HTML booking form

Build an HTML booking form with no backend. Collect a preferred date and time, copy the markup, and requests land in your inbox to confirm - no server and no JavaScript required.

How to build it

Create a form in your Formpaste dashboard and copy its access key.
Copy the HTML above and paste it into your page.
Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_HERE with your access key, then publish.

Prompt for your AI coding agent

Give me a plain HTML booking request form with name, email, preferred date, preferred time, and notes that POSTs to https://api.formpaste.com/submit with a hidden access_key input. No JavaScript, no backend. This requests a booking, it does not manage a calendar.

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HTML gotchas

A plain HTML form needs no framework and no JavaScript. Point the form's action at Formpaste, add a hidden access key, and the browser posts it for you. This is the simplest possible setup and works on any host.

No JavaScript required

A form with action set to the Formpaste endpoint and method POST submits on its own. You only add JavaScript if you want to stay on the page and show your own success message instead of a redirect.

Use a redirect for the thank-you page

Set a redirect URL in your form's dashboard settings and the browser lands the visitor on your thank-you page after posting. No script needed.

The hidden access_key wires it up

Every form needs the hidden access_key input. It tells Formpaste which form the submission belongs to. Keep it in the markup exactly as generated.

Style it however you like

The markup is yours, so any CSS works. Switch the styling toggle to CSS or Tailwind for a starting point, or add your own classes.

What to get right

A form requests a booking, it does not manage a calendar

This collects a preferred date and time and emails it to you to confirm. It does not check availability or prevent double-booking. If you need live availability, use a scheduling tool and let this form handle the simpler requests.

Spell out the timezone

Put your timezone in the label or a note so a requested time is unambiguous. A booking that is three hours off helps no one.

Confirm before it is real

Treat every submission as a request until you reply to confirm. Set reply-to to the requester so confirming is a single reply.

How it works

Three simple steps for form submissions to land in your email inbox.
Create your form, set your form's action URL to Formpaste's endpoint, and add your access key.

1

Create your form

Sign up, verify your email, and create an access key in your dashboard.

2

Copy the code

Paste the snippet above into your project. Pick CSS or Tailwind to match your site.

<form action="https://api.formpaste.com/submit" method="POST" class="mx-auto flex w-full max-w-md flex-col gap-4 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 bg-white p-6 shadow-sm dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-950">
  <input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_HERE">
  <label class="flex flex-col gap-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Name
    <input type="text" name="name" required class="rounded-md border border-gray-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 shadow-sm outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-gray-900 dark:border-gray-700 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 dark:focus-visible:ring-gray-100" />
  </label>
  <label class="flex flex-col gap-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Email
    <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="you@example.com" required class="rounded-md border border-gray-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 shadow-sm outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-gray-900 dark:border-gray-700 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 dark:focus-visible:ring-gray-100" />
  </label>
  <label class="flex flex-col gap-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Preferred date
    <input type="text" name="date" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD" required class="rounded-md border border-gray-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 shadow-sm outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-gray-900 dark:border-gray-700 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 dark:focus-visible:ring-gray-100" />
  </label>
  <label class="flex flex-col gap-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Preferred time
    <input type="text" name="time" placeholder="e.g. 2pm" required class="rounded-md border border-gray-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 shadow-sm outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-gray-900 dark:border-gray-700 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 dark:focus-visible:ring-gray-100" />
  </label>
  <label class="flex flex-col gap-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Notes
    <textarea name="notes" class="min-h-28 rounded-md border border-gray-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 shadow-sm outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-gray-900 dark:border-gray-700 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 dark:focus-visible:ring-gray-100"></textarea>
  </label>
  <button type="submit" class="w-full rounded-md bg-gray-900 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition-colors hover:bg-gray-800 disabled:opacity-60 dark:bg-white dark:text-gray-900 dark:hover:bg-gray-200">Request booking</button>
</form>

3

Add your access key

Replace the placeholder with your access key to start receiving submissions.

<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_HERE">

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