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Set an Access Code for a Form

An access code is a unique code the recipient must enter before they can open the form. Use it when the link alone should not be enough to view or complete the document.

What the form settings access code does

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When you set an access code in the form’s settings:

  • Template form: it is template-wide. FillFaster applies it automatically to every submission link created from that template, and to direct access to the template itself.
  • Single-use form: the same setting is available. It applies to that form and its submission link. See How to Create and Send Single-Use Forms.

Anyone who opens those URLs is asked for the code before they can fill or sign.

Leave the field empty if you do not want this extra step.

Set the access code

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  1. Sign in to the FillFaster dashboard.
  2. Open the form and go to Edit Form.
  3. In form settings, find Set Access Code.
  4. Enter a unique code in the Access Code field.
  5. Save or update the form.

Share the code with the recipient through a separate channel (email, SMS, WhatsApp, or a phone call). Do not put the code in the same message as the form link if you want the extra protection to matter.

Use the access code via API

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The same access_code field is available on the REST API. You need an API token.

  • Template-wide (same as form settings): read settings with Get form settings (GET /v1/form/{form_id}/settings) and write them with Update form settings (POST /v1/form/update-settings)
  • One new submission: pass access_code on Create a submission (POST /v1/createSubmission)
  • One existing submission: pass data.access_code on Update submission (POST /v1/submission/update)

For request bodies and examples, use the interactive API reference and fillfaster-openapi.json. Search for access_code.

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