Hydrogen Contact Form Metaobject

Overview

Hydrogen Contact Form is a feature provided by the Hydrogen stack, Shopify’s headless commerce system. It allows users to add a simple contact form to their website and manage the creation of contact form entries. This article provides a guide on how to install and set up the contact form.

Features

• Simple contact form creation
• Management of contact form metaobject entries
• Integration with Shopify’s full stack web framework, Remix
• Includes Remix, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Shopify CLI, ESLint, Prettier, GraphQL generator, TypeScript, and JavaScript flavors
• Minimal setup of components and routes

Installation

To install the Hydrogen Contact Form, follow these steps:

1. Ensure you have Node.js version 16.14.0 or higher installed.
2. Update the .env file with your shop’s domain and Storefront API token.
3. Add the following additional environment variables:
   • PRIVATE_ADMIN_API_TOKEN: string (restrict the scope of this token to metaobjects write only)
   • PRIVATE_ADMIN_API_VERSION: string
4. Build for production by running the necessary commands.
5. Start local development.

Summary

The Hydrogen Contact Form is a useful feature provided by Shopify’s headless commerce system. It allows users to easily add a contact form to their website and manage the entries submitted through the form. The installation process is straightforward and requires a few steps to set up the necessary environment variables and build for production. With the Hydrogen Contact Form, users can enhance their website’s functionality and improve customer interaction.