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lloydsilver
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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I need to embed a HS form on an external (not CoS) website. And when the user submits the form, the redirect URL needs to include form fields as parameters.

Is this possible?

We figured out a way of doing this on a CoS landing page using a native HS form, but it was pretty tricky. In this case, I need to embed the form on an external page rather than use a CoS page.

What I’m trying to accomplish is capture the lead’s info (name, company, email) and then pass that info off to a scheduling app which can use parameters to pre-fill a scheduling form so the user doesn’t have to re-enter their info. And I want to do it through a HS form first so that we capture the lead and source information in HS. If we did it straight in the scheduling app then we could create a lead using Zapier but without Source info.

Every other form app I’ve used has been able to do this. Still surprised HS can’t do it off the shelf. But I hope someone has a creative workaround. Thanks.

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derekcavaliero
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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You could achieve this by using the onFormSubmit callback and switching the form to use an inline message instead of a redirect (explained below).

hbspt.forms.create({
    portalId: 'xxxxxxxx',
    formId: 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx',
    inlineMessage: 'Your submit message here',
    onFormSubmit: function($form){
        setTimeout( function() {
            var formData = $form.serialize();
            window.location = "http://www.yoururl.com?" + formData;
        }, 250 ); // Redirects to url with query string data from form fields after 250 milliseconds.
    }
});

Because you have access to the jQuery $form object inside the onFormSubmit listener you can serialize the forms data and append it to a url to redirect to after the form is submitted. This only works if you have the inlineMessage set and disable the redirectUrl for the form.

See if that helps you out.

Derek Cavaliero
Director of Engineering

WebMechanix
www.webmechanix.com

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derekcavaliero
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@Albo 

 

Try setting your setTimeout to something higher than 100 milliseconds and see if that helps. I haven't had or seen this issue before - and in theory it shouldn't because the onFormSubmit is processed after the form is validated and request is sent. 

 

My theory is that if you redirect too quickly it may terminate the XHR request over to HubSpot's servers. I haven't actually tested this issue myself yet though - let me know what you find.

Derek Cavaliero
Director of Engineering

WebMechanix
www.webmechanix.com

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Teun
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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For anyone searching for a solution where you can use the redirect settings from the form:

 

  window.addEventListener('message', event => {
    if (event.data.type === 'hsFormCallback' && event.data.eventName === 'onFormSubmitted') {
      const input = document.querySelector('select[name="input_name"]');
      const context = document.querySelector('input[name="hs_context"]');
      const contextObject = JSON.parse(context.value);
      const redirectUrl = contextObject.redirectUrl; // Retrieve the redirectUrl from the form settings

      if (input) {
        if (input.value && redirectUrl) {
          window.location.href = redirectUrl + `?input_name=${input.value}`;
        }
      }
    }
  });

 

 



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Teun
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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For anyone searching for a solution where you can use the redirect settings from the form:

 

  window.addEventListener('message', event => {
    if (event.data.type === 'hsFormCallback' && event.data.eventName === 'onFormSubmitted') {
      const input = document.querySelector('select[name="input_name"]');
      const context = document.querySelector('input[name="hs_context"]');
      const contextObject = JSON.parse(context.value);
      const redirectUrl = contextObject.redirectUrl; // Retrieve the redirectUrl from the form settings

      if (input) {
        if (input.value && redirectUrl) {
          window.location.href = redirectUrl + `?input_name=${input.value}`;
        }
      }
    }
  });

 

 



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seanm914
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Hi Teun - where do I put this code?

 

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jkeough78
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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@Teun ,  sorry, where do I put your code? Does that go in the <head> section? Do I still need to embed the form using HubSpot javascript embed code?

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seanm914
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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were you able to figure this out?

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jc0
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Alternatively, one can use onFormSubmitted:

  ...
  onFormSubmitted: function($form){
    window.location = "https://www.yoururl.com?" + $form.serialize();
  }
  ...
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derekcavaliero
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@jc0 

Actually - you'll have problems with that - because HubSpot doesn't pass the $form argument to that callback like it does for onFormSubmit (this is very dumb and I had a lengthy chat w/ HubSpot support about it).

 

I would reccomend using onFormSubmit over onFormSubmitted - or if you plan on using onFormSubmitted - you'll need to "cache" the $form in a global variable which would mean setting it via onFormSubmit and then referencing it in the onFormSubmitted callback.

Derek Cavaliero
Director of Engineering

WebMechanix
www.webmechanix.com
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andriigo
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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@derekcavaliero I tried this solution 

hbspt.forms.create({
    portalId: 'xxxxxxxx',
    formId: 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx',
    inlineMessage: 'Your submit message here',
    onFormSubmit: function($form){
        setTimeout( function() {
            var formData = $form.serialize();
            window.location = "http://www.yoururl.com?" + formData;
        }, 250 ); // Redirects to url with query string data from form fields after 250 milliseconds.
    }
});

It displays thank you message, but doesn't redirect...

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derekcavaliero
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@andriigo my appologies, I made a mistake the code I provided, it should be:

window.location.replace("http://www.yoururl.com?" + formData);

instead of:

window.location = "http://www.yoururl.com?" + formData;
Derek Cavaliero
Director of Engineering

WebMechanix
www.webmechanix.com
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seanm914
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Hi @derekcavaliero  - when i embed this code onto my site (after adjusting the code with my portal ID, etc, the form doesn't even appear on my page. Any advice?

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derekcavaliero
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Are you seeing any errors in the dev tools console?

Derek Cavaliero
Director of Engineering

WebMechanix
www.webmechanix.com
Jaycee_Lewis
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Hey, @derekcavaliero thanks for continuing to try to support this thread. You rock 🙌 — Jaycee

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Jaycee Lewis

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andriigo
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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@derekcavaliero This only works if you have the inlineMessage set and disable the redirectUrl for the form.
How to disable redirectUrl for the form?

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derekcavaliero
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Inside the form settings in hubspot, or you can set it explicitly in the embed code with the inlineMessage option. 

Derek Cavaliero
Director of Engineering

WebMechanix
www.webmechanix.com
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Sheamus
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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I built off of Derek's answer because I needed to use the built in landing pages, I was not using the form embed. The following worked for me.

<script>
  //code for redirecting to brew ninja signup flow after they enter their email
  $(document).ready(function() {
    setTimeout(function() {
      var form = $('[data-form-id=xxx-xxx-xx-your-form-id]');
      form.submit(function() {
        var email = $('[data-form-id=xxx-xxx-xx-your-form-id]').find('[name=email]').val();
        setTimeout(function() {
          window.location.href = 'https://yoursite.com?email=' + email;
        }, 500);
      });  
    }, 500);
  });
</script>
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seanm914
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Hi @Sheamus  - can you walk me through how you implemented this ?

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derekcavaliero
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@john_ascend @Trevor_Hatfield

Happy to help!

One thing I did not mention in my solution was to make 100% sure that you exclude any PII in the form data from being collected by Google Analytics.

Since we're talking about appending the data to the URL via a query string - GA will automatically capture that data inside its pageview reports. This means you'll likely need to add some custom logic around your tracking to make sure you adhere to the GA terms of use regarding collection of PII.

If you're using GTM (Google Tag Manager) to implement your web tracking (if you aren't I highly suggest you investigate) - this article is a great resource for understanding how to exclude data from being collected:

#GTMTips: Remove PII From Google Analytics Hits

Use customTask to automatically strip all personally identifiable information (PII) from requests sent to Google Analytics from your website.

Derek Cavaliero
Director of Engineering

WebMechanix
www.webmechanix.com
Jeromecollomb1
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Hi @Lloyd_Silver,

I'm having the same issue, but on a COS landing page.
As you've apparently solved it before, any chance you can share the solution here?

Thanks a lot!

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John
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Hey @Jeromecollomb, I know it's been a while since you asked your question, but I just posted an answer to another question that might help you out.

@derekcavaliero you are the man. This answer saved me a lot of time!



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dimitreliasb
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Include form fields as redirect URL parameters on an embedded form

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Hi @John  I came across this thread and we are having a very similar issue. I am passing just the email parameter to test from a hubspot form to a wordpress page (that includes the HubSpot tracking cod) . First line is the parameter they way i have it in the redirect and then the second is how it actually comes out. Any suggestions?

 

?email={{contact.email}}
email=%7B%7Bcontact.email%7D%7D

 

Basically I am trying to follor the directions in this article  but it does not seem to pass the parameter.

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John
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well i'm years late (never saw this reply). The issue was that you were going from wordpress to hubspot and my solution only worked on a hubspot page



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