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Lead Magnet Download · React

Lead Magnet Download for React

Email-gated download form for ebooks, PDFs, checklists, and templates. Free for 500 submissions total — no backend, no SDK, no plugin.

  • 500 free total
  • 4 fields ready
  • 60-second setup
Lead Magnet Download for React — copy-paste form code

Copy-paste code

Drop into any React project.

Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with your splitforms key, paste into a React page, and ship. No build-time integration required.

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Form.tsx
'use client';

import { useEffect, useState, type FormEvent } from 'react';

export default function LeadMagnetForm() {
  const [status, setStatus] = useState<'idle' | 'sending' | 'sent' | 'error'>('idle');

  // splitforms tracker (drop-off analytics + partial leads), loaded once. It
  // finds the form by data-sf-key and adds a hidden sf_sid field to it.
  useEffect(() => {
    const src = 'https://splitforms.com/embed.js';
    if (document.querySelector(`script[src="${src}"]`)) return;
    const script = document.createElement('script');
    script.src = src;
    script.async = true;
    document.body.appendChild(script);
  }, []);

  async function onSubmit(e: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
    e.preventDefault();
    setStatus('sending');

    // Capture the form now: React clears e.currentTarget once the handler
    // yields at the first await, so calling e.currentTarget.reset() later throws.
    const form = e.currentTarget;
    const data = new FormData(form);
    data.set('access_key', 'YOUR_ACCESS_KEY');
    data.set('subject', 'New lead magnet download');

    const res = await fetch('https://splitforms.com/api/submit', {
      method: 'POST',
      body: data,
      headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
    });

    const json = await res.json();
    if (json.success && json.payment_url) {
      // Payment form: finish the payment on the secure Stripe page.
      window.location.href = json.payment_url;
      return;
    }
    setStatus(json.success ? 'sent' : 'error');
    if (json.success) form.reset();
  }

  if (status === 'sent') return <p>Thanks — we&rsquo;ll be in touch.</p>;

  return (
    <form data-sf-key="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" onSubmit={onSubmit}>
      <label htmlFor="name">First name *</label>
      <input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Jane" required />
      <label htmlFor="email">Work email *</label>
      <input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="[email protected]" required />
      <label htmlFor="company">Company</label>
      <input id="company" type="text" name="company" placeholder="Acme Inc" />
      <label htmlFor="role">What's your role?</label>
      <select id="role" name="role">
        <option value="">Choose…</option>
        <option>Founder / CEO</option>
        <option>Engineer</option>
        <option>Designer</option>
        <option>Marketer</option>
        <option>Product manager</option>
        <option>Other</option>
      </select>

      <button type="submit" disabled={status === 'sending'}>
        {status === 'sending' ? 'Sending…' : 'Send'}
      </button>

      {status === 'error' && <p>Something went wrong. Try again.</p>}
    </form>
  );
}

React + Lead Magnet Download

Built for React developers who hate operating a backend.

React ships nothing for form delivery — it's a view layer. The historical options are an Express server you stand up just for POST /api/contact, a Vercel serverless function with SMTP wiring, or a third-party library like Formik that still leaves the backend problem unsolved. The lead magnet download on this page uses useState for submit state and a plain fetch POST to splitforms — no form library, no context provider, no wrapper component. It works in Create React App, Vite, Remix, and every React bundler because it's just standard FormData and the Fetch API.

  • 500 form submissions total, free to start
  • Unlimited forms on every plan, including Free
  • Spam protection — honeypot plus a rule-based filter
splitforms as the form backend for React

Lead Magnet Download fields

What every field actually does.

The posted payload contains first name, work email, company, what's your role?. Required fields are first name and work email. Rename, remove, or add your own — splitforms accepts any name you POST.

  • First name — Greeting + dashboard label so submissions don't all read 'anonymous'.
  • Work email — Reply-to address — splitforms wires this so hitting reply goes back to the sender.
  • Company — Lets you sort enterprise vs SMB inquiries before you reply.
lead magnet download fields in the splitforms dashboard

Template playbook

The reason this lead magnet download exists.

Lead magnets — ebooks, checklists, templates, swipe files, mini-courses — are the workhorse of B2B content marketing. Gated downloads convert at 25-50% of landing-page visitors (vs 1-2% for newsletter signups), but only when the magnet is truly valuable. The form captures email plus 1-2 qualifying questions ('what's your role?', 'what's your team size?') so the nurture sequence segments by intent. Multi-step boosts completion vs a single form. After submit, the user is redirected to the PDF or it's emailed via webhook + auto-responder. Push the email to your ESP segmented by lead-magnet topic — that's how content marketers build audience taxonomies that actually convert downstream.

  • Step 1: capture email
  • Step 2-3: qualify role / team
  • Deliver the magnet
Lead Magnet Download playbook for React

Setup

Generate, embed, receive.

Three actions stand between you and your first lead magnet download submission — no backend, no database, no CAPTCHA library.

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.

Paste the lead magnet download into your React project

Drop the form snippet into a React 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.

A SplitForms contact form submission launching straight to your inbox

Add your endpoint

Point your form to your unique SplitForms endpoint. That's it.

HTML form pointing at a SplitForms submit endpoint

Receive submissions

We instantly capture and organize every submission in your inbox.

Submissions inbox with searchable leads and status pills

Route anywhere

Send data to email, spreadsheets, CRMs, webhooks, and 7,000+ apps.

Generic integration tiles for email, sheets, chat, CRM, automate, and webhook

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.

Connect your SplitForms form to Slack, Google Sheets, Mailchimp, Zapier and more
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 →

Setup guides for the stacks you use

Common questions

Lead Magnet Download on React — answered.

View all FAQs
Does this lead magnet download work on React?

Yes. The form is plain HTML with a single POST endpoint, so it runs on any React site without server-side code, plugins, or SDKs. Drop the snippet into a React page or component and submissions land in your splitforms dashboard.

How much does the lead magnet download cost on React?

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 (first name, work email, company, what's your role?…) — add, remove, or rename any of them. Splitforms accepts whatever fields you POST.

How does spam protection work on the lead magnet download?

A hidden honeypot field catches dumb bots, and a rule-based filter scores the rest; anything that looks like spam goes to a separate Spam tab instead of your inbox. No CAPTCHA, no friction for human users — and it works the same on React as on any other framework.

Can I send the lead magnet download submissions to Slack or Discord?

Yes. Webhooks are available on paid plans, with auto-formatted payloads for Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp (via CallMeBot). Or send raw signed JSON to any URL — Zapier, n8n, your own server. Configure in the splitforms dashboard.

Will it work on a static React site?

Yes — the form posts directly to splitforms from the browser, so no server is involved. Works on Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, Cloudflare Pages, S3, or any plain Apache host.

Should I redirect to the PDF or email it?

Email it. Redirects to a Drive / S3 link mean the user gets the PDF without confirming the email — and the email might be a typo or a temporary address. Email delivery confirms the address by requiring an open. Add a 'didn't get it?' resend button on the thank-you page for the rare typo case.

Can I integrate with ConvertKit / HubSpot / Mailchimp?

Yes — webhook the JSON into the ESP. ConvertKit's 'tags' map naturally to lead-magnet topics; HubSpot's 'lists' do the same. The nurture sequence triggers on tag-add and the topic-specific drip starts immediately. Most B2B teams use this exact pattern.

Is gating content GDPR-safe?

If you have EU visitors, the consent for marketing email needs to be explicit and unbundled — meaning a separate checkbox 'I want to receive emails about [topic]' that's not pre-checked and not bundled with 'I accept the download'. Bundled consent has been challenged in EU rulings; unbundled is the safe play.

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
 

No card, no time limit

Best for testing

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

Annual

$49/ year
About $4.08/mo, billed yearly
Best value

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