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htmx bug report form

A structured bug report with steps and a screenshot.

Recommended fields

FieldTypeRequired
emailemailNo
summarytextYes
stepstextareaYes
severityselectNo
screenshotfileNo

The code

Use `hx-post`, `hx-ext="json-enc"`, and an `hx-headers` attribute for `Accept: application/json`. Swap the response into the page.

htmx (hx-post + json-enc)
contact.html
<!-- Include htmx + the json-enc extension -->
<form
  hx-post="https://formloom.vercel.app/api/submit/YOUR_ACCESS_KEY"
  hx-ext="json-enc"
  hx-swap="outerHTML"
  hx-headers='{"Accept": "application/json"}'
>
  <label>
    Email
    <input type="email" name="email" />
  </label>
  <label>
    Summary
    <input type="text" name="summary" required />
  </label>
  <label>
    Steps to reproduce
    <textarea name="steps" required></textarea>
  </label>
  <label>
    Severity
    <select name="severity">
      <option value="Cosmetic">Cosmetic</option>
      <option value="Minor">Minor</option>
      <option value="Major">Major</option>
      <option value="Critical">Critical</option>
    </select>
  </label>
  <label>
    Screenshot
    <input type="file" name="screenshot" />
  </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>
Plain HTML (no JavaScript)
contact.html
<form action="https://formloom.vercel.app/api/submit/YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" method="POST">
  <label>
    Email
    <input type="email" name="email" />
  </label>
  <label>
    Summary
    <input type="text" name="summary" required />
  </label>
  <label>
    Steps to reproduce
    <textarea name="steps" required></textarea>
  </label>
  <label>
    Severity
    <select name="severity">
      <option value="Cosmetic">Cosmetic</option>
      <option value="Minor">Minor</option>
      <option value="Major">Major</option>
      <option value="Critical">Critical</option>
    </select>
  </label>
  <label>
    Screenshot
    <input type="file" name="screenshot" />
  </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;
  summary: string;
  steps: string;
  severity?: string;
  screenshot?: 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,
  summary: form.summary.value,
  steps: form.steps.value,
  severity: form.severity.value,
  screenshot: form.screenshot.value,
});

Tips

  • Allow a screenshot upload to speed up triage.
  • Forward to GitHub Issues or Linear via a webhook.

FAQ

Yes — add a webhook that forwards the report JSON to a function that opens an issue.
htmx bug report form — copy-paste code + live demo · FormLoom