# Backforms Documentation

> Headless Form Backend for Modern Developers. Collect form submissions, block spam bots with honeypots & Cloudflare Turnstile, and fan-out lead alerts to Email, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Notion, and HMAC-signed Webhooks with zero server maintenance.

## Getting Started
- [Quickstart Guide](https://backforms.com/docs#quickstart): Integrate Backforms in HTML, React, Next.js, or cURL in under 60 seconds.
- [Architecture Overview](https://backforms.com/docs#how-it-works): High-throughput ingestion pipeline, spam isolation, and multi-channel fan-out alerts.

## AI Agents & Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- [AI Agents & MCP Setup](https://backforms.com/docs#mcp-quickstart): Connect Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, and Antigravity via npx -y backforms-mcp.
- [MCP 9 Tools Reference](https://backforms.com/docs#mcp-tools): Complete schema reference for create_form, list_forms, send_test_submission, and more.

## Public REST API v1
- [REST API v1 Reference](https://backforms.com/docs#rest-api-v1): Programmatic form creation, submissions query, and workspace usage monitoring with Bearer API tokens.

## Frontend Framework Integrations
- [Plain HTML Forms](https://backforms.com/docs#html): Native HTML forms with POST action for static sites, Webflow, and WordPress.
- [React / Next.js](https://backforms.com/docs#react): Fetch API, FormData, and client component handlers.
- [Astro](https://backforms.com/docs#astro): Island architecture and zero-JS static form enhancement.
- [Vue 3 / Nuxt](https://backforms.com/docs#vue): Composition API and reactive form submission.
- [cURL & REST API](https://backforms.com/docs#curl): Direct HTTP POST endpoints from terminal and backend services.
- [Custom Redirects (_next)](https://backforms.com/docs#redirects): HTTP 303 browser redirects and custom thank-you pages.
- [File Uploads & Attachments](https://backforms.com/docs#file-uploads): Accept resumes and documents up to 10MB via multipart/form-data.
- [Email Auto-Responders](https://backforms.com/docs#auto-responder): Instant confirmation replies to submitters and secondary recipient routing.

## Security & Anti-Spam Defenses
- [Honeypot Trap Protection](https://backforms.com/docs#honeypot): Zero-friction hidden input trap (zero API keys required).
- [Disposable Email Shield](https://backforms.com/docs#disposable-email): In-memory database of 75,400+ temporary, burner, and 10-minute mail domains.
- [Cloudflare Turnstile](https://backforms.com/docs#turnstile): Zero-puzzle bot challenge with Bring-Your-Own-Key (BYOK) model.
- [Domain Whitelisting (CORS)](https://backforms.com/docs#cors): Restrict submission origins strictly to authorized hostnames.
- [Adaptive Rate Limiting & DDoS Shield](https://backforms.com/docs#rate-limiting): Automatic edge rate limiting (10 req/min per form, 30 req/min global) protecting quotas against bot floods.

## Multi-Channel Lead Alerts
- [Slack Notifications](https://backforms.com/docs#slack): Real-time Block Kit cards in designated team channels.
- [Notion Database Sync](https://backforms.com/docs#notion): Automated row creation and field mapping inside Notion databases.
- [WhatsApp Cloud API](https://backforms.com/docs#whatsapp): Official Meta Cloud API v22.0 mobile notifications.
- [Discord Webhooks](https://backforms.com/docs#discord): Rich embed lead cards in Discord channels.
- [Telegram Bot](https://backforms.com/docs#telegram): Markdown lead alerts in private or group chats.
- [Google Sheets Real-Time Sync](https://backforms.com/docs#google-sheets): Direct row-by-row append to Google Spreadsheets with dynamic column headers.
- [Custom Webhook & HMAC Signatures](https://backforms.com/docs#webhooks): Real-time JSON webhooks with cryptographic HMAC-SHA256 signatures and verification recipes for Node.js, Python, and PHP.

## Platform & Workspace Management
- [Workspaces & Team RBAC](https://backforms.com/docs#workspaces-team): Multi-tenant workspace management, collaborative 5 seats, and Role-Based Access Control (Owner, Admin, Member, Viewer).

## Reference
- [Submission Parameters](https://backforms.com/docs#parameters): Catalog of reserved parameters (_next, botcheck, access_key).
- [HTTP Status Codes](https://backforms.com/docs#status-codes): Standard response codes (200, 303, 400, 403, 429).

## Full Consolidated Documentation
- [Full LLM Context (llms-full.txt)](https://backforms.com/llms-full.txt): Complete consolidated documentation in one raw text file for LLM ingestion and RAG agents.