# Contact form spam prevention methods?

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-form-spam-prevention-methods/118403>\
**Category:** Tips, Tricks & Best Practices\
**Tags:** forms, how-to\
**Created:** [October 15, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-form-spam-prevention-methods/118403 "2024-10-15T11:48:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nicowegher](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nicowegher/32/48165_2.png) [@nicowegher](https://community.hubspot.com/u/nicowegher)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-form-spam-prevention-methods/118403/1 "2024-10-15T11:48:16Z")

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Hi there,

We are experimenting a high volume of spam contacts submittings our hubspot forms.

We thought about adding a 2 steps form to validate vía email/whatsapp eatch contact:

1. Complete email/whatsapp number

2. Send validation number vía email/whatsapp

3. Complete code in form

4. Complet additional data.

Any idea on how to implement this? Or any other alternative to prevent spam?

Thanks!  
Spam are either bots, or real people that complete the form without fitting our buyer persona (mainly for SEM campaings)

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-form-spam-prevention-methods/118403/2 "2024-10-15T11:49:44Z")

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Hi @nicowegher,

Have you considered enabling CAPTCHA? [Prevent and filter spam in form submissions](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/forms/prevent-spam-form-submissions)

Best regards