How do you send an HTML form to email?

A copyable example

<form action="https://littlereply.com/api/submit" method="POST" data-littlereply="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" data-locale="en" data-success="Your message has been received.">
  <input type="hidden" name="_fq_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" />
  <input type="text" name="botcheck" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" style="display:none" aria-hidden="true" />

  <label for="contact-name">Full name *</label>
  <input type="text" name="name" id="contact-name" required />

  <label for="contact-email">Email address *</label>
  <input type="email" name="email" id="contact-email" required />

  <label for="contact-message">Message *</label>
  <textarea name="message" id="contact-message" required rows="5"></textarea>

  <button type="submit">Send message</button>
  <p role="status" aria-live="polite"></p>
</form>
<!-- Accessible AJAX errors and duplicate-safe retries -->
<script src="https://littlereply.com/client/v1.js" data-api="https://littlereply.com" defer></script>

The key YOUR_ACCESS_KEY is a placeholder to replace with your form’s public key. The code contains no server key or destination address.

Understand the processing chain

The form posts to an HTTPS endpoint. The server validates the schema, applies abuse and quota controls, stores an accepted submission, and schedules eligible notifications.

Each boundary has its own state. A browser confirmation should describe storage, while delivery history describes provider acceptance, delivery, bounce, or a setup problem.

Compare the available approaches

mailto opens a visitor's mail application and is unsuitable for dependable structured intake. A custom backend provides control but requires secure delivery and operations. A hosted backend supplies the endpoint and workflow while your page keeps its design.

Verify a real message

Send a recognizable test, find it in the private inbox, inspect the recipient and provider event, then confirm arrival in a controlled destination inbox. Record failures at the boundary where they occur.