What Is a Public Form and How Do You Use One?

A public form is a form anyone can open and submit without an account. The difference from a survey tool is what happens next: the submission becomes a record inside a live process.

Survey form versus process form

A response file is not a process, and everything that matters happens after submission.

Responses exported to a spreadsheet and handled by hand
No status, so nothing can be tracked
No automation triggered by an answer
Related records created separately, afterwards

What a public form can still do

Capability	What it enables
Conditional fields	Respondents see only what applies
Connected records	Parent and children created in one submission
Embedded content	A PDF, a video, or a scheduling link inside the form
Branding	Your cover, logo, and colours
Automations	Firing the moment it is submitted

How to build one in Jestor

Create the table in Jestor that will hold submissions as records.
Build the form with branding, pagination, and conditionals.
Add connected blocks so related records are created in the same submission.
Generate the public link and distribute it — on your site, by email, or over WhatsApp.
Attach automations so submission triggers the next step.

Why choose Jestor for public forms?

In Jestor, a public form uses the same Super Form engine as internal cards, so conditionals, connected records, and embeds all work on a public link too.

Submissions arrive as records with history and attachments, which means a lead, a candidate, or a supplier captured publicly is immediately workable by the team.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the respondent need an account?

No, public links work without login. See jestor.com.

Can a public form create connected records?

Yes, parent and children in one submission.

Can automations fire on submission?

Yes, immediately.

Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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