automation
Zapier + Formspring: send form submissions in real time
Zapier is the most-used way to wire Formspring submissions into the rest of your stack - CRM, email marketing, project management, spreadsheets, custom apps. Formspring has a native Zapier integration: pick a form as the trigger, then send fields wherever you need. No webhooks to configure, no signing keys to manage. For complex multi-step flows or data transforms not supported by the native integration, fall back to a generic webhook from Formspring → Zapier Webhooks Catch Hook.
Setup in 5 steps
- In Zapier, create an incoming webhook URL (or equivalent) and copy it.
- In Formspring, open your form → Webhooks → Add webhook → paste the URL.
- Pick events to deliver (default: every successful submission).
- Save and send a test submission. The Formspring delivery log shows the response.
- Verify HMAC signatures in Zapier (or your relay) using
X-Formspring-Signature: t=…,v1=….
Code examples
https://hooks.zapier.com/services/T0000/B0000/XXXXXXXXXWebhook payload shape
{
"submission_id": "fsm_01HRX...",
"form_id": "frm_abc123",
"created_at": "2026-05-07T10:24:00Z",
"data": {
"name": "Jane Doe",
"email": "jane@example.com",
"message": "…"
},
"meta": {
"ip": "203.0.113.10",
"user_agent": "Mozilla/5.0…",
"spam_score": 0.02
}
}Why connect Zapier to Formspring
Real-time form notifications without polling. The moment a submission lands, Zapier hears about it via signed webhook. Replace email-based form alerts with structured channel notifications, threaded conversations, or programmatic workflow triggers.
Reliability and retries
Formspring retries failed deliveries with exponential backoff (5 attempts over 24 hours). Every attempt is logged in the dashboard with response code, latency, and body. Use the Replay button to re-fire any past delivery.
Security: HMAC signing
Every webhook request to Zapier (or your relay) carries an X-Formspring-Signature: t=<timestamp>,v1=<sha256-hmac> header. Verify in 3 lines (constant-time compare) to confirm the request came from Formspring and wasn't tampered with.
Custom payload shape
On Pro+ plans, you can transform the payload before delivery - pick fields, rename them, add static metadata, or filter by spam score. Useful when Zapier's expected shape doesn't match Formspring's default.