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htmx survey form

A multi-question survey with mixed input types.

Recommended fields

FieldTypeRequired
emailemailNo
roleselectNo
satisfactionselectNo
commentstextareaNo

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 (optional)
    <input type="email" name="email" />
  </label>
  <label>
    Your role
    <select name="role">
      <option value="Developer">Developer</option>
      <option value="Designer">Designer</option>
      <option value="Founder">Founder</option>
      <option value="Manager">Manager</option>
      <option value="Other">Other</option>
    </select>
  </label>
  <label>
    How satisfied are you?
    <select name="satisfaction">
      <option value="Very">Very</option>
      <option value="Somewhat">Somewhat</option>
      <option value="Neutral">Neutral</option>
      <option value="Not really">Not really</option>
      <option value="Not at all">Not at all</option>
    </select>
  </label>
  <label>
    Anything else?
    <textarea name="comments"></textarea>
  </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 (optional)
    <input type="email" name="email" />
  </label>
  <label>
    Your role
    <select name="role">
      <option value="Developer">Developer</option>
      <option value="Designer">Designer</option>
      <option value="Founder">Founder</option>
      <option value="Manager">Manager</option>
      <option value="Other">Other</option>
    </select>
  </label>
  <label>
    How satisfied are you?
    <select name="satisfaction">
      <option value="Very">Very</option>
      <option value="Somewhat">Somewhat</option>
      <option value="Neutral">Neutral</option>
      <option value="Not really">Not really</option>
      <option value="Not at all">Not at all</option>
    </select>
  </label>
  <label>
    Anything else?
    <textarea name="comments"></textarea>
  </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;
  role?: string;
  satisfaction?: string;
  comments?: 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,
  role: form.role.value,
  satisfaction: form.satisfaction.value,
  comments: form.comments.value,
});

Tips

  • Keep surveys short — completion drops sharply past 5 questions.
  • Export to CSV/JSON for analysis in your tool of choice.

FAQ

Export all submissions to CSV or JSON from the dashboard and load them into your spreadsheet or analytics tool.
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