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Read what came in
Open a signup form’s Submissions tab, or a full page form’s Responses tab.- A signup row shows the Email (partly hidden until you click it), Status, Bot check, Submitted and Confirmed times and the IP.
- A response row shows the first four answers. Select View to read every answer and open uploaded files. Download links for uploaded files are short-lived, so open a new one from the response rather than saving the link.
- Select Export page to download the responses on the current page as a CSV.
Submission statuses
A row’s menu offers Resend confirmation for a submission Awaiting confirmation, and
Delete, which removes the submission but leaves any contact it already created.
Spam checks
Five checks guard every form: a hidden field that only bots fill in, a minimum time on the page, an hourly cap, a response cap, and a bot challenge most people never see. Forms that add to a list also check your suppression list and your contact limit. Tune them on the Settings tab, under Bot protection and After submitting.
Most rejections look like a success to the visitor on purpose. Telling a bot which check caught it
helps it get past, and telling a stranger that an address is already on your list gives away
information about your contacts. You still see the reason under the status here.
How long submissions are kept
Form statistics
The Forms page shows how your forms are doing over the last 30 days, and the figures change with the type filter.
Submissions include rejected ones, so a burst of bot traffic raises Signups (30d) and lowers
Confirmation rate. The 30 days roll: each day the oldest drops out. A figure shows
- while
it’s loading or can’t be read.
A low confirmation rate usually means one of two things. Lots of Rejected rows point at bots;
lots of Awaiting confirmation and Expired rows point at confirmation emails not reaching
inboxes.
Troubleshooting
Signups are rising but the confirmation rate is falling
Signups are rising but the confirmation rate is falling
Why: rejected submissions count toward Signups (30d), so bot traffic inflates the top of
the figure and never confirms. Fix: filter the Submissions tab by Rejected to see
how many there are, then raise Minimum seconds on the page or leave the bot challenge on.
Lots of submissions are stuck on Awaiting confirmation
Lots of submissions are stuck on Awaiting confirmation
Why: the confirmation emails aren’t reaching inboxes. Fix: check that the form’s sender
address is on a verified sending domain, and read
Deliverability overview. The link lasts 7 days, after which the
submission is Expired and the person has to submit the form again.
A submission shows Send failed
A submission shows Send failed
Why: the confirmation email couldn’t be sent after several attempts, for example because
your organization’s sending is restricted. Fix: clear the restriction, then use
Resend confirmation on the row.
Real people are getting an error at a live event
Real people are getting an error at a live event
Why: the form passed Submissions allowed per hour, which is 100 by default.
Fix: raise it on the Settings tab, under After submitting.
Related
Publish and share
Get the form live and share its link or QR code.
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How double opt-in and consent records work.
Lists
Where confirmed signups land.
Forms overview
Form statuses, limits and where submissions go.