Build a Contact Form with React

Learn how build a React form to collect contact form submissions and receive email notifications.

1. Prepare your project

Install the React helper library in your project:

npm install @formspree/react

Then add the FormspreeProvider to your top-level app component. For example, if you are using Next.js, here’s what your pages/_app.js file might look like:

import { FormspreeProvider } from '@formspree/react';
function App({ Component, pageProps }) {
  return (
  	<FormspreeProvider project="{your-project-id}">
      <Component {...pageProps} />
    </FormspreeProvider>
  );
}
export default App;

2. Configure your form

In your formspree.json file, add a form with an action to notify you via email:

{
  "forms": {
    "contactForm": {
      "name": "Contact Form",
      "actions": [{ "type": "email", "to": "{your-email-address}" }]
    }
  }
}

Then, deploy your changes to Formspree:

formspree deploy -k <your-deploy-key>

3. Build your form

Wire up your form component using the useForm hook:

import React from 'react';
import { useForm, ValidationError } from '@formspree/react';

function ContactForm() {
  const [state, handleSubmit] = useForm("contactForm");
  if (state.succeeded) {
      return <p>Thanks for joining!</p>;
  }
  return (
      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      <label htmlFor="email">
        Email Address
      </label>
      <input
        id="email"
        type="email" 
        name="email"
      />
      <ValidationError 
        prefix="Email" 
        field="email"
        errors={state.errors}
      />
      <textarea
        id="message"
        name="message"
      />
      <ValidationError 
        prefix="Message" 
        field="message"
        errors={state.errors}
      />
      <button type="submit" disabled={state.submitting}>
        Submit
      </button>
    </form>
  );
}
export default ContactForm;

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