Lead Capture & Resource Download Form
A high-converting lead magnet and gated resource capture form built for modern SaaS and developer marketing. Seamlessly exchanges name, work email, and optional company details for an instant PDF download, while triggering automated welcome emails and subscriber sync via Backforms.
Instant resource / whitepaper PDF download trigger
Work email and company domain capture
Autoresponder email delivery integration
Invisible honeypot (_gotcha) spam trap
Automatic lead sync to HubSpot, Mailchimp & Sheets
Live Form PreviewComponent Sandbox
2026 Serverless Architecture & Cost Benchmark
A 42-page technical report analyzing cold starts, spam mitigation costs, and webhook throughput across 100M+ real-world submissions.
Pre-configured for Backforms endpoint with automated autoresponder email & PDF dispatch
Honeypot anti-spam active
Zero backend neededstyle="color:#9ece6a;">"use client";
import { useState } from style="color:#9ece6a;">"react";
import { Download, Check, AlertCircle, FileText, ArrowRight } from style="color:#9ece6a;">"lucide-react";
export default function LeadCaptureDownloadForm() {
const [formData, setFormData] = useState({
name: style="color:#9ece6a;">"",
email: style="color:#9ece6a;">"",
company: style="color:#9ece6a;">"",
});
const [status, setStatus] = useState<style="color:#9ece6a;">"idle" | style="color:#9ece6a;">"loading" | style="color:#9ece6a;">"success" | style="color:#9ece6a;">"error">(style="color:#9ece6a;">"idle");
const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState(style="color:#9ece6a;">"");
async function handleSubmit(e: React.FormEvent<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">HTMLFormElement>) {
e.preventDefault();
setStatus(style="color:#9ece6a;">"loading");
setErrorMessage(style="color:#9ece6a;">"");
const form = e.currentTarget;
const body = new FormData(form);
try {
style=style="color:#9ece6a;">"color:#565f89;font-style:italic;">// Replace YOUR_FORM_ID with your actual endpoint ID from https://app.backforms.com
const res = await fetch(style="color:#9ece6a;">"https:style="color:#565f89;font-style:italic;style="color:#9ece6a;">">//backforms.com/f/YOUR_FORM_ID", {
method: style="color:#9ece6a;">"POST",
headers: { Accept: style="color:#9ece6a;">"application/json" },
body,
});
if (res.ok) {
setStatus(style="color:#9ece6a;">"success");
} else {
const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
setErrorMessage(data.error || style="color:#9ece6a;">"Failed to process download request. Please try again.");
setStatus(style="color:#9ece6a;">"error");
}
} catch {
setErrorMessage(style="color:#9ece6a;">"Network error occurred. Please check your connection.");
setStatus(style="color:#9ece6a;">"error");
}
}
if (status === style="color:#9ece6a;">"success") {
return (
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"max-w-xl mx-auto p-8 bg-[#0e1217] border border-zinc-800 rounded-2xl text-center space-y-4">
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"size-10 mx-auto rounded-full bg-emerald-950/60 border border-emerald-500/30 flex items-center justify-center text-emerald-400">
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">Check className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"size-5 stroke-[2.5]" />
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">h3 className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"text-xl font-bold text-white">Your Download is Ready</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">h3>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">p className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"text-xs text-zinc-400 max-w-sm mx-auto">
We have sent the PDF link to <style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">strong>{formData.email}</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">strong>. You can also trigger the direct download below.
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">p>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"pt-2 flex justify-center gap-2">
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">a
href=style="color:#9ece6a;">"/downloads/sample-report.pdf"
download
className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"px-5 py-2.5 bg-emerald-400 hover:bg-emerald-300 text-zinc-950 font-bold text-xs rounded-lg transition-colors flex items-center gap-2"
>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">Download className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"size-4" />
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">span>Download PDF Now</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">span>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">a>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
);
}
return (
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"max-w-xl mx-auto p-6 sm:p-8 bg-[#0e1217] border border-zinc-800 rounded-2xl text-zinc-200">
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"flex items-start gap-3 pb-5 border-b border-zinc-800/80 mb-5">
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"size-10 rounded-xl bg-zinc-900 border border-zinc-800 flex items-center justify-center text-emerald-400 shrink-0">
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">FileText className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"size-5" />
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">h2 className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"text-xl font-bold text-white tracking-tight">2026 Serverless Benchmark Report</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">h2>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">p className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"text-xs text-zinc-400 mt-0.5">42-page technical report analyzing throughput, cold starts, and cost metrics.</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">p>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"space-y-4">
{style=style="color:#9ece6a;">"color:#565f89;font-style:italic;">/* Invisible Honeypot Spam Trap */}
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">input type=style="color:#9ece6a;">"text" name=style="color:#9ece6a;">"_gotcha" style={{ display: style="color:#9ece6a;">"none" }} tabIndex={-1} autoComplete=style="color:#9ece6a;">"off" />
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">label className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"block text-xs font-medium text-zinc-300 mb-1">Full Name</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">label>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">input
type=style="color:#9ece6a;">"text"
name=style="color:#9ece6a;">"name"
required
placeholder=style="color:#9ece6a;">"Taylor Mitchell"
value={formData.name}
onChange={(e) => setFormData({ ...formData, name: e.target.value })}
className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"w-full bg-[#151b22] text-zinc-100 border border-zinc-800 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-xs placeholder:text-zinc-500 focus:outline-none focus:border-emerald-500 transition-colors"
/>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">label className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"block text-xs font-medium text-zinc-300 mb-1">Business Email Address</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">label>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">input
type=style="color:#9ece6a;">"email"
name=style="color:#9ece6a;">"email"
required
placeholder=style="color:#9ece6a;">"taylor@company.com"
value={formData.email}
onChange={(e) => setFormData({ ...formData, email: e.target.value })}
className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"w-full bg-[#151b22] text-zinc-100 border border-zinc-800 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-xs placeholder:text-zinc-500 focus:outline-none focus:border-emerald-500 transition-colors"
/>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">label className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"block text-xs font-medium text-zinc-300 mb-1">Company or Team (Optional)</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">label>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">input
type=style="color:#9ece6a;">"text"
name=style="color:#9ece6a;">"company"
placeholder=style="color:#9ece6a;">"Acme Systems, Inc."
value={formData.company}
onChange={(e) => setFormData({ ...formData, company: e.target.value })}
className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"w-full bg-[#151b22] text-zinc-100 border border-zinc-800 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-xs placeholder:text-zinc-500 focus:outline-none focus:border-emerald-500 transition-colors"
/>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
{status === style="color:#9ece6a;">"error" && (
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"p-3 bg-red-950/40 border border-red-500/30 rounded-lg flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-red-300">
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">AlertCircle className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"size-4 shrink-0" />
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">span>{errorMessage}</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">span>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
)}
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">button
type=style="color:#9ece6a;">"submit"
disabled={status === style="color:#9ece6a;">"loading"}
className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"w-full mt-2 bg-emerald-400 hover:bg-emerald-300 text-zinc-950 font-bold text-xs py-2.5 px-4 rounded-lg active:scale-[0.99] transition duration-150 cursor-pointer disabled:opacity-60 flex items-center justify-center gap-2"
>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">Download className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"size-4" />
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">span>{status === style="color:#9ece6a;">"loading" ? style="color:#9ece6a;">"Processing..." : style="color:#9ece6a;">"Get Free Report (Instant PDF)"}</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">span>
<style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">ArrowRight className=style="color:#9ece6a;">"size-3.5" />
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">button>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">form>
</style="color:#f7768e;font-weight:600;">div>
);
}Replace YOUR_FORM_ID with your Backforms key
Connect this component to your Backforms endpoint
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Frequently Asked Questions & Technical Integration
How does Backforms deliver the PDF to the user?
You can configure a Backforms Autoresponder Email with your PDF attachment or download link. As soon as the form payload is submitted, Backforms automatically dispatches the customized confirmation email in <15ms.
Can I automatically sync new leads into HubSpot or Mailchimp?
Yes! Backforms webhooks allow instant 1-click synchronization to Mailchimp, ConvertKit, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, or a Google Sheet via webhooks.
How does the invisible honeypot prevent automated bot downloads?
The form includes a hidden '_gotcha' input that is completely invisible to human users. When spam scrapers and automated bots fill it, Backforms silently drops the submission without exhausting your download quota.