Default values for hidden form fields

[Jason_Yee]

Currently any fields that are hidden on a form will be empty when the form is submitted. It would be nice to be able to set hidden form fields to a default value.

For example, let’s say I have a “wizards” table:
Name | House | Level
Harry P | Gryffindor | 1
Ron W | Gryffindor | 1

And I have a wizard form that asks for Name and House, but Level is hidden.

I would like all form submissions to automatically enter 1 for the level. I do NOT want this field shown or to use the prefill_ method because that would let people set their own level—and we all know that Malfoy kid would set it to 5 or something inappropriate.

At the moment, the only way I can do this is to use an external form system and an integration like Zapier which lets me set the default when mapping to Airtable.

[Niels_Bosma]

This would be a very useful feature that would allow me to create non-anonymous surveys using Airtable. Please implement this.

[Annie_Legge]

Airtable, please please add this feature! We also need it!

[Joel_Kockerols]

Without this feature the form can’t be shared with coherence & security.

I need grave.

thx

[Russell_Bishop1]

This would really help us with our Hiring

[Sergey_Dmitriev]

I would love to have this one too

[Santiago_Bravo]

This is the last step to be able to use Airtable for every form we need. Hope it gets developed soon.

[Moe]

We’ve built a custom form for Airtable and it supports prefilling hidden fields.

miniExtensions

Prefill Hidden Airtable Fields in miniExtensions Form

With miniExtensions form, you have to choice to allow prefilling any field including the hidden ones. It works by using the prefill_fieldName= parameter.

[Lucho_Ibarra_Ca]

Did you try using the prefill link guide?

Airtable - Support

Prefilling a form

When making an Airtable form, you can use prefill_ parameters in the URL of the form to prefill specific fields. Find the URL for the form you wish to prefill. Once you get the form URL, you can ...

[Ibrahim_Islam1]

Annie_Legge:

this

they did but they are saying prefill still allows ppl to edit the values

[Ibrahim_Islam1]

Have you tried using automations?