# Netlify form not submitting

**URL:** <https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-form-not-submitting/3963>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** netlify-forms\
**Created:** [October 5, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-form-not-submitting/3963 "2019-10-05T14:57:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ibrahimpg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/ibrahimpg/32/3311_2.png) [@ibrahimpg](https://answers.netlify.com/u/ibrahimpg)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-form-not-submitting/3963/1 "2019-10-05T14:57:52Z")

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Hey everyone!

Decided I would try using Netlify’s built in form submission but I’m having a bit of trouble figuring it out haha.

` <form name="contact" class="styledForm" data-netlify="true"> <h2>Get in touch.</h2> <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Name"> <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email"> <input type="text" name="message" placeholder="Brief Message"> <button type="submit">Send</button> </form>`

When the form submits, the page refreshes to the same URL but with all of the params that were submitted in the form (think of how a GET request looks when submitted to a REST API).

However, this doesn’t seem to actually be submitting the form. Nothing shows up in the forms or overview tabs of my Netlify dashboard.

I’m sure I’m making some silly mistake, I just can’t detect it.

Thanks!

Edit:

![Capture](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/original/2X/a/ab1cf4c903e5128952614380bc1f83dee3b81b39.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![perry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/perry/32/16_2.png) [@perry](https://answers.netlify.com/u/perry)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-form-not-submitting/3963/2 "2019-10-07T16:27:45Z")

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hi! your first place to start is this article:

> [@\[Support Guide\] Form problems, form debugging, 404 when submitting](https://answers.netlify.com/t/common-issue-how-to-debug-your-form/92):
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> Last reviewed by Netlify Support in July 2025 sparkles [AskNetlify’s](https://docs.netlify.com/ask-netlify/) Version sparkles Where can I check form submissions on my site? Copy the prompt above and paste it into [AskNetlify](https://docs.netlify.com/ask-netlify/), and it’ll break down this info. You can also ask clarifying questions. Still need help? No problem! We’re happy to clarify. Last reviewed October 2024 Please give these debugging tips a try before making a new post. If none of the suggestions work, please include the requested information that we request…

if you still have issues after working through this, let us know 💪

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**Author:** ![sndrem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/sndrem/32/11960_2.png) [@sndrem](https://answers.netlify.com/u/sndrem)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-form-not-submitting/3963/3 "2020-06-10T17:20:42Z")

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I hope you got this sorted out, but if not, I think you should include method=“post” as an attribute to the form-tag. Otherwise the form, when submitted, will make a GET-request instead of a POST-request