Quickstart Guide

Welcome to Lucid Forms! This guide will walk you through setting up a contact form and receiving submissions in less than 2 minutes. No servers, backend code, or database setup required.

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1. Create a Free Account

   Sign up for a free account at Lucid Forms Dashboard. The Free Plan includes:

   • 250 submissions per month
   • 1 recipient email for alerts
   • AI Spam Filter automatically active
   • Centralized submission dashboard

2. Create a Form & Copy the Endpoint

   Once logged in, click the Create Form button. Give your form a name (e.g., Landing Page Contact Form). Once created, you will see a unique form endpoint:

   https://api.lucidforms.co/f/{your-form-id}

   Keep this URL handy—you will paste it into your HTML form’s action attribute.

3. Paste the Endpoint in Your HTML Code

   Open your website’s HTML file and update your <form> element. Set the action attribute to your unique endpoint URL and ensure the method is set to POST:

   <form action="https://api.lucidforms.co/f/{your-form-id}" method="POST">
     <!-- Ensure every input has a name attribute so Lucid Forms can save the data -->
     <label for="name">Name</label>
     <input type="text" id="name" name="name" required />
   
     <label for="email">Email</label>
     <input type="email" id="email" name="email" required />
   
     <label for="message">Message</label>
     <textarea id="message" name="message" required></textarea>
   
     <!-- Honeypot anti-spam field (Optional, but recommended) -->
     <input type="text" name="_honeypot" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" />
   
     <button type="submit">Send Message</button>
   </form>

   Caution

   Crucial Step: Every <input>, <textarea>, and <select> element must have a unique name attribute (e.g., name="email"). If a field doesn’t have a name attribute, its data will not be sent to the server.

4. Submit a Test Entry

   Open your website in your browser, fill out your form, and hit Submit.

   • By default, you will be redirected to the default Lucid Forms “Thank You” page.
   • You will receive an instant email notification with the submission details.

5. View Submissions in the Dashboard

   Head back to your Lucid Forms Dashboard and click on your form. You will see your test submission neatly organized inside the interactive submissions table.