How to View Submissions as POST Data

August 21, 2023

The Send Post Data option in the Form Builder allows you to send your form data to an endpoint via an HTTP POST request. You can use https://www.jotform.com/show-post-data/ as the endpoint or destination URL to view your submissions as POST data for debugging purposes.

To set it up

  1. In the Form Builder, go to Settings at the top.
  2. Select Show More Options at the bottom.
Steps to view more options in Form Builder
  1. Scroll down to Send Post Data and set it to “Enabled.”
How to View Submissions as POST Data Image-1
  1. Next, in the left pane, go to Thank You Page.
An arrow pointing to the Thank You Page tab in Form Builder
  1. Select Redirect to an external link after submission.
  2. Enter https://www.jotform.com/show-post-data/ as the destination URL.
Highlights to set up Thank You Page redirection in Form Builder
  1. Send a test entry to your form to check the results.

You should be able to see your submission’s data structure and POST variables.

Sample result:

Data Submitted:
Array (     [submission_id] => 5264586364403223222     [formID] => 213185545698973     [ip] => 10.146.210.44     [name] => Array         (             [first] => Jane             [last] => Doe         )     [email] => jane.doe@jotform.com     [message] => Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur. )
PHP Code:
$_POST['submission_id'];
$_POST['formID'];
$_POST['ip'];
$_POST['name']['first'];$_POST['name']['last'];
$_POST['email'];
$_POST['message'];

You can try it out in this demo form.


See also: How to Send Submission Data via a POST Request.

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