Generate a free splitforms key
Sign in at splitforms.com — your access key is created instantly. No credit card, no setup wizard, no SDK to install.
Newsletter Signup · HTML
Newsletter Signup for HTML
Email-only newsletter capture — perfect for footers and landing pages. Free for 500 submissions total — no backend, no SDK, no plugin.
- 500 free total
- 1 fields ready
- 60-second setup
Overview
A newsletter signup box is the one thing a static HTML site usually can't do on its own — normally you'd paste an embed script from a mailing service or stand up a serverless function just to catch the POST. SplitForms replaces both: drop in a plain <form method="post" action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit"> with one email input and a hidden access_key, and it captures subscribers on GitHub Pages, S3, Netlify, or any static host with zero JavaScript and no build step. Every signup lands in a dashboard you export to CSV when you're ready to send — the first 500 are free with no card, then Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 submissions.
Copy-paste code
Drop into any HTML project.
Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with your splitforms key, paste into a HTML page, and ship. No build-time integration required.
<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New newsletter subscriber">
<label for="email">Your email *</label>
<input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="[email protected]" required>
<!-- honeypot — bots fill every field -->
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>
<!-- drop-off analytics + partial leads (the form works without it) -->
<script src="https://splitforms.com/embed.js" async></script>HTML + Newsletter Signup
Built for HTML developers who hate operating a backend.
Plain HTML sites have zero built-in form delivery — mailto: links open broken email clients, shared-hosting PHP is vanishing, and setting up Node just for a contact form is overkill. splitforms gives you a production-grade submission pipeline from a single <form action>. No build step, no framework lock-in, no server-side code. The newsletter signup on this page posts standard application/x-www-form-urlencoded data — the same format browsers have used since 1999 — so it works on every host from GitHub Pages to S3 to Apache.
- 500 form submissions total, free to start
- Unlimited forms on every plan, including Free
- Spam protection — honeypot plus a rule-based filter
Newsletter Signup fields
What every field actually does.
The posted payload contains your email. Required fields are your email. Rename, remove, or add your own — splitforms accepts any name you POST.
- Your email — Reply-to address — splitforms wires this so hitting reply goes back to the sender.
Template playbook
The reason this newsletter signup exists.
Newsletter conversion benchmarks haven't moved much: ConvertKit / Substack landing pages convert at 1-2% of visitors, popup forms at 2-4%, content-upgrade lead magnets at 8-15%. The form itself is trivially simple (email field, optional name) but where it lives matters — exit-intent popup, scroll-triggered slide-in, footer inline, content-end inline all behave differently. Push the submission to your ESP (Mailchimp / ConvertKit / Substack / Beehiiv / Buttondown) via webhook so the welcome email fires automatically. GDPR / CASL require explicit consent — a checkbox or unbundled-consent text under the form covers it for EU and Canadian visitors.
- Pick the form placement
- Push to your ESP
- Add GDPR / CASL consent
Setup
Generate, embed, receive.
Three actions stand between you and your first newsletter signup submission — no backend, no database, no CAPTCHA library.
Paste the newsletter signup into your HTML project
Drop the form snippet into a HTML page, component, or layout. Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard. The form action is a hard-coded URL — no env vars or build-time wiring needed.
Receive submissions
Dashboard updates live on Free. Free includes owner email delivery; paid plans add signed webhooks, CSV export, Slack/Discord forwarding, and BCC to your team.
How SplitForms works
What happens after someone submits your form?
splitforms receives the submission, filters spam, saves it to your dashboard and emails you — then, on paid plans, sends it on to your webhooks and integrations. No backend infrastructure to build.
Add your endpoint
Point your form to your unique SplitForms endpoint. That's it.
Receive submissions
We instantly capture and organize every submission in your inbox.
Route anywhere
Send data to email, spreadsheets, CRMs, webhooks, and 7,000+ apps.
No credit card required. Set up in under 60 seconds.
Connect & automate
Where can submissions go besides email?
On paid plans, submissions can also go to Slack, Discord, Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Zapier or any signed webhook — and splitforms works on the platforms you build on, from WordPress and Shopify to Next.js. With Stripe connected, your forms can take payments too.
NewTake payments on your formsDeposits, bookings, order forms — submitters check out through Stripe and the money goes straight to your Stripe account. Included on every paid plan.See plans →Common questions
Newsletter Signup on HTML — answered.
View all FAQsDo I need JavaScript to capture newsletter emails on a plain HTML page?
No. A standard <form> with method="post" and action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" posts natively — the browser submits it and SplitForms stores the email against your access_key. Add JavaScript only if you'd rather show an inline "thanks for subscribing" message than let the page navigate to the endpoint's response.
Does SplitForms actually send the newsletter, or just collect the subscribers?
It collects and stores them — SplitForms is a form backend, not an email marketing tool, so it won't send the campaign itself. Every signup lands in your dashboard, and you export the full list to CSV to import into whatever you broadcast from (Mailchimp, Buttondown, and the like). Notification emails to you are free on every plan; sending the newsletter stays with your email tool.
How do I stop bots from stuffing my signup form with junk email addresses?
A hidden honeypot field plus a rule-based content filter drop bot submissions automatically — there's no CAPTCHA, so your single email input stays one-click for real readers. That keeps bogus addresses out of the CSV you'll later import, so your send list and bounce rate stay clean.
Can I auto-send a welcome or confirmation email to a new subscriber?
Yes — the auto-responder (a paid feature) replies to whatever address someone submits, so a new reader gets an instant welcome. Pair it with a custom sending domain (also paid) so the message arrives from your own address instead of a generic sender.
Does this newsletter signup work on HTML?
Yes. The form is plain HTML with a single POST endpoint, so it runs on any HTML site without server-side code, plugins, or SDKs. Drop the snippet into a HTML page or component and submissions land in your splitforms dashboard.
How much does the newsletter signup cost on HTML?
Free for 500 submissions — no credit card, no time limit. Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 submissions a month, and Annual is $49/year for 15,000 submissions a month. The same pricing applies regardless of which framework hosts the form.
Can I customize the fields?
Yes. The template ships with sensible defaults (your email…) — add, remove, or rename any of them. Splitforms accepts whatever fields you POST.
Simple pricing
How much does splitforms cost?
Free gives you 500 submissions for $0 — no card, no time limit. Pro is $5/month for 5,000 submissions a month, and Annual is $49/year for 15,000 a month with every Pro feature.
Free
$0— 500 submissions
For side projects and indie devs.
- 500 free submissions
- Unlimited forms
- Email notifications included
- Smart spam filtering
- Submissions dashboard
- Redirect after submit
- MCP server included
Recommended
Pro
$5/ month
Billed monthly
Every paid feature, for agencies and growing products.
- 5,000 submissions / mo
- Unlimited forms
- Webhooks and integrations
- CC/BCC, auto-replies and routing
- File uploads with 500 MB storage
- Stripe payments on your forms
- 3 team seats
- Cancel anytime
Annual
$49/ year
About $4.08/mo, billed yearly
Every Pro feature with triple the volume — $0.27 per 1,000 at full use.
- 15,000 submissions / mo
- Unlimited forms
- Everything in Pro
- File uploads with 5 GB storage
- 3 team seats
- Priority email support
No credit card required on Free • Cancel anytime • Full pricing and FAQ