How do I connect HelloForms to n8n?

In n8n, add a Webhook node set to POST and copy its production URL. Paste it below. Verify X-HelloForms-Signature in n8n if the workflow is public. You can do the whole thing from the form's Integrations tab — no code and no developer account required.

What do I need before I start?

You need a n8n webhook URL. Everything else is configured in HelloForms.

What does n8n receive for each submission?

The signed HelloForms envelope: form metadata, answers, and submission id. You choose which questions are included, so fields you would rather keep private never leave HelloForms.

Is the n8n integration available on the free plan?

Yes. Delivery destinations are part of the product rather than a paid add-on, so you can connect and test one on a free form before upgrading.

What happens if a delivery to n8n fails?

Transient failures are retried automatically with exponential backoff, and every attempt is written to the delivery log with the status code and the response body the provider returned. Repeated hard failures disable the destination instead of retrying forever, and you can retry a specific submission from the response.

Where are my credentials stored?

Webhook URLs are stored server-side, are never rendered in your published form, and are shown masked in the dashboard. Delivery happens from the server, so nothing is exposed to respondents.

Can I reuse the same n8n connection on other forms?

Yes. Save it as an account-level connection once and pick it from the credentials selector when you add the destination to another form — you never re-enter the token.

Is the n8n payload signed?

Yes. The request body is the HelloForms signed envelope, and the X-HelloForms-Signature header lets your endpoint verify the payload before trusting it.

Automation integration

Connect your forms to n8n

Add a Webhook node set to POST, copy its production URL into your form, and every submission arrives as the signed HelloForms envelope — ready for whatever the rest of your workflow does with it.

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What the n8n integration does

Works with self-hosted n8n on your own domain, not just n8n cloud.
Signed envelope with an X-HelloForms-Signature header you can verify in the workflow.
Delivery log records the status n8n returned for each attempt.

What it looks like

The signed HelloForms envelope: form metadata, answers, and submission id.

HelloForms — response

Removals enquiry · #4821

Full name: Priya Raman
Email: priya@northgate.co
Service needed: Office move
Budget: £2,000 – £5,000

n8n — trigger fired

1Catch hook — HelloForms submission
2Your next step

{
  "full_name": "Priya Raman",
  "email": "priya@northgate.co",
  "service_needed": "Office move",
  "budget": "£2,000 – £5,000"
}

Demo data: a HelloForms response on the left, and how it arrives in n8n on the right.

How to connect n8n to your form

1
In n8n, add a Webhook node set to POST and copy its production URL.
2
Paste it below. Verify X-HelloForms-Signature in n8n if the workflow is public.

Configuration template and sample payload

Download a filled-in checklist of every value the n8n destination asks for, plus an example of exactly what n8n receives for one submission — useful for planning a mapping or handing the setup to a developer.

Every field the "Add integration" dialog asks for, with placeholders to fill in. Keep it as documentation of your n8n mapping — do not commit a completed copy to a public repository.

{
  "$schema": "https://helloforms.net/integrations/config-template.schema.json",
  "helloforms": {
    "destination": "n8n",
    "label": "n8n",
    "docs": "https://helloforms.net/integrations/n8n"
  },
  "enabled": true,
  "events": [
    "submission.created"
  ],
  "url": "https://example.com/your-endpoint",
  "includedQuestions": [
    "Full name",
    "Email",
    "How can we help?"
  ],
  "notes": [
    "Never commit a filled-in copy of this file to a public repository.",
    "Values are entered in HelloForms → your form → Integrations; this file is a checklist and a record of your mapping.",
    "Verify the X-HelloForms-Signature header before trusting a request."
  ]
}

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Who uses it

Teams self-hosting automation for data-residency or cost reasons.
Developers who prefer code nodes to a visual mapper.
Pipelines that enrich a submission before writing it to an internal database.

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