How do I get structured form results?

[saltwind]

Is there a form app that returns the form data in xml or json format?

[Adam7]

I'm not aware of one that does that in specific, though you could check the Weebly App Center to see if there's one that provides that as an option.

[saltwind]

I am a software developer. I have been asked by an NGO to help add a form to their Weebly website. I created a free site so I could learn your tools before editing their site. It looks like your native forms will handle the job - maybe with a little CSS tweaking. 

I looked at the html in the Weebly - View Form Data page and found it held the data in JSON form, for example:

var form_data = [{"weebly_id":"175920024721596437","Date Submitted":"01\/18\/2021 03:42pm","IP Address":"76.11.127.74","Opted In":"0","Length of beach monitored by Sandwatch group (metres)":"100 m","Is this the entire length of the beach?":"No","Typical sea conditions":"Low to moderate (wave height 0.4 - 0.9 m most of the time)","Beach composition":"Mainly mud"}];

I would like to be able to access this data, reformat it and add it to the site. Is it possible to export this data or access it programmatically?

Thanks,

Dave

[Adam7]

I don't believe there's a way to access that from the website itself, @saltwind, since the data is intended to be private to just the site owner. 

[saltwind]

The piece of code I cut out came from the View Form Data screen. This is triggered by the site owner or a site editor. Would it be possible to add an export button for them or have the structured data emailed as an attachment to the owner?

[Adam7 · Accepted solution]

You can export form entries to a CSV (from the account dashboard go to Website > Overview > Form Entries and you'll see a button on the top right). That should download a CSV.

[saltwind]

Excellent! Thanks!