Introduction
# JotForm
Access the JotForm API with managed OAuth authentication. Create and manage forms, retrieve submissions, and manage webhooks.
## Quick Start
```bash # List user forms python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/jotform/user/forms?limit=20') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
## Base URL
``` https://gateway.maton.ai/jotform/{native-api-path} ```
Replace `{native-api-path}` with the actual JotForm API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to `api.jotform.com` and automatically injects your API key.
## Authentication
All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:
``` Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY ```
**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:
```bash export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY" ```
### Getting Your API Key
1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai) 2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings) 3. Copy your API key
## Connection Management
Manage your JotForm connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.
### List Connections
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=jotform&status=ACTIVE') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
### Create Connection
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json data = json.dumps({'app': 'jotform'}).encode() req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
### Get Connection
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
**Response:** ```json { "connection": { "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80", "status": "ACTIVE", "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z", "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z", "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...", "app": "jotform", "metadata": {} } } ```
Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.
### Delete Connection
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
### Specifying Connection
If you have multiple JotForm connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/jotform/user/forms') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.
## API Reference
### User
```bash GET /jotform/user GET /jotform/user/forms?limit=20 GET /jotform/user/submissions?limit=20 GET /jotform/user/usage ```
### Forms
#### Get Form
```bash GET /jotform/form/{formId} ```
#### Get Form Questions
```bash GET /jotform/form/{formId}/questions ```
#### Get Form Submissions
```bash GET /jotform/form/{formId}/submissions?limit=20 ```
With filter:
```bash GET /jotform/form/{formId}/submissions?filter={"created_at:gt":"2024-01-01"} ```
#### Create Form
```bash POST /jotform/user/forms Content-Type: application/json
{ "properties": {"title": "Contact Form"}, "questions": { "1": {"type": "control_textbox", "text": "Name", "name": "name"}, "2": {"type": "control_email", "text": "Email", "name": "email"} } } ```
#### Delete Form
```bash DELETE /jotform/form/{formId} ```
### Submissions
#### Get Submission
```bash GET /jotform/submission/{submissionId} ```
#### Delete Submission
```bash DELETE /jotform/submission/{submissionId} ```
### Webhooks
```bash GET /jotform/form/{formId}/webhooks POST /jotform/form/{formId}/webhooks DELETE /jotform/form/{formId}/webhooks/{webhookIndex} ```
## Question Types
- `control_textbox` - Single line text - `control_textarea` - Multi-line text - `control_email` - Email - `control_phone` - Phone number - `control_dropdown` - Dropdown - `control_radio` - Radio buttons - `control_checkbox` - Checkboxes - `control_datetime` - Date/time picker - `control_fileupload` - File upload
## Filter Syntax
```json {"field:gt":"value"} // Greater than {"field:lt":"value"} // Less than {"field:eq":"value"} // Equal to ```
## Code Examples
### JavaScript
```javascript const response = await fetch( 'https://gateway.maton.ai/jotform/user/forms?limit=10', { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}` } } ); ```
### Python
```python import os import requests
response = requests.get( 'https://gateway.maton.ai/jotform/user/forms', headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}, params={'limit': 10} ) ```
## Notes
- Form IDs are numeric - Pagination uses `limit` and `offset` - Use `orderby` to sort results - IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use `curl -g` when URLs contain brackets (`fields[]`, `sort[]`, `records[]`) to disable glob parsing - IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to `jq` or other commands, environment variables like `$MATON_API_KEY` may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.
## Error Handling
| Status | Meaning | |--------|---------| | 400 | Missing JotForm connection | | 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key | | 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) | | 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from JotForm API |
### Troubleshooting: API Key Issues
1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:
```bash echo $MATON_API_KEY ```
2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:
```bash python <<'EOF' import urllib.request, os, json req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections') req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}') print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2)) EOF ```
### Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name
1. Ensure your URL path starts with `jotform`. For example:
- Correct: `https://gateway.maton.ai/jotform/user/forms` - Incorrect: `https://gateway.maton.ai/user/forms`
## Resources
- [JotForm API Overview](https://api.jotform.com/docs/) - [User Forms](https://api.jotform.com/docs/#user-forms) - [Form Submissions](https://api.jotform.com/docs/#form-id-submissions) - [Webhooks](https://api.jotform.com/docs/#form-id-webhooks) - [Maton Community](https://discord.com/invite/dBfFAcefs2) - [Maton Support](mailto:[email protected])