By default, all your Formstack form submissions are saved in the database; however, this feature can be disabled.
To access this feature, navigate to the form's Settings page and choose the General option. Under Advanced Settings, check Do not save data in the database and confirm the action.
Limitations of not saving in the database
By choosing to not save submissions in the database you will not be able to view form submission data in your account. Here are some additional things to keep in mind:
- When this selection is made, data sent to integrations will be viewed as normal.
- Data can still be sent to a designated email address if needed.
- If you stop saving your form data to the database, your existing submissions will remain in the database and can still be viewed.
- All future data captured on the associated form will NOT be saved.
- This change is made in the settings of each individual form and will not impact other forms in your account.
- Cannot re-run integrations to submissions if you turn this off.
- Cannot attach files collected on the form to Confirmation or Notification emails unless you are also utilizing a third-party file storage system such as Dropbox or Box.net.
Enable Data Storage
If you wish to turn on data storage, navigate back to the form's settings page and choose Save data in the database from the General tab.
Submissions submitted during the time the feature was disabled will not populate in the submission table. Please see here for how to import submissions captured outside of the Formstack Submission Table.