HTML <button> formaction Attribute

Example

A form with two submit buttons. The first submit button submits the form data to "action_page.php", and the second submits to "action_page2.php":

<form action="/action_page.php" method="get">
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
<button type="submit" formaction="/action_page2.php">Submit to another page</button>
</form>

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Definition and Usage

The formaction attribute specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted. This attribute overrides the form's action attribute.

The formaction attribute is only used for buttons with type="submit".

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute
formaction	9.0	10.0	4.0	5.1	15.0

Syntax

Attribute Values

Value	Description
URL	Specifies where to send the form data. Possible values: An absolute URL - the full address of a page (like href="http://www.example.com/formresult.asp") A relative URL - points to a file within the current site (like href="formresult.asp")

Value

Description

URL

Specifies where to send the form data.

Possible values:

An absolute URL - the full address of a page (like href="http://www.example.com/formresult.asp")
A relative URL - points to a file within the current site (like href="formresult.asp")

❮ HTML <button> tag