Getting Started
Overview
An introduction to Taildove Forms — what they are, how they work, and what you can do with them.
Overview
Taildove Forms let you capture leads from anywhere — your website, a landing page, a chatbot, or a custom-built UI — and automatically sync contacts into your email marketing account.
Every form you create gives you:
- A hosted page at a unique URL you can share directly
- A self-contained HTML snippet you can paste into your site (no JavaScript required)
How submissions work
When a visitor submits a form, Taildove:
- Checks the honeypot field — automated bots are silently discarded
- Validates required fields server-side
- Validates that the email address is properly formatted
- Creates or updates the Contact record (upsert by email)
- Maps form fields to contact attributes (
first_name,last_name,phone, custom properties) - Adds the contact to any Groups you configured
- Enrolls them in a Sequence if one is attached to the form
- Records the raw submission for your reference
- Shows the success message or redirects — whatever you chose
What you can customize
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Fields | Add text, email, phone, number, date, dropdown, or checkbox fields |
| Branding | Logo, banner image, accent color, background color, button label |
| After submission | Custom success message or redirect to a URL |
| Double opt-in | Send a confirmation email before marking as subscribed |
| Groups | Automatically add submitters to one or more contact groups |
| Sequence | Automatically enroll submitters in an email sequence |
Limits to know
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Max field label length | 100 characters |
Max maps_to key length | 63 characters |
| Max dropdown options | 100 choices |
maps_to format | Lowercase letters, numbers, underscores; must start with a letter |
redirect_url | Must start with http:// or https:// |
| Rate limiting | 10 submissions per IP per 5 minutes |
Next step
→ Quick start — create your first form in 3 minutes