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# Submit Public Form

POST https://forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Submit a public form — authenticated by Laravel's signed-URL middleware (no Bearer / pb-ectlid headers). All three URL params come from the Create Public Link response.

Reference: https://docs.itspropel.com/propel-biz/33-forms/08-public-links/submit-public-form

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: PropelBiz
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions:
    post:
      operationId: submit-public-form
      summary: Submit Public Form
      description: >-
        Submit a public form — authenticated by Laravel's signed-URL middleware
        (no Bearer / pb-ectlid headers). All three URL params come from the
        Create Public Link response.
      tags:
        - subpackage_33Forms.subpackage_33Forms/08PublicLinks
      parameters:
        - name: expires
          in: query
          description: >-
            Set by the Create Public Link test script — expiry on the submit
            signed URL (Laravel signs each URL separately, so this differs from
            the GET signature)
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: signature
          in: query
          description: >-
            Set by the Create Public Link test script — HMAC signature for the
            submit URL
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/33 Forms_08 Public Links_Submit Public
                  Form_Response_200
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                notes:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: nullable|string — free-form submission notes'
                submittable_id:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required: UUID (or numeric id) of the consuming record the
                    submission belongs to — type must match the
                    FormTemplate.assigned_to_type (e.g. work_order, customer,
                    equipment)
                submitter_name:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: nullable|string|max:255 — name of the public
                    submitter (recipient identification on public links)
                submitter_email:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: nullable|email|max:255 — email of the public
                    submitter
                answers[0][value]:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: nullable|mixed — the answer value (string, number,
                    array, etc. depending on field_type)
                answers[0][field_id]:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required with `answers`: UUID (or numeric id) of the
                    FormField the answer is for
                answers[0][file_references]:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: nullable|array — uploaded-file references for
                    file-type fields
              required:
                - notes
                - submittable_id
                - submitter_name
                - submitter_email
                - answers[0][value]
                - answers[0][field_id]
                - answers[0][file_references]
servers:
  - url: https:/
components:
  schemas:
    33 Forms_08 Public Links_Submit Public Form_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties: {}
      description: Empty response body
      title: 33 Forms_08 Public Links_Submit Public Form_Response_200

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://https/forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions"

querystring = {"expires":"{{public_submit_expires}}","signature":"{{public_submit_signature}}"}

payload = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"notes\"\r\n\r\nPlease review the attached form submission for accuracy.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submittable_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-7b4d-4f8a-9c2e-123456789abc\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_name\"\r\n\r\nJane Doe\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_email\"\r\n\r\njane.doe@example.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][value]\"\r\n\r\nCompleted all required fields successfully.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][field_id]\"\r\n\r\nf7e8d9c0-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][file_references]\"\r\n\r\nfile_ref_987654321\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"
headers = {"Content-Type": "multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001"}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://https/forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions?expires=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_expires%7D%7D&signature=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_signature%7D%7D';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('notes', 'Please review the attached form submission for accuracy.');
form.append('submittable_id', 'a3f1c9e2-7b4d-4f8a-9c2e-123456789abc');
form.append('submitter_name', 'Jane Doe');
form.append('submitter_email', 'jane.doe@example.com');
form.append('answers[0][value]', 'Completed all required fields successfully.');
form.append('answers[0][field_id]', 'f7e8d9c0-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678');
form.append('answers[0][file_references]', 'file_ref_987654321');

const options = {method: 'POST'};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://https/forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions?expires=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_expires%7D%7D&signature=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_signature%7D%7D"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"notes\"\r\n\r\nPlease review the attached form submission for accuracy.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submittable_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-7b4d-4f8a-9c2e-123456789abc\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_name\"\r\n\r\nJane Doe\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_email\"\r\n\r\njane.doe@example.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][value]\"\r\n\r\nCompleted all required fields successfully.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][field_id]\"\r\n\r\nf7e8d9c0-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][file_references]\"\r\n\r\nfile_ref_987654321\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://https/forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions?expires=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_expires%7D%7D&signature=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_signature%7D%7D")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"notes\"\r\n\r\nPlease review the attached form submission for accuracy.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submittable_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-7b4d-4f8a-9c2e-123456789abc\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_name\"\r\n\r\nJane Doe\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_email\"\r\n\r\njane.doe@example.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][value]\"\r\n\r\nCompleted all required fields successfully.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][field_id]\"\r\n\r\nf7e8d9c0-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][file_references]\"\r\n\r\nfile_ref_987654321\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://https/forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions?expires=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_expires%7D%7D&signature=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_signature%7D%7D")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"notes\"\r\n\r\nPlease review the attached form submission for accuracy.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submittable_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-7b4d-4f8a-9c2e-123456789abc\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_name\"\r\n\r\nJane Doe\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_email\"\r\n\r\njane.doe@example.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][value]\"\r\n\r\nCompleted all required fields successfully.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][field_id]\"\r\n\r\nf7e8d9c0-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][file_references]\"\r\n\r\nfile_ref_987654321\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://https/forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions?expires=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_expires%7D%7D&signature=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_signature%7D%7D', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'notes',
        'contents' => 'Please review the attached form submission for accuracy.'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'submittable_id',
        'contents' => 'a3f1c9e2-7b4d-4f8a-9c2e-123456789abc'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'submitter_name',
        'contents' => 'Jane Doe'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'submitter_email',
        'contents' => 'jane.doe@example.com'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'answers[0][value]',
        'contents' => 'Completed all required fields successfully.'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'answers[0][field_id]',
        'contents' => 'f7e8d9c0-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'answers[0][file_references]',
        'contents' => 'file_ref_987654321'
    ]
  ]
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://https/forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions?expires=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_expires%7D%7D&signature=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_signature%7D%7D");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"notes\"\r\n\r\nPlease review the attached form submission for accuracy.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submittable_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9e2-7b4d-4f8a-9c2e-123456789abc\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_name\"\r\n\r\nJane Doe\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"submitter_email\"\r\n\r\njane.doe@example.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][value]\"\r\n\r\nCompleted all required fields successfully.\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][field_id]\"\r\n\r\nf7e8d9c0-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"answers[0][file_references]\"\r\n\r\nfile_ref_987654321\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "notes",
    "value": "Please review the attached form submission for accuracy."
  ],
  [
    "name": "submittable_id",
    "value": "a3f1c9e2-7b4d-4f8a-9c2e-123456789abc"
  ],
  [
    "name": "submitter_name",
    "value": "Jane Doe"
  ],
  [
    "name": "submitter_email",
    "value": "jane.doe@example.com"
  ],
  [
    "name": "answers[0][value]",
    "value": "Completed all required fields successfully."
  ],
  [
    "name": "answers[0][field_id]",
    "value": "f7e8d9c0-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678"
  ],
  [
    "name": "answers[0][file_references]",
    "value": "file_ref_987654321"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://https/forms/public/%7Bpublic_token%7D/submissions?expires=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_expires%7D%7D&signature=%7B%7Bpublic_submit_signature%7D%7D")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```