Form Actions

Form actions define what happens when a form is submitted. You can add multiple actions to each form.

Email Notification

Send email notifications to administrators or users:

1. Click Add Action > Email Notification
2. Configure:
   • To: Recipient email(s), comma-separated
   • Subject: Email subject with placeholders
   • Body: Email content with placeholders

Using Placeholders

Use [field_name] to insert field values in your email.

Example:

New submission from [name] - [email]

Save to Database

Store submissions in the database:

1. Click Add Action > Save to Database
2. Configure:
   • Unique Field: Field to prevent duplicates (optional)

API Webhook

Send data to external services:

1. Click Add Action > API Webhook
2. Configure:
   • Endpoint URL: The API endpoint
   • HTTP Method: POST or GET
   • Request Body: JSON with placeholders

Example Request Body:

{
  "name": "[name]",
  "email": "[email]",
  "message": "[message]"
}

Mailchimp Integration

Add subscribers to Mailchimp lists:

1. Ensure Mailchimp API key is configured in Settings > BB Form Builder
2. Click Add Action > Mailchimp
3. Configure:
   • Audience List: Select your list
   • Email Field Name: Field containing email
   • Name Field Name: Field containing name (optional)

GetResponse Integration

Add contacts to GetResponse campaigns:

1. Ensure GetResponse API key is configured in Settings > BB Form Builder
2. Click Add Action > GetResponse
3. Configure:
   • Campaign: Select your campaign
   • Email Field Name: Field containing email
   • Name Field Name: Field containing name (optional)

Autoresponder

Send automatic reply emails to form submitters:

1. Click Add Action > Autoresponder
2. Configure:
   • Email Field: Form field containing customer's email (e.g., email)
   • From Name: Sender name displayed in the email (optional)
   • Subject: Email subject with placeholders
   • Body: Email content with placeholders
   • Include Submission Details: Send a copy of the submitted form data to the customer

Including Submission Details

When Include Submission Details is enabled, the customer receives a formatted copy of all their submitted data appended to the email body.

Example email with submission details:

Dear John,

Thank you for contacting us. We have received your submission
and will get back to you shortly.

Best regards

---
Your Submission Details

Name: John Doe
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1234567890
Message: I need help with your product...

This is useful for:

• Providing customers with a confirmation of their submission
• Letting customers keep a record of what they submitted
• Reducing support inquiries asking "what did I submit?"

Submission Response Settings

Configure what users see after submission:

On Success

• Show Message: Display a success message
• Redirect To: Navigate to a URL

On Failure

• Show Message: Display an error message