Receiving Your First Submission

Once you have an endpoint, send a test submission to confirm everything is wired correctly. This also verifies your email notification setup if it is enabled. Use the method that best matches how you plan to collect submissions in production.

Submit a test entry

Pick one of the options below and submit a test payload.

Option 1: Submit from your live form

Open your website, fill in the form, and submit. This confirms the end-to-end flow works in a real browser.

Option 2: Submit with fetch (client)

const response = await fetch('https://formbase.dev/s/YOUR_FORM_ID', {
  method: 'POST',
  body: new FormData(document.querySelector('form')),
  redirect: 'manual',
});

if (response.status === 303 || response.ok) {
  console.log('Submitted');
}

Browser requests receive a 303 redirect. Treat that as success.

Option 3: Submit with cURL

curl -X POST https://formbase.dev/s/YOUR_FORM_ID \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Ada","email":"[email protected]"}'

Server submissions return JSON with the data you sent.

Check the dashboard

Open your form in the dashboard and confirm the submission appears in the table. New field names will show up as columns automatically.

Verify email notifications (optional)

If email notifications are enabled, you should receive a message with the submission data. Make sure your SMTP or Resend configuration is set up if you are self-hosting.

If you are not receiving emails in a self-hosted environment, review the Email setup guide.

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Receiving Your First Submission