Protect your GetResponse form from bots

Allow plain HTML signups

Where: GetResponse›Contacts›Lists

In GetResponse, click Contacts in the top bar. Next to your list, click ⋮ (1) and choose Settings. Open the Subscription tab (2). Turn off Disable plain HTML form signups (3), then click Save subscription settings.

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You should see: Subscription settings saved, with Disable plain HTML form signups switched off.

Copy your list token

Where: GetResponse›Contacts›List settings

Open the General tab. Under List name, copy the short code after List token: (1). Leave out the List ID that follows it.

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You should see: A short code of letters and numbers, such as aB3xz.

Add list token and thank-you page

Copy this form code into a text editor and make two changes. First, replace YOUR_LIST_TOKEN with your list token, keeping the quotes around it. Second, set your thank-you page: put its full address, such as https://www.example.com/thank-you, between the quotes after thankyou_url. If you leave it empty, subscribers see GetResponse's own page. The code has simple styling built in: labels above full-width boxes and a blue button. To match your site, change the colours and sizes in the <style> block, or delete the block and style the sk-form classes in your own CSS.

<style>
  .sk-form { max-width: 480px; }
  .sk-form-label { display: block; margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.4; }
  .sk-form-input { display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 16px; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid #c5cbd3; border-radius: 6px; background: #fff; color: #1f2937; font: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4; }
  .sk-form-input:focus { border-color: #2563eb; outline: 2px solid #2563eb; outline-offset: 1px; }
  .sk-form-textarea { min-height: 120px; resize: vertical; }
  .sk-form-button { display: inline-block; padding: 12px 24px; border: 0; border-radius: 6px; background: #2563eb; color: #fff; font: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; }
  .sk-form-button:hover { background: #1d4ed8; }
</style>
<form class="sk-form" action="https://app.getresponse.com/add_subscriber.html" accept-charset="utf-8" method="post">
  <input type="hidden" name="campaign_token" value="YOUR_LIST_TOKEN">
  <input type="hidden" name="thankyou_url" value="">
  <input type="hidden" name="start_day" value="0">
  <label class="sk-form-label" for="gr_name">Name</label>
  <input class="sk-form-input" type="text" id="gr_name" name="name">
  <label class="sk-form-label" for="gr_email">Email</label>
  <input class="sk-form-input" type="email" id="gr_email" name="email" required>
  <button class="sk-form-button" type="submit">Subscribe</button>
</form>

You should see: The code with your list token in value="…" after campaign_token.

Paste it into the Setup Wizard

Where: SpamKill Console›Setup Wizard

In the SpamKill Console, click Setup Wizard in the sidebar. If your site isn't on WordPress, click No under Is your website developed in WordPress?. Paste the form code with your list token into the box (1).

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You should see: Tips under the box, then Please select the email field input showing email.

Generate the protected code

Where: SpamKill Console›Setup Wizard

Click Generate Protected Code. SpamKill asks you to check the email field: it should be email (1). Click Yes, protect my form (2).

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You should see: Replace the existing code with this code on your website, above your protected code.

Put the code on your page

Where: Your website editor

Copy the protected code. Open the page for your signup form in your website editor and paste the code where the form should go, replacing any old GetResponse form code. Save and publish the page. Then click Next in the wizard.

You should see: Your page shows the Name and Email boxes and a blue Subscribe button.

Test it twice

Open your page in a private window. Submit the form with [email protected] (1). Then submit it again with an address whose inbox you can open. GetResponse shows its confirmation page (2), or your own page if you set thankyou_url, and the address appears in Contacts (3). With double opt-in, it appears after the link in GetResponse's email is clicked.

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You should see: Your request has been received (or your own thank-you page) after the second try.

Create your SpamKill form

Where: SpamKill Console›Form Builder›Forms

In the SpamKill Console, open Form Builder and click Create form. On the Build tab, add the fields you want in GetResponse, including an email field. Change colours and fonts on the Design tab.

You should see: Your form's fields on the Build tab.

Set your thank-you page

Where: Form Builder›Your form›Design

On the Design tab, find Confirmation. Choose Redirect to a URL and enter the full address of your thank-you page. To show a message instead, keep Built-in success page or choose Custom thank-you page.

You should see: Your thank-you page's address under Confirmation.

Connect a Make.com webhook

Where: Form Builder›Your form›Deliver

In Make.com, create a scenario that starts with a Custom webhook module and copy the address it gives you. In SpamKill, open your form's Deliver tab, click Make.com under Or deliver to a webhook (Zapier, Make.com, or your own), paste the address and click Connect.

You should see: Make.com as the form's delivery on the Deliver tab.

Send each lead to GetResponse

In your Make scenario, add a GetResponse module after the webhook that adds a contact to your list. Submit your SpamKill form once so Make can see the fields: each one arrives under a key named after its label, such as email. Map the email and any other fields, then turn the scenario on.

You should see: Your test submission as a new contact in your list in GetResponse.

Publish and add it to your page

Where: Form Builder›Your form›Embed

On the Deliver tab, click Publish form. On the Embed tab, click Copy, then paste the code on your page where the form should appear, replacing any old form code. Publish the page and submit the form once with your own details.

You should see: Your thank-you page after you submit.