Plugins like WP Webhooks, Uncanny Automator, AutomatorWP, or Bit Integrations let you trigger actions (including external API calls) based on events in WordPress, including form submissions. These are broader automation tools rather than form-specific APIs.
They’re good if you want cross-plugin automations (for example, send form data to CRM and update a membership profile). They often require a slightly different setup than a dedicated form-to-API solution.
I chose Contact Form to Any API because it makes connecting WordPress forms to custom APIs simple and reliable. I can map fields, add headers, control payloads, and even store submissions locally. Compared to generic webhook or automation plugins, it’s purpose-built for API integrations and gives me the control I need without extra middleware.
Hey Product Hunt!
I’m the maker of Contact Form to Any API, a WordPress plugin we built to solve a problem we kept running into again and again.
Most form plugins lock you into limited integrations. We wanted a simple way to send form submissions to any API - with full control over headers, payloads, authentication, and structure.
This plugin is especially useful if you’re:
– A developer building custom workflows
– An agency connecting client forms to internal systems
– A business using custom CRMs or backend services
We’d love your feedback, feature requests, or questions - happy to answer anything
Thanks for checking it out
I’m a marketer, not a developer.
I just wanted form submissions to land where my campaigns actually run.
Contact Form To Any API started as a fix for our own + client workflows where we were kind of going in circles tracking every lead form coming in. This plugin made the whole process super breezy! Just connect it with your CF7 form, and it leads the data straight into CRMs, APIs and tools of your choice, without relying on inboxes.
Have had a great experience with this over the last few months, and convinced my team to launch it here for it to get the love it totally deserves!
This is great!
You folks seem to have solved a manually intensive task of transferring payload data of forms between multiple systems. Congratulations!
However, I do feel that it shouldn't have been primarily a WordPress plugin. I mean, people/companies barely use WordPress plugins these days. A full-fledged widget would be much better, so what happens is you give people the flexibility to install your widget on any CMS/custom site of their choice, and you offer them a dashboard to manage the API connection (transfer form data) with Mailchimp, Slack, etc.
Please take a look at @helga_impalpable's online form builder by @Elfsight. It makes it easy even for non-tech users to connect form data with Mailchimp, Zapier, Sheets, etc. But yeah, it's a totally different platform so I am not comparing, don't worry.
Of course, I liked what you built. Just thought to share a broader perspective for your future roadmap. Cheers!