List forms
Forms in your account with ID, name, folder and submission count.
MCP tool formstack_read → list_forms
read
Lists the forms your Formstack login can open, with name, folder and how many submissions each holds. Filter by part of the name or by folder. Forms in the Archived Forms folder come with that folder name. Use the form ID with every other tool. Pass next_cursor back as cursor for the next page.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query string | string | Only forms whose name contains this text. |
| folder_id string | string | Only forms in this folder, from list_folders. |
| cursor string | string | Next page cursor from the previous call. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "formstack_read",
"arguments": {
"operation": "list_forms",
"arguments": {}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"forms": [
{
"form_id": "5128834",
"name": "Event registration",
"folder": "Events",
"submissions": 42,
"created_at": "2026-08-14T10:12:00Z"
},
{
"form_id": "5071209",
"name": "Contact us",
"folder": "Uncategorized",
"submissions": 318,
"created_at": "2026-03-02T08:40:00Z"
}
],
"next_cursor": null
},
"isError": false
}