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Next.js Form Backend integration — Serverless & Static Site Friendly

Integrate contact forms into Next.js App Router static deployments. Send submissions directly to your inbox without custom serverless routes.

Quick Summary

How do you handle forms in Next.js static exports?
By pointing your form action or API fetch request to SendMyForm's public endpoint. This eliminates the need for Route Handlers, saving serverless execution time.

Example Integration Code

'use client';
import { useForm, ValidationError } from '@formspree/react'; // or plain fetch

export default function NextContactForm() {
  const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    const formData = new FormData(e.currentTarget);
    
    const response = await fetch('https://sendmyform.live/api/f/YOUR_FORM_ID', {
      method: 'POST',
      body: formData,
      headers: {
        'Accept': 'application/json'
      }
    });
    
    if (response.ok) {
      alert('Form submitted successfully!');
    }
  };

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="flex flex-col gap-4 max-w-md">
      <input name="email" type="email" placeholder="Your Email" required className="p-2 border rounded" />
      <textarea name="message" placeholder="Message" required className="p-2 border rounded h-32" />
      <button type="submit" className="bg-violet-600 text-white p-2 rounded">Submit</button>
    </form>
  );
}

Next.js is the leading React framework, supporting Server-Side Rendering (SSR), Static Site Generation (SSG), and Server Actions. When building statically exported Next.js apps (via output: 'export'), Server Actions are not available. SendMyForm resolves this gap by offering a hosted backend endpoint.

Optimal for Serverless Edge Runtimes

Even for serverless Next.js deployments, sending emails directly from API Routes can be slow and prone to cold starts. Offloading submission delivery to SendMyForm keeps your client-side responses snappy and keeps your serverless functions slim and cost-effective.

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