Get form settings
Access settings and email notifications of a form.
MCP tool fillout_read → get_form_settings
read
Returns the Access settings of one form (closed, open date, expiration date, submission limit, closed message) and its self-email notifications. Use it before update_form_access or set_email_notifications to see what is set now.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| form_id string required | string | Form ID from list_forms. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "fillout_read",
"arguments": {
"operation": "get_form_settings",
"arguments": {
"form_id": "form_8c41d2"
}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"form_id": "tD6wNs3hLz8P",
"access": {
"closed": false,
"open_date": null,
"expiration_date": "2026-11-15T23:59:00+01:00",
"submission_limit": null,
"closed_message": null
},
"self_email_notifications": {
"enabled": true,
"emails": [
"events@acme.example"
]
}
},
"isError": false
}