Hey everyone,
I’ve been trying to set up some extra security for my Airtable forms, but I’m hitting a roadblock. I was hoping to add a CAPTCHA at the end of the form to prevent spam submissions.
I specifically looked into using Cloudflare Turnstile, but I couldn’t find any way to integrate it. Does anyone know if there are any CAPTCHA options available for Airtable forms that I might have missed?
I’m open to alternatives too. Maybe there’s another way to verify human submissions that works well with Airtable? Any tips or suggestions would be really helpful.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I’ve dealt with this exact issue before, and while Airtable doesn’t offer built-in CAPTCHA, I found a pretty clever workaround. What I did was create a simple math question at the end of my form. Something like ‘What’s 2+3?’ It’s not foolproof, but it definitely cut down on bot submissions. For a more robust solution, I eventually switched to using Zapier to connect my Airtable form to a spam-checking service. It took a bit of setup, but now it automatically filters out suspicious entries. The best part is that it’s all happening behind the scenes, so the user experience isn’t affected. If you’re willing to put in a bit more work, you could also look into custom scripting. With some JavaScript knowledge, you can add your own CAPTCHA-like functionality. It’s not as straightforward as a plug-and-play solution, but it gives you full control over the security measures.
While Airtable doesn’t natively support CAPTCHA, there are workarounds. I’ve had success using JotForm as an intermediary. It offers robust CAPTCHA options and integrates well with Airtable. You build your form in JotForm, add CAPTCHA, then connect it to your Airtable base. This method has drastically reduced spam submissions for me.
Another approach I’ve used is implementing a simple ‘honeypot’ field. It’s a hidden field in your form that humans won’t see or fill out, but bots often do. You can then filter out submissions where this field isn’t empty. It’s not foolproof, but it’s helped cut down on automated spam without affecting genuine users.
Both methods require some setup, but they’ve been effective in my experience.
hey, i’ve had some luck with this: use a simple math question like ‘whats 5+3?’ at the end of your form. it’s not perfect but stops many bots. or link airtable to a spam-checker via zapier for added filtering. best wishes!