How do I connect Cognito Forms?

Add the Cognito Forms piece to a flow, then authenticate with API key. Once connected, its 2 triggers and 10 actions are available anywhere in the builder.

What can I automate with Cognito Forms?

"New Entry" can start a flow that runs "Create Entry", and you can chain Cognito Forms together with any of 770+ other apps and AI steps in between.

Can I self-host the Cognito Forms integration?

Yes. Activepieces is fully self-hostable, so you can run the Cognito Forms piece on your own infrastructure with your connections and your data staying in your environment.

Can my AI agent use Cognito Forms as a tool?

Yes. Every piece you connect can be exposed over one Activepieces MCP server, so Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or any MCP client can call Cognito Forms actions as tools.

Cognito Forms integration

Online form builder for collecting and managing submissions.

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Actions: 10
Triggers: 2
Auth: API key
License: MIT, open source
Updated: November 2026

About the Cognito Forms integration

Add the Cognito Forms piece to a flow, connect your account once, and the rest of the builder can read from it and write to it. Because the piece is open source you can run it on our cloud or self-host it, and combine Cognito Forms with 770+ other apps in the same flow.

Triggers

Start a flow the moment something happens in Cognito Forms

Each trigger below can start a flow on its own, either instantly or on a schedule.

New Entry
Triggers when a new form entry is submitted.
1 field
Entry Updated
Triggers when an existing form entry is updated.
1 field

Actions

Everything Activepieces can do in Cognito Forms

Drop any of these into a flow and fill in the fields. No code is required.

Create Entry
Creates a new entry in a form.
2 fields
Update Entry
Updates an existing entry. Fields you leave empty keep their current value.
3 fields
Delete Entry
Permanently deletes an entry. Entries that are already gone are reported as already deleted.
2 fields
Get Entry
Gets an entry by its number or ID.
2 fields
List Forms
Lists the forms the API key can access.
Get Form Schema
Gets the fields of a form: names, types and which are required or read-only.
1 field
Set Form Availability
Opens or closes a form's public link for a date range. Leave both dates empty to make the form always available.
4 fields
Get Entry Document
Generates a document (PDF or Word) for an entry from one of the form's document templates.
3 fields
Download File
Downloads a file uploaded to an entry (from a File Upload or Signature field).
1 field
Custom API Call
Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint
10 fields

Use Cognito Forms in a flow

Connect Cognito Forms once and every trigger and action above is yours to drop into the builder, alongside 770+ other apps. Free to start, on our cloud or your own servers.

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Cognito Forms, answered.

Yes. Activepieces is open source and free to start, and the Cognito Forms piece is included on every plan, from the free cloud tier to any self-hosted deployment.