> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.formbase.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Receiving Your First Submission

> Submit a test payload, confirm it appears in the dashboard, and verify notifications.

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.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Submit a test entry">
    Pick one of the options below and submit a test payload.

    <AccordionGroup>
      <Accordion icon="browser" title="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.
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion icon="rectangle-terminal" title="Option 2: Submit with fetch (client)">
        ```js theme={null}
        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.
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion icon="terminal" title="Option 3: Submit with cURL">
        ```bash theme={null}
        curl -X POST https://formbase.dev/s/YOUR_FORM_ID \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -d '{"name":"Ada","email":"ada@example.com"}'
        ```

        Server submissions return JSON with the data you sent.
      </Accordion>
    </AccordionGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="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.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/formbase/gA9p3Ks8sQ18Mo1W/images/submissions-table.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=gA9p3Ks8sQ18Mo1W&q=85&s=88d55a8e43f0534809a399f133d59e34" alt="Submissions table showing test entry" width="1280" height="720" data-path="images/submissions-table.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="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.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Callout type="note">
  If you are not receiving emails in a self-hosted environment, review the [Email setup](/self-hosting/email-setup) guide.
</Callout>