What is an HTML form backend?

It's a service that receives and stores submissions from your own HTML form. You keep the markup on your site and point the form's action at Formester, which handles storage, notifications, and spam — no server code on your end.

How do I connect my HTML form to a backend?

Set your form's action attribute to your Formester endpoint, keep the method as POST, and add a name attribute to each field. Submit once to confirm your email and you're live.

Do I need a server to handle HTML form submissions?

No. There's no backend to build or maintain — Formester is the backend. It works with static sites, JAMstack, and hand-coded pages.

How can I collect form submissions without coding a backend?

Point your form action at Formester. Every submission is captured, stored in a searchable dashboard, and available to export — without writing or hosting any server code.

How do I receive email notifications from HTML forms?

Notifications are on by default — you're alerted on each new submission by email, and you can also route them to Slack or 100+ connected apps.

Is using an HTML form backend secure?

Yes. Submissions are transmitted securely, spam is filtered automatically, and you stay in full control of your data with import and export any time.

PersonalHTML Form Backend

Keep your HTML, lose the backend code

Point your own HTML form at Formester and we handle storage, notifications, and spam — no server to build. Just set the form action and start receiving submissions.

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Available on the Personal plan

index.html

<form action="https://formester.com/f/inbox" method="POST">
  <input name="email" type="email" />
  <textarea name="message"></textarea>
  <button>Send</button>
</form>

✓Submissions land in your dashboard

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What you get

A backend without the backend

Keep your own markup and styling. Point the form action at Formester and everything behind it is handled for you.

Endpoint

Just set the action

Point your form's action attribute at a Formester endpoint — no server, no API wiring.

action="…/f/inbox"

Markup

Keep your own markup

Your HTML, your styling. Formester never touches how the form looks on your site.

<input name="email"/>

Inbox

Responses stored & searchable

Every submission is saved to a dashboard you can search, filter, and export.

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Alerts

Instant notifications

Get pinged the moment a form is submitted — by email, Slack, or 100+ connected apps.

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Protection

Spam filtering built in

Automatic spam protection keeps junk out of your inbox without a CAPTCHA on your form.

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Portability

Own your data

Zero-friction import and export. Take everything with you as CSV or Google Sheets, any time.

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How it works

Wire up your HTML form in three steps

Design a form for your site, point its action at us, and confirm your email. That's the whole setup.

Point the action at Formester

Set your HTML form's action attribute to your Formester endpoint and keep method as POST.

<form action="https://formester.com/f/inbox">

Add name attributes

Give every input, select, and textarea a name attribute so its value shows up in your submissions.

<input name="email" />

Submit and confirm

Submit once to confirm your email, then watch every response arrive in your Formester dashboard.

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Where it helps

Built for people who write their own HTML

Devs

Static & JAMstack sites

Add a working form to a static site with no backend or serverless function to deploy.

Custom

Hand-coded forms

Keep full control of your markup, styling, and validation — Formester only handles the data.

Speed

Quick launches

Ship a form in minutes when you don't have time to stand up a server or database.

Agencies

Client builds

Hand off sites with working forms and no backend for the client to maintain.

Testimonials

Builders ship forms with Formester

"Formester is really easy to use and an exceptional alternative for Typeform. We use it for call for papers, lead registrations, feedback and surveys a…"

Jilson

Organiser

"I was searching for a long time for a product I could use to send newsletters and surveys to my database. I tried so many different types of software …"

Deanna Bugalski

Founder/CEO

"Formester's AI form generator transformed how quickly we build forms. The drag-and-drop builder paired with AI-generated templates means I can spin up…"

Bency

Product Manager

"I use Formester for my form-building needs and I’m thoroughly impressed. The platform is rich with features… What really sets them apart is their exce…"

Roger

Marketing Specialist

"Formester is one of the best underrated survey tools out there… It’s extremely customizable… Their support is awesome… I absolutely recommend this to …"

Ye Qi Lai

UX Designer

"I really enjoy Formester. It’s clean and straight-forward and it does well, what it is supposed to do."

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Organiser

FAQ

HTML form backend FAQs

Find answers to common questions below, or reach out to our team for more help.

Available on the Personal plan

Power your HTML form with Formester

Set the action, add your fields, and start collecting submissions in minutes. Notifications, spam filtering, and exports included.

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