Automatically passing data from one form to another helps create a smoother experience for your users by reducing repetitive data entry. Instead of asking respondents to fill out the same information multiple times, you can transfer data collected in one form directly into a follow-up form.
This is especially useful for multi-step processes, registrations, applications, onboarding workflows, and other scenarios where information gathered in an initial form is needed later. By passing form data automatically, you can save users time, reduce errors, and make the overall submission process more efficient.
Setting Up Your Source and Target Forms
To set this up, you’ll need two forms: a source form, where the information is initially collected, and a target form, where that information will be automatically passed. For this example, we’ll use a simple Contact Form as the source form and a Newsletter Signup Form as the target form.
The goal is to automatically transfer the value entered in the Email field of the Contact Form to the Email field in the Newsletter Signup Form, so users won’t need to enter the same information twice.
Getting the Field’s Unique Name
To pass data between forms, you’ll first need the field’s unique name. This identifier helps Jotform know exactly which field should receive the transferred information. Here’s the quick way to do it:
- In Form Builder, click on a field, then click on the Gear icon on the right side.
- Next, in the Field Properties menu that opens on the right side of the page, click on the Advanced tab.
- Then, scroll down and click on Field Details.
- Finally, copy the Unique Name from the Unique Name field.
Building the Landing Page’s URL
Create the landing page using the target form’s URL, as this will be where users are directed after submitting the source form. The URL should look similar to the following:
https://www.jotform.com/220542271693050?target_email={source_email}To break that down:
- https://www.jotform.com/220542271693050 — The URL of the target form.
- ? — The question mark is used as a separator.
- target_email={source_email} — The query parameter* in key-value pair.
- target_email — The target form’s unique name for its Email element as the key.
- {source_email} — The source form’s unique name for its Email element as the value.
*Multiple query parameters are separated by the ampersand (“&”) symbol. For example
https://www.jotform.com/220631153630031?form2name[first]={name:first}&form2name[last]={name:last}&form2email={email}&form2checkbox={multiplechoice}The query parameters shown above are only examples and may not match the fields in your form. To get the correct form keys and tags for your setup, use the Field Prepopulator tool.
Setting the Source Form’s Landing Page
Once your landing page URL is ready, the next step is deciding how users will access it from the source form. You can automatically redirect users to the landing page after they submit the form, or you can include the landing page link in your email notifications or Thank You page for them to access later.
Redirecting Form Fillers to a Landing Page After Submission
If you’d like to send form fillers to a specific landing page after they submit your form, you can set up an automatic redirect. Here’s a quick how-to:
- In Form Builder, in the orange navigation bar at the top of the page, click on Settings.
- Then, click on Thank You Page in the menu on the left.
- Next, click on Redirect to an external link after submission.
- Now, in the Enter URL field, add your landing page’s URL.
Sharing a Landing Page Link with Form Submitters
If you’d like to give form submitters access to a landing page without automatically redirecting them, you can add the page as a link. This lets users visit the page whenever they’re ready. Here’s how to get going:
- In Form Builder, in the orange navigation bar at the top of the page, click on Settings.
- Then, click on Emails in the menu on the left.
- Now, click on Autoresponder Email.
- Next, click on the Hyperlink icon from the toolbar.
- In the Insert Link window that appears, set up these options:
- URL — Enter the destination link that recipients will be taken to when they click the link in your email.
- Text to Display — Specifies the clickable text that appears in the email instead of showing the full URL. This helps make your emails look cleaner and easier to read.
- Target — Determines how the linked page opens when clicked. You can choose to open the link in a new browser tab or in the current window.
- Once you’re done, click on Ok.
That’s it. You’ve successfully set up the source form’s landing page. Whether you choose to automatically redirect users after submission or share the landing page link through your Thank You page or email notifications, respondents can now continue seamlessly to the next step while carrying over the data you’ve configured to pass between forms.
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49 Comments:
June 19, 2026
I integrated Google Calendar into my form and it is working well. My submissions goes to the Calendar as an appointment. Now, is it possible to insert the details of my link somehow in Google Calendar to automatically pass form data to another form (clickable)?
January 13, 2026
You need a technical writer to write these "how to" procedures. There's a lot of content and a lot of work done, but honestly it's next to impossible to follow.
January 1, 2026
Can this be done from a source form on my account to a target form on a friend's account?
December 10, 2025
Does this work with HIPAA forms ?
August 10, 2025
Is it possible to pass data from multiple fields in the source form into one single field on the destination form?
April 4, 2025
Does this work with photos uploaded to the source form? I want them to be carried over to the target form.
January 10, 2025
Would this work if I have a form with multiple sections that have the same answer, and I would like the answer repeated?
October 17, 2024
Is it also possible to pass data to calendly in order to prefill the data in the calendly bookings page when we have configured the redirect with a conditional logic?
Meaning only leads how say that they are willing to invest in our solution are getting redirected to a the calendly page.
March 27, 2024
For those, like me, struggling with the name or similar fields, I followed the answer given by Vanessa here: https://www.jotform.com/answers/2569357-how-do-i-transfer-the-date-from-one-form-to-another
So if you want to pass first and last name (or dates) separately, you structure your query string like: ?name[first]={name:first}&name[last]={name:last}&date[month]={birthdate:month}&date[day]={birthdate:day}&date[year]={birthdate:year}
I.e. the target filed is identified with square brackets "[]" and the source field with a colon
March 16, 2024
"I have the same question that several other people asked: when automatically passing name from form 1 to form 2, the first and last name all copies into the first name section of the second form. Also, form 1 and form 2 are the same form."
I have this question too but when I click on "view answer" there is an error message.
February 4, 2024
I have the same question that several other people asked: when automatically passing name from form 1 to form 2, the first and last name all copies into the first name section of the second form. Also, form 1 and form 2 are the same form.
November 22, 2023
How do I pass the information from form 1 to form 2 for a drop down field
November 21, 2023
What happens when I have to passthrough multiple inputs from one field?
That isn't outlined here
Example, a phone number that has the Country Code field, the Area code field and the phone number field
What would be the string to passthrough each of those into the following form same things?
November 17, 2023
This method works great except if the data i'm passing from Form 1 to Form 2 contains either a '#' or a '&' symbol. So for example if i'm passing a short text field containing the value of "123 & 456" the data that gets passed to Form 2 is on "123". Everything including the '&' and after gets dropped. How do I fix this issue with special characters?
August 23, 2023
need help shifting form data
August 18, 2023
This function does not work when using the Jotform mobile app to fill out. Please can you confirm if you can implement it with this system? It works seamlessly using a web browser.
June 18, 2023
I'm really struggling with this - I'm finding the instructions really confusing! I 'think' I've followed all the instructions but nothing pulls across when trying it.
June 9, 2023
need more simple directions on this topic.
April 17, 2023
When you to fill out a form and it copies that data to another form does this process always create a new form in the destination form file each time you submit your entries?
February 26, 2023
The questions I want copied into the next form are on the last page of the second form. Is that going to be an issue?
February 26, 2023
When I redirected it, it went to a blank page. Can someone help me? I used this code: but when I hit submit, rather than go to the next form it just went to a blank page.
January 23, 2023
Same question as Daniel Sarwono...are the {curlybrackets} for the source form or the target form?
December 21, 2022
You guys need to edit this video.
Using cloned field names for both forms just confuses us as we try to track in the example.
And also, the video mentioned (at time marker 2:56) that the field inside the curly brackets is where you want to pass the info TO, but in this page you mentioned this target_email={source_email}. So which one is true??
November 18, 2022
Hola,
¿Es posible mover un envío de un formulario a otro? Lo que quiero hacer es "copiar" algunas filas de un formulario y copiarlas en otro que tiene las mismas preguntas.
October 23, 2022
I have tried this url build, i have tried another build i found here
https://www.jotform.com/answers/3498339-hello-please-can-someone-help-me-with-the-correct-formula-for-copying
and i have tried to create an approval flow with pre fills being used. None of which have successfully filled my forms from the app i created.
The flow goes from:
Job Application (form)
Subcontractor agreement form (Smart PDF form)
Payment Method (Form)
Uniform Distribution (Form)
After the initial Job application form, i have had no success with the continuation of the info in the form. This is not touching on the fact that i wanted to include a running unique id between the forms as they are filled out. Can you help me with this?