# Self notifications

Get an email every time someone submits your form.

## Self notifications

Email yourself or your team whenever someone submits your form. Customize the subject and body, and optionally attach a PDF of the response.

<h2 id="overview">How it works</h2>

Self notifications alert you every time a submission comes in. Turn on **Notify on new submission** in **Form settings → E-mail Notifications**.

What each plan gets:

- **Free and up** — the notification to the workspace owner's address, with a link to the submission.
- **Pro and Business** — extra recipients, the submission PDF attached, a custom subject and body with piped answers, and control over the "View Submission" button.

For the full setup — recipients, custom templates, template variables, and custom email domains — see <a href="/building-forms/form-settings#self-notification">Form settings → Self notification</a>.

> 💡 **Pair with integrations**
> <p>
>     For instant team alerts without email noise, add the <a href="/integrations/slack">Slack</a> or{' '}
>     <a href="/integrations/discord">Discord</a> integration. They fire alongside email notifications, giving your team multiple channels to
>     stay informed.
>   </p>

<h2 id="pdf-attachment">PDF attachment</h2>

Turn on **Attach submission PDF** under **Notify on new submission** to include a PDF copy of the response with every notification email. formbase generates and stores the PDF the moment the respondent submits, so it arrives with the email instantly. Attaching the PDF needs a Pro or Business plan.

The attached PDF uses a snapshot of your published form frozen at submission time. See <a href="/submissions-analytics/exports#per-submission-pdf">Exporting submissions → Per-submission PDF</a> for what it includes.

<h2 id="abandoned-reminder">Reminders are a separate setting</h2>

The same **E-mail Notifications** section has a **Send reminders** switch. It is not about you: it chases people who go quiet — a public-link respondent with an unfinished draft, or a request recipient who hasn't completed. It needs a Pro or Business plan. See <a href="/submissions-analytics/respondent-notifications#abandoned-reminder">Respondent notifications → Reminders</a>.

<h2 id="next-steps">Next steps</h2>

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  - [E-mail notifications setup](/building-forms/form-settings#email-notifications) — Full setup: recipients, templates, variables, PDF
  - [Respondent notifications](/submissions-analytics/respondent-notifications) — Confirmations sent to the person who submitted
  - [Slack integration](/integrations/slack) — Real-time alerts in a Slack channel
  - [Custom email domains](/branding-domains/custom-email-domains) — Send from your own address
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