Recover deleted form

[Melinda]

I deleted a form by accident instead of cloning it. Is there a way to recover it? 

[Bryantworks · Accepted solution]

Hey @Melinda,

Unfortunately, this isn't currently possible.  A few other things to note with deleted forms:

Before deleting a HubSpot form, take note of the following implications:

• The form will no longer load on any live external pages.
• The form will not be available for use in lists, workflows, and reports.
• Previous submission data cannot be exported, but will remain in the relevant contact records.
• New submissions to a deleted form using the HubSpot's Forms API will not be accepted.

[davefaloon]

I accidently deleted an important form today; a significant form. I was trying to bulk delete spam entries. The ability to recover a form would be significant help in this instance.

[himanshurauthan]

Hi @davefaloon, 
Unfortunately, this isn't currently possible.

Best regards!

[isabellweiss · Accepted solution]

Hi @GeorgeMat unfortunately this is still not possible at the moment. The best practice would be to not delete the forms. Instead you can create a forms folder "Archive" and move your old forms to this folder. Additionally you can change the internal name to something like "Do not use". If you accidentally delete a form then the HubSpot support might be able to restore the form for you, this was the case when I accidentally deleted a form. 🙂 

[Bryantworks · Accepted solution]

Hey @Melinda,

Unfortunately, this isn't currently possible.  A few other things to note with deleted forms:

Before deleting a HubSpot form, take note of the following implications:

• The form will no longer load on any live external pages.
• The form will not be available for use in lists, workflows, and reports.
• Previous submission data cannot be exported, but will remain in the relevant contact records.
• New submissions to a deleted form using the HubSpot's Forms API will not be accepted.

[GeorgeMat]

Hello, @Bryantworks 

Still not possible?

[FloGruetzner]

Actually it is possible, just not in the UI and needs a bit of tech-know-how and the ID of the deleted form.
You can do a GET API request via Postman to the respective endpoint and just need to add "archived=true" in the request URL:

https://api.hubapi.com/marketing/v3/forms/{form_id}?hapikey={your_api_key}&archived=true

The response body will give you the complete form definition. This you just need to copy/paste into a PUT request to create a new form, add name and createdAt to the body and you'll have a copy of it in your UI.
You still need to replace every form ID / embed code of the old form, but at least you don't have to recreate everything, especially for more complex forms.

[DianaGomez]

Hi @FloGruetzner hope you are doing well!

Thanks or sharing 🙂

Best, 

Diana