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Contact Form to Google Sheets + Email Notification

Beginner   Apps: Webhook, Google Sheets, Gmail  ·  Setup: 10 minutes

Form-builder SaaS charges $15-40/month to do three things: receive a form, store the row, send a notification. If you already have a website, this workflow does all three for free, and you own the data.

Download workflow JSON (free) Setup guide

What this workflow does

  1. A Webhook node gives you a URL. Point your website form's POST action at it.
  2. The workflow extracts name, email, and message fields from the submission.
  3. A Google Sheets node appends the submission as a new row with a timestamp.
  4. A Gmail node sends you a formatted notification so you can reply while the lead is hot.

Setup guide

  1. Import the JSON into n8n (Workflows > Import from File).
  2. Open the Webhook node and copy your production webhook URL.
  3. Point your website form's action attribute (or fetch call) at that URL with fields: name, email, message.
  4. Connect your Google account in the Google Sheets node and select a spreadsheet with columns: Timestamp, Name, Email, Message.
  5. Connect Gmail (or swap for SMTP/Outlook) and set your notification address.
  6. Activate the workflow and submit a test form.

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FAQ

Does this work with WordPress, Webflow, or plain HTML forms?Yes. Anything that can POST to a URL works: plain HTML forms, WordPress plugins with webhook support, Webflow form actions, or a two-line fetch() call.
Can I add spam filtering?Yes. Add an IF node after the webhook that drops submissions containing links in the message field, or add a honeypot field to your form and filter on it.
Can it notify Slack instead of email?Swap the Gmail node for a Slack node and pick a channel. Everything else stays the same.

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