# Formclick Docs

> Formclick is a form backend for websites. Point any HTML form at Formclick to receive submissions by email and in a dashboard, with spam protection, file uploads, integrations, a public Submission API and an MCP server for AI assistants.

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## HTML Forms

Give any HTML form a backend: submissions by email, a dashboard, spam protection, file uploads and integrations.

- [Introduction](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/introduction.md): Formclick HTML Forms gives any HTML form a backend. Point your form at Formclick and every submission lands in your inbox and dashboard.
- [Quick start](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/quick-start.md): Create a form, copy your access key and paste one HTML snippet. Your form is live in about three minutes.
- [Access key](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/access-key.md): The access key identifies your form. It is safe to publish in your page’s HTML.
- [How it works](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/how-it-works.md): What happens between your visitor pressing Send and the email arriving in your inbox.
- [Pro features](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/pro-features.md): Captcha, autoresponders, file uploads, webhooks, domain restriction and more on the Starter, Pro and Business plans.
- [Form fields](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/form-fields.md): Use any field names and input types. Every named field is saved and included in your email.
- [Special fields](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/special-fields.md): Hidden fields that control Formclick: access key, email subject, sender name, redirect and spam checks.
- [Success & error messages](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/success-messages.md): Control what visitors see after they submit: the hosted page, an inline message, or your own UI.
- [Redirect after submit](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/redirects.md): Send visitors to your own thank-you page with a hidden redirect field or a dashboard setting.
- [File uploads](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/file-uploads.md): Accept resumes, images and documents. Files upload straight to secure storage with drag and drop and progress bars.
- [Advanced file uploader](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/advanced-file-uploader.md): The drag-and-drop uploader formclick.min.js builds from every file input: multiple files, progress bars, retries, size and type limits, and styling.
- [File attachments](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/file-attachments.md): How uploaded files reach you: secure links in your email, in the dashboard and in webhooks.
- [formclick.min.js](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/formclick-js.md): A tiny drop-in script that adds AJAX submits, loading states, inline messages and file uploads to your forms.
- [JavaScript & fetch](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/javascript-fetch.md): Post JSON to the endpoint from fetch, Axios or any HTTP client and handle the response yourself.
- [React, Next.js & Vue](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/frameworks.md): Copy-paste contact forms for React, Next.js and Vue.
- [Static sites & site builders](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/site-builders.md): Use Formclick on GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, WordPress, Webflow and any builder that accepts custom HTML.
- [Spam protection](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/spam-protection.md): Honeypot fields, content scoring, rate limiting and duplicate detection keep bots out of your inbox.
- [Security & privacy](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/security.md): How Formclick protects your submissions, files and email delivery.
- [reCAPTCHA integration](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/recaptcha.md): Add Google reCAPTCHA v2 (checkbox) or v3 (invisible) to your form. Formclick verifies every token on the server.
- [Cloudflare Turnstile captcha](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/turnstile.md): Add Cloudflare Turnstile, a privacy-friendly captcha that most visitors never have to click. Formclick verifies every token.
- [Restrict to domain](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/restrict-domain.md): Only accept submissions sent from your own websites. Submissions from anywhere else are rejected.
- [Email notifications](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/email-notifications.md): Get every submission by email, with your own recipients, subject line and sender name.
- [Add CC email](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/cc-email.md): Send each notification to more people with To, CC and BCC recipients.
- [Autoresponder (Auto-Reply)](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/autoresponder.md): Automatically email the person who filled in your form to confirm you received their message.
- [Integrations](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/integrations.md): Send submissions to Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Discord, n8n, databases, CRMs and email tools.
- [Zoho CRM](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/zoho-crm.md): Create or update Zoho CRM leads, contacts, accounts and deals from submissions, and add notes and tasks.
- [n8n](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/n8n.md): Trigger an n8n workflow on every submission and automate form processing across thousands of apps.
- [Make](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/make.md): Coming soon: use the Formclick app on Make to trigger scenarios from new submissions and manage forms.
- [Webhooks](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/webhooks.md): POST every submission as JSON to your own endpoint, Zapier, Make or n8n.
- [Embed hosted forms](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/embed-forms.md): Show a Formclick hosted form inline, in a popup, a floating button or a slide-in panel with one HTML attribute.
- [Embed JavaScript API](https://docs.formclick.io/html-forms/embed-javascript-api.md): Create and control embeds from your own code: open popups on any event, react to submits.

## API Reference

The Submission API behind every Formclick form: endpoints, payloads, file uploads, webhooks and errors.

- [API overview](https://docs.formclick.io/api-reference/overview.md): Everything a Formclick form does goes through a small, public HTTP API. Use it directly from any language.
- [Authentication](https://docs.formclick.io/api-reference/authentication.md): Submissions are authenticated with your form’s public access key.
- [Submit endpoint](https://docs.formclick.io/api-reference/api-reference.md): The submission endpoint: URL, methods, content types, fields and responses.
- [REST API (forms & submissions)](https://docs.formclick.io/api-reference/rest-api.md): Read and manage forms, submissions and webhooks with an OAuth access token. Powers the Formclick app on Make.
- [File upload API](https://docs.formclick.io/api-reference/file-upload-api.md): Upload files directly to storage with one-time URLs, then reference them in a submission.
- [Webhook events](https://docs.formclick.io/api-reference/webhook-events.md): The JSON Formclick sends to your webhook for each new submission.
- [Errors](https://docs.formclick.io/api-reference/errors.md): Every error the endpoint can return, what causes it and how to fix it.
- [Rate limits & quotas](https://docs.formclick.io/api-reference/rate-limits.md): Per-IP limits, duplicate detection, size limits and monthly plan quotas.

## MCP Server

Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants to your Formclick forms with the Model Context Protocol.

- [MCP overview](https://docs.formclick.io/mcp/mcp-overview.md): Let AI assistants create forms, read submissions and set up webhooks on your behalf, with your approval.
- [Connect your assistant](https://docs.formclick.io/mcp/mcp-connect.md): Add the Formclick MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or any remote MCP client.
- [Example prompts](https://docs.formclick.io/mcp/mcp-prompts.md): Prompts to try once your assistant is connected.
- [Tools reference](https://docs.formclick.io/mcp/mcp-tools.md): The 10 tools the Formclick MCP server provides, the scope each needs, and their arguments.
- [Authentication & scopes](https://docs.formclick.io/mcp/mcp-authentication.md): How assistants get access through Formclick OAuth 2.1, what each scope allows and how to revoke access.
- [Security & limits](https://docs.formclick.io/mcp/mcp-security.md): How the MCP server protects your data, and the rate limits that apply.

## Help Center

Guides, how-tos and answers for setting up forms, email notifications, integrations, security and billing.

- [Create your first form endpoint](https://docs.formclick.io/help/create-first-form-endpoint.md): Create a form in your dashboard, copy its access key and connect your HTML form in a few minutes.
- [Understanding your access key](https://docs.formclick.io/help/access-key-guide.md): What the access key is, where to find it, and how to use it in your form.
- [Required and optional form fields](https://docs.formclick.io/help/form-fields-reference.md): The one field every form needs, the optional fields that customise behaviour, and how your own fields are saved.
- [Test your form before going live](https://docs.formclick.io/help/test-form-submission.md): A quick checklist to confirm submissions, emails and redirects work before you publish.
- [Frequently asked questions](https://docs.formclick.io/help/faq.md): Quick answers to the questions we hear most.
- [Configure notification email address](https://docs.formclick.io/help/configure-notification-email.md): Choose who receives an email for each new submission, including CC and BCC.
- [Customize the notification subject line](https://docs.formclick.io/help/custom-email-subject.md): Set a fixed subject, use a template with submitted values, or let the visitor write it.
- [Daily or weekly email digests](https://docs.formclick.io/help/email-digest-settings.md): How to get a summary of submissions instead of one email each time.
- [Emails going to spam? Fix it here](https://docs.formclick.io/help/email-spam-fix.md): Step-by-step checks when submissions are saved but notification emails are missing or land in spam.
- [Custom redirect after submission](https://docs.formclick.io/help/custom-redirect.md): Send visitors to your own thank-you page after they submit.
- [Enable honeypot spam protection](https://docs.formclick.io/help/honeypot-spam-protection.md): Add one hidden field that stops most spam bots, on top of Formclick’s built-in filtering.
- [Restrict submissions to specific domains](https://docs.formclick.io/help/allowed-domains.md): Make a form accept submissions only from your own websites.
- [Add custom response messages](https://docs.formclick.io/help/custom-response-message.md): Change the message visitors see after submitting, or show your own design.
- [Connect Google Sheets integration](https://docs.formclick.io/help/google-sheets-integration.md): Add every submission as a new row in a Google Sheet.
- [Connect n8n](https://docs.formclick.io/help/n8n-integration.md): Run an n8n workflow every time your form gets a new submission.
- [Send Slack notifications](https://docs.formclick.io/help/slack-notifications.md): Get a Slack message for every new submission using an automation tool.
- [Set up Telegram notifications](https://docs.formclick.io/help/telegram-notifications.md): Receive new submissions in a Telegram chat through a webhook.
- [Configure a custom webhook](https://docs.formclick.io/help/webhook-setup.md): Send each new submission as JSON to your own URL, Zapier, Make or n8n.
- [Managing submissions](https://docs.formclick.io/help/managing-submissions.md): Find, read, star, archive, export and delete submissions in your dashboard.
- [Spam tab & false positives](https://docs.formclick.io/help/spam-tab.md): Why a submission landed in Spam and how to recover it.
- [Is my access key safe in public HTML?](https://docs.formclick.io/help/access-key-security.md): Why it’s fine for anyone to see your access key, and what happens if it’s misused.
- [GDPR compliance and data handling](https://docs.formclick.io/help/gdpr-compliance.md): What Formclick stores, how it is protected, and what you need to do as the form owner.
- [Delete your submission data](https://docs.formclick.io/help/delete-submission-data.md): Remove single submissions, respond to a visitor’s deletion request, or delete everything.
- [Request a Data Processing Agreement](https://docs.formclick.io/help/data-processing-agreement.md): How to get a DPA for your company’s GDPR records.
- [Compare Free vs Pro plans](https://docs.formclick.io/help/free-vs-pro.md): What each HTML Forms plan includes and how to choose.
- [Upgrade to Pro](https://docs.formclick.io/help/upgrade-to-pro.md): Upgrade your plan from the dashboard; the new limits apply straight away.
- [Cancel your subscription](https://docs.formclick.io/help/cancel-subscription.md): Cancel any time without fees; your paid features last until the end of the period.
- [Refunds & money-back](https://docs.formclick.io/help/money-back-guarantee.md): When Formclick can and can’t refund a payment, and how to ask.
- [Plans & limits](https://docs.formclick.io/help/plans-and-limits.md): Monthly submissions and features on each HTML Forms plan.
- [Troubleshooting](https://docs.formclick.io/help/troubleshooting.md): Fixes for the most common problems: no email, missing fields, CORS and more.
- [Contact support](https://docs.formclick.io/help/contact-support.md): How to reach the Formclick team and what to include so we can help quickly.