# Create your first form endpoint

> Create a form in your dashboard, copy its access key and connect your HTML form in a few minutes.

Source: https://docs.formclick.io/help/create-first-form-endpoint

A Formclick “form endpoint” is a form in your dashboard plus its access key. Your HTML form sends submissions to Formclick and the key tells us which form, inbox and integrations they belong to.

### Step 1: Sign up or log in

Create a free account. No credit card is needed for the Free plan.

### Step 2: Create an HTML form

From the dashboard, create a new HTML form and give it a name you will recognise, such as “Website contact”.

### Step 3: Copy the access key

Open the form’s **Connect** tab. Copy the **Form Access Key**, or copy one of the ready-made code samples with the key already filled in.

### Step 4: Paste the form into your site

Use the sample below, replacing `YOUR_ACCESS_KEY`.

```html title="contact.html"
<form action="https://api.formclick.io/submit" method="POST">
  <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
  <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Your name" required>
  <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="you@example.com" required>
  <textarea name="message" placeholder="Your message" required></textarea>
  <button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>

<!-- Handles submit, file upload, loading state and success/error messages. -->
<script src="https://cdn.formclick.io/formclick.min.js"></script>
```

### Step 5: Send a test

Submit the form once. It appears in **Submissions** straight away and the notification email follows. See [Test your form before going live](https://docs.formclick.io/help/test-form-submission).

> **Tip:** You can create as many forms as you like on every plan. Use one form per purpose (contact, careers, newsletter) so each has its own inbox, notifications and integrations.

Next: [customise the notification email](https://docs.formclick.io/help/configure-notification-email) and [turn on spam protection](https://docs.formclick.io/help/honeypot-spam-protection).