asksteps_create_form
asksteps: create a new form in the connected account
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Creates a new form in the connected asksteps account from a structure of steps and fields. Requires "forms:write". The form is created but NOT published — publishing stays with the person who owns the account. Do not use this to rebuild a PDF: asksteps_analyze_pdf only shows you part of a document, so the copy would be silently incomplete. For a PDF, tell the user to import it in the asksteps studio, where the fields stay wired to the original document.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| spec | object | yes | The form to create: name, steps and fields. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"spec": {
"description": "The form to create: name, steps and fields.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"description": "Name of the form, shown to the person who opens it. Keep it short and concrete.",
"type": "string"
},
"themeId": {
"description": "Design preset id, e.g. \"classic\" or \"midnight\". Call asksteps_list_themes for the list. Leave empty to keep the form's current design (or the default on a new form). An unknown id is rejected — it is never silently replaced by the default.",
"type": "string"
},
"settings": {
"description": "Form-wide settings. Omit to leave them as they are.",
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"submitLabel": {
"description": "Label of the submit button. Empty keeps the current one.",
"type": "string"
},
"progressBar": {
"description": "Show a progress bar across the steps. Omit to leave unchanged.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"leadConfirmation": {
"description": "Send a confirmation email to the person who filled in the form. Off by default. Only switch this on when the user explicitly asks for it — the address is unverified.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
}
}
},
"screens": {
"description": "The pages shown before and after the form. Omit to leave them as they are.",
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"intro": {
"description": "Optional page shown BEFORE the first step. Set enabled = true to show it.",
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"enabled": {
"description": "Whether the page is shown. Only meaningful for the intro page; success and dismiss are always shown when reached.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"confetti": {
"description": "Confetti animation. Success page only.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"blocks": {
"description": "The blocks of the page, top to bottom.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"description": "Block type. One of: \"heading\", \"text\", \"button\", \"divider\".",
"type": "string"
},
"text": {
"description": "The text of the block. For \"button\" this is its label. Ignored for \"divider\".",
"type": "string"
},
"variant": {
"description": "Style variant of the block, e.g. \"neutral\" or \"accent\". Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"href": {
"description": "Where a \"button\" leads. Leave empty on the intro page — there the button starts the form instead of following a link.",
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"success": {
"description": "Page shown after a successful submission.",
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"enabled": {
"description": "Whether the page is shown. Only meaningful for the intro page; success and dismiss are always shown when reached.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"confetti": {
"description": "Confetti animation. Success page only.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"blocks": {
"description": "The blocks of the page, top to bottom.",
"$ref": "#/properties/spec/properties/screens/properties/intro/properties/blocks",
"items": {}
}
}
},
"dismiss": {
"description": "Page shown when a funnel ends in dismissal. Funnels only — a form has no such exit.",
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"enabled": {
"description": "Whether the page is shown. Only meaningful for the intro page; success and dismiss are always shown when reached.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"confetti": {
"description": "Confetti animation. Success page only.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"blocks": {
"description": "The blocks of the page, top to bottom.",
"$ref": "#/properties/spec/properties/screens/properties/intro/properties/blocks",
"items": {}
}
}
}
}
},
"steps": {
"description": "The steps of the form. Each step becomes one page with back/next navigation. Group fields that belong together; three to eight fields per step reads well.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"description": "Heading of the step. Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"description": "One sentence under the heading explaining what this step asks for. Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"fields": {
"description": "The fields of this step, in the order they should appear.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"description": "Field type. One of: \"text\" (single line), \"text-area\" (multi-line), \"number\", \"date\", \"time\", \"select\" (dropdown, needs options), \"checkbox-group\" (multiple choice, needs options), \"boolean\" (single yes/no checkbox), \"file\" (upload), \"signature\" (drawn signature), \"contact\" (the built-in contact block: name, email, phone — use this instead of building those three by hand), \"text-block\" (explanatory text, not an input), \"table\" (a grid to fill in), \"image-choice\" (a picture to pick), \"image\", \"video\".",
"type": "string"
},
"label": {
"description": "Label shown above the field. For text-block, this is the text itself.",
"type": "string"
},
"placeholder": {
"description": "Placeholder or helper text inside the field. Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"required": {
"description": "Whether the person must fill this in. Ignored for \"text-block\" (it asks nothing) and for \"contact\" (that block carries its own per-field settings).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"options": {
"description": "Selectable values. Required for \"select\" and \"checkbox-group\", ignored otherwise.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"width": {
"description": "Width in a 12-column grid: 12 = full width (default), 6 = half, 4 = third. Put short related fields like first and last name side by side with 6 and 6.",
"type": "integer"
},
"rowTitle": {
"description": "Group heading placed above this field. A non-empty value also starts a new row, so this is how you split a step into named sections.",
"type": "string"
},
"min": {
"description": "Lowest accepted value. A number for \"number\", HH:mm for \"time\". Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"max": {
"description": "Highest accepted value. A number for \"number\", HH:mm for \"time\". Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"decimals": {
"description": "Decimal places for \"number\". Optional.",
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"unit": {
"description": "Unit shown next to a \"number\", e.g. \"EUR\" or \"kg\". Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"variant": {
"description": "Role of a \"text-block\": \"body\", \"lead\" or \"note\". Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"icon": {
"description": "Icon name for a \"boolean\" tile. Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"mediaUrl": {
"description": "Absolute https URL of the picture or video, for \"image\", \"video\" and \"image-choice\". You cannot upload files here — point at something already online, or let the user add the file in the asksteps studio.",
"type": "string"
},
"tableRows": {
"description": "Row labels of a \"table\".",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"tableColumns": {
"description": "Column labels of a \"table\".",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"contactFields": {
"description": "The sub-fields of a \"contact\" block, in order. Leave empty to keep the default set (salutation, first name, last name, email, phone).",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"key": {
"description": "Field key. A standard one — \"anrede\", \"name\", \"lastname\", \"email\", \"phone\", \"address\", \"postcode\", \"city\" — or your own name for a custom field.",
"type": "string"
},
"label": {
"description": "Label. Empty on a standard field keeps the translated default; required on a custom one.",
"type": "string"
},
"placeholder": {
"description": "Placeholder inside the field. Optional.",
"type": "string"
},
"enabled": {
"description": "Whether the field is shown at all.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"required": {
"description": "Whether it must be filled in.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"type": {
"description": "Type of a CUSTOM field: \"text\", \"textarea\", \"email\", \"phone\", \"number\", \"date\", \"select\", \"checkbox\". Ignored for the standard keys.",
"type": "string"
},
"options": {
"description": "Selectable values for a custom \"select\" field.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"width": {
"description": "Width in the contact block's own grid: \"full\", \"twothirds\", \"half\" or \"third\".",
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"consentText": {
"description": "Consent checkbox text under a \"contact\" block. Empty means no checkbox.",
"type": "string"
},
"consentRequired": {
"description": "Whether that consent checkbox must be ticked. Only meaningful with ConsentText.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"spec"
]
}