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Make a registration, RSVP or sign-up form in minutes. People fill it in on any phone, and every response lands in one place.

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  • Works on every phone

How to build a form

  1. 1

    Add your fields

    Contact details, choices, dates, file uploads and signatures. Mark the ones people have to fill in.

  2. 2

    Share or embed

    Send the link, print the QR code or put the form on your own website.

  3. 3

    Collect responses

    Get an email for each one, read them all in a table and send them on to your tools.

Form fields for whatever you need to collect

Ask for exactly the details you need, in clear fields people fill in quickly.

See every field and question type

Start with a ready-made form

On your website, too

Pick inline, popup or full page, preview it and copy the code. Your form fits right into your site, and responses still come in to StrawPoll.

How to embed a form
Embed options with a preview of the form on a website

Every response, handled

  • Limits Close the form after a number of responses, or cap the places for each option.
  • Opening and closing dates Open registration at a set time and close it on the deadline.
  • Prefilled links Fill in answers or hidden fields through the link, like the source of a sign-up.
  • Email notifications Hear about every response, and send people a copy of what they filled in.
  • Integrations Send responses to Slack, Discord, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make or your own webhook, on Basic and up.
  • Your branding Themes on every plan. Add your logo and remove StrawPoll branding on Pro.

Forms for every occasion

Good to know

How to build an online form for registrations and sign-ups

Event registrations, workshop places, club sign-ups and RSVPs follow the same pattern. Build it once, keep it short and reuse it every time.

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Ask only for what you’ll use

Every extra field costs sign-ups. Start with a Contact info question for name and email, then add only the details this event needs.

  • Multiple choice for the session or ticket type.
  • Number for the number of guests.
  • Short text for dietary needs or a T-shirt size.
  • Consent for photo or privacy terms.
  • File upload for documents up to 10 MB, and Signature for permission slips.

With conditional logic, follow-up questions only show to people they apply to, like guest details after a yes.

Limited places

For a workshop with 20 seats, open the choice question’s settings and, under Options, turn on Limit votes per option. Once a slot is full, nobody else can pick it. The same works for volunteer shifts, tables or a potluck list.

For open lists where everyone should see who signed up, use a Sign-up sheet question: each person adds a row with the columns you choose.

Confirmations and deadlines

  1. 1 In the Settings tab, under Notifications, turn on Self email notifications to hear about each new registration.
  2. 2 Turn on Respondent email notifications so people get a confirmation with their answers.
  3. 3 Turn on Allow changing responses so people update their registration themselves instead of emailing you.
  4. 4 Under Open & close dates, close the form a few days before the event.

Share it and prefill what you know

Share the link, print the QR code on a flyer or embed the form on your website. Themes with your colors and fonts are free; Pro adds your logo.

Every question can be answered ahead through the link. Find each question’s parameter under Prefill label, and fill in what you already know from your email tool or member list, so people only check and send.

After sign-ups close

Export the registrations as a CSV for the venue or the caterer, with each answer in its own column, or connect Google Sheets, Airtable or Notion to keep a live list. Save the form as a template, and next time you start from it instead of a blank page.

How-to

Forms for the things you organize

RSVPs, sign-up sheets, uploads and forms on your own website.

How to make an RSVP form

Start from the Party RSVP template or a Yes / No question: “Are you coming?” Then ask for the number of guests and food preferences, shown only to people who said Yes with conditional logic.

Close the form a few days before the event and export the list for the caterer.

Collect RSVPs and sign-ups

How to make an online sign-up sheet

Add a Sign-up sheet question and name its columns, like “Dish” and “Serves”. Each person adds a row and sees who signed up before them, just like a list on the office door.

For a fixed number of spots, like volunteer shifts or a potluck list, use Multiple choice with Limit votes per option instead, so nobody brings the fifth salad.

How to collect files and signatures in a form

Add a File upload field for photos, CVs or documents up to 10 MB each, and a Signature field for permission slips and agreements. Only you can see what people upload.

For contest entries, put the upload next to a Consent checkbox for the rules, so every entry comes with permission to show it.

How to prefill a form from a link

Every question can be answered ahead through the link, by adding the answer to the address. Use it to fill in what you already know from your email tool or member list, so people only check and send.

Find each question’s parameter under Prefill label in its settings. People still see the prefilled answers and can change them.

Prefill answers from the link

Form builder questions, answered

Organizing an event? Follow the RSVP guide.

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