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formcarry can send two types of email notifications for every submission:
  • a self notification to you (the form owner) and
  • an auto-reply to the person who submitted the form.
Both are configured from your form’s Settings page and can be customized independently.

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Self Email Notifications

Self email notifications alert you each time your form receives a successful submission. They are available on every plan.
1

Open your form settings

Go to your formcarry dashboard, open the form you want to configure, and navigate to the Settings tab.
2

Enable self notifications

Locate the Self Email Notification section and enable the toggle.
3

Enter your email address

Add the email address you want to receive submission alerts.
4

Save and test

Save your settings then submit your form. You should receive a notification email in your inbox shortly.
By default, formcarry does not send self email notifications for submissions flagged as spam. You can change this behavior from your form settings.

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Customize the Notification Email

Click Customize inside the Self Email Notification section to open the template editor. The following options are available:
The email preview uses data from your most recent submission so you can see exactly how the email will look.
For fully custom HTML email templates, see Custom Email Templates.

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Respondent Email Notifications (Auto-Replies)

This feature is available on the Basic, Growth, and Premium plans.
Respondent email notifications automatically send a reply to the person who submitted your form, similar to a confirmation or auto-response email.

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Prerequisite: Name Your Email Input

formcarry identifies the respondent’s address by looking for an input field named email. Make sure your form includes one:
The input collecting the visitor’s email address must have name="email" for auto-replies to work. Any other name will be ignored.

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Setup

1

Open your form settings

Go to your formcarry dashboard, open the form, and navigate to the Settings tab.
2

Enable respondent notifications

Find the Respondent Email Notification section and enable the toggle.
3

Customize your template

Click the pen icon to open the template editor. You can configure the theme, subject line, and message body the same way as self notifications.
4

Save and test

Save your settings. The next time someone submits the form, they will automatically receive your auto-reply at the address they entered.
Need to send a fully branded HTML email? Visit Custom Email Templates to learn how to write your own template with dynamic field values.