the html snippet above, and your key pasted into it. No backend, server, or SDK — the form posts to one URL and every submission lands in your inbox and dashboard.
Drop the Netlify snippet into your project
Copy the Netlify code example into your project and replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from step 1.
Receive submissions in your dashboard
Submissions arrive in the splitforms dashboard within seconds. Free includes owner email notification attempts; Pro adds Slack, Discord, Sheets, or any signed webhook URL.
Where submissions go
Where do your Netlify form submissions go?
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.
- 500 submissions total, free to start
- Honeypot + automatic spam scoring on every plan
- Signed webhooks to Slack, Discord, your server
No backend needed
Do you need a backend for a Netlify form? No.
Your Netlify form posts standard FormData to one URL. Splitforms validates the access key, runs its spam checks, and forwards it to your email — so there's no server, API route, or database for you to build or maintain.
- Portable 500-total free tier that works beyond Netlify hosting
- Works with any Netlify deploy — Hugo, Eleventy, Next.js, Astro, Nuxt
- Signed webhooks — Signed with HMAC-SHA256 (sha256= signature header); 8-second timeout; one automatic retry after about 2 seconds on network errors, timeouts and 5xx responses (4xx is not retried); delivery log in the dashboard. Paid plans (Pro and Annual).
Best practices
What a production-ready Netlify form needs.
The difference between a form that works in the demo and one that survives launch traffic — the production-tested defaults, in priority order.
- Lock the access key to your domains. The dashboard accepts a list — anyone copying the key from your bundle can't replay it from another origin.
- Add the hidden honeypot input. Bots fill every field; humans don't see it. Splitforms rejects any submission that has it set.
- Show submit state visually. Disable the button and label it 'Sending…' while the request is in flight — users hammer submit on slow networks otherwise.
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.
Connect & automate
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 →Questions
Netlify contact form questions.
View all FAQsIs splitforms really free?
Yes. You get 500 free submissions with no credit card and no time limit, plus unlimited forms, spam filtering, the dashboard, and owner email delivery. The 500 is a one-time allowance rather than a monthly one. Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 submissions a month and adds signed webhooks, exports, integrations, and retained uploads when Storage is connected.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Splitforms is API-only. There's no SDK, no plugin, no PHP. Your form posts standard FormData to one URL.
How do you handle spam?
A hidden honeypot field catches the obvious bots. A rule-based filter scores everything else (links, spam phrases, disposable emails, gibberish) and quarantines what looks like spam to a separate Spam tab, so your inbox stays clean and nothing is lost.
Can I keep my access key out of the bundle?
Yes — use a server-side environment variable and post from a server route or server action. Or expose it client-side and rely on per-domain locking. Either path is supported.
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