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Getting Started

Quickstart Guide

Get your first form endpoint running and accepting real submissions in under 30 seconds.

Formtruck turns any standard HTML form or JavaScript fetch request into a complete cloud backend with spam defense, Cloudinary file uploads, email alerts, and webhook relays.

No Backend Code Required: You don't need a server, PHP scripts, or SMTP mail servers. Just copy your endpoint URL and point your form action to it.

Step 1: Grab Your Form Endpoint

Create a form in your Formtruck Dashboard to generate your unique endpoint:

https://api.formtruck.com/f/ft_YOUR_FORM_IDPOST Endpoint

Step 2: Add Endpoint to HTML

Set the action attribute of your form to your Formtruck URL and use method="POST":

contact-form.html
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<form action="https://api.formtruck.com/f/ft_YOUR_FORM_ID" method="POST">
  <!-- Required form inputs -->
  <label for="name">Your Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="name" name="name" placeholder="Sarah Connor" required />
 
  <label for="email">Email Address</label>
  <input type="email" id="email" name="email" placeholder="sarah@example.com" required />
 
  <label for="message">Message</label>
  <textarea id="message" name="message" placeholder="How can we help?" required></textarea>
 
  <!-- Spam Honeypot (Invisible to human users) -->
  <input type="text" name="_gotcha" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" />
 
  <button type="submit">Send Message</button>
</form>

Step 3: Test Your Submission

Submit your form! Submissions will instantly appear in your Formtruck dashboard, notify your email recipients, and trigger any configured webhooks.