Documentation

Guides and policy explanations for using BootForm day-to-day, for humans and AI agents alike.

• Getting started - zero-friction quick start, claiming a form, how the dashboard/API/MCP server fit together.
• Building your form - field types, file uploads, spam protection, validation, redirects.
• Managing submissions - the dashboard, search/filter, export.
• Submission retention - how long your submissions stick around on each plan, and what happens as they age.
• Notifications & integrations - email, Discord, Slack, Telegram, webhooks, Zapier/Make, and more.
• Forms, workspaces & routing - allowed origins, timezone, vanity slugs, workspaces, conditional Form Rules.
• Moderated content feed - a public, moderated feed of approved submissions, photos included, that any static site can show: no API key, CORS-enabled.
• The API - authentication, base URLs, error format, and rate limits.
• MCP & AI agents - connect an AI agent with one browser sign-in, no API key, and let it create forms, add notifications and read submissions.
• Setting up your computer: a GitHub account, Git, Node.js, a terminal, and VS Code, for templates that need more than a browser.
• Starter templates - GitHub template repos for a full site with a working form, plus a plugin marketplace for AI agents.
• Account, team & billing - team roles, 2FA, OAuth login, billing.
• Troubleshooting / FAQ - common errors and how to resolve them.

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