FormLoom

Gatsby waitlist form

Capture early-access signups before launch.

Recommended fields

FieldTypeRequired
emailemailYes
referraltextNo

The code

Use a React component with an `onSubmit` handler that `fetch`es FormLoom. No Gatsby Functions required for the basic case.

React component (client)
ContactForm.tsx
// ContactForm.tsx — React (works in Vite, CRA, Next 'use client')
"use client";
import { useState } from "react";

export function ContactForm() {
  const [status, setStatus] = useState<"idle" | "ok" | "error">("idle");

  async function onSubmit(e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
    e.preventDefault();
    const form = e.currentTarget;
    const res = await fetch("https://formloom.vercel.app/api/submit/YOUR_ACCESS_KEY", {
      method: "POST",
      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Accept: "application/json" },
      body: JSON.stringify(Object.fromEntries(new FormData(form))),
    });
    setStatus((await res.json()).success ? "ok" : "error");
    if (status !== "error") form.reset();
  }

  if (status === "ok") return <p>Thanks — we got your message.</p>;
  return (
    <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
      <label>
        Email
        <input type="email" name="email" required />
      </label>
      <label>
        How did you hear about us?
        <input type="text" name="referral" />
      </label>
      <!-- honeypot: bots fill this, humans don't see it -->
      <input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" />
      <button type="submit">Send</button>
    </form>
  );
}
@formloom/client (typed SDK)
submit.ts
// npm i @formloom/client
import { createForm } from "@formloom/client";

type Contact = {
  email: string;
  referral?: string;
};

const form = createForm<Contact>("YOUR_ACCESS_KEY");

// End-to-end typed: TS errors if you send the wrong shape.
const { success, message } = await form.submit({
  email: form.email.value,
  referral: form.referral.value,
});
AJAX fetch (vanilla JS)
contact.html
<form id="contact-form">
  <label>
    Email
    <input type="email" name="email" required />
  </label>
  <label>
    How did you hear about us?
    <input type="text" name="referral" />
  </label>
  <!-- honeypot: bots fill this, humans don't see it -->
  <input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" />
  <button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>

<script>
const form = document.getElementById("contact-form");
form.addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  const res = await fetch("https://formloom.vercel.app/api/submit/YOUR_ACCESS_KEY", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Accept: "application/json" },
    body: JSON.stringify(Object.fromEntries(new FormData(form))),
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  if (data.success) {
    form.reset();
    alert("Thanks — we got your message.");
  } else {
    alert(data.message || "Something went wrong.");
  }
});
</script>

Tips

  • Track referral source so you know which channels are working.
  • Use an autoresponder to confirm the spot and set expectations.

FAQ

Forward signups via webhook to a tool that assigns positions, or send a confirmation autoresponder.
Gatsby waitlist form — copy-paste code + live demo · FormLoom