---
title: "Require Email Confirmation on a Form"
slug: "require-email-confirmation-on-a-form"
description: "Form builders can add a confirmation email input to an Email element. This requires form submitters to validate that their email address matches their original entry."
updated: 2026-04-02T14:03:40Z
published: 2026-04-02T14:03:40Z
canonical: "www.civicplus.help/require-email-confirmation-on-a-form"
---

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# Require Email Confirmation on a Form

Form builders can add a confirmation email input to an Email element. This requires form submitters to validate that their email address matches their original entry.

![A Confirm Email Address field on a form.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/17dc564a-8310-4f61-b929-1bd73b36e158/Images/Documentation/Confirm%20Email%20Address%20Field%20-%20PADS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A07%3A58Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A07%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LGw0%2FtceLOSflUQw0yvRl18l7Q13CxmJ%2FOid%2BLH88ck%3D)

## Instructions

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1. [Sign in to your site](/process-automation/docs/sign-in-to-your-site)
2. Navigate to the **Forms** tab and select the applicable form or [create a new form](/process-automation/docs/create-and-manage-forms) ![The Forms tab in the left navigation menu with a form selected on the page.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/17dc564a-8310-4f61-b929-1bd73b36e158/Images/Documentation/Select Form - PADS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A07%3A58Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A07%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LGw0%2FtceLOSflUQw0yvRl18l7Q13CxmJ%2FOid%2BLH88ck%3D)
3. On the **Builder** tab, add an **Email** element to your form ![The Email element selected on the Element Types menu.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/17dc564a-8310-4f61-b929-1bd73b36e158/Images/Documentation/Select%20Email%20Element%20Type%20-%20PADS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A07%3A58Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A07%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LGw0%2FtceLOSflUQw0yvRl18l7Q13CxmJ%2FOid%2BLH88ck%3D)
4. Add a **Label** for the element ![The Label field on the Email Element.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/17dc564a-8310-4f61-b929-1bd73b36e158/Images/Documentation/Email%20Element%20Label%20-%20PADS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A07%3A58Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A07%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LGw0%2FtceLOSflUQw0yvRl18l7Q13CxmJ%2FOid%2BLH88ck%3D)
5. Expand the **Advanced** section and enable the **Requires confirmation** toggle ![Email field with the requires confirmation toggle enabled.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/17dc564a-8310-4f61-b929-1bd73b36e158/Images/Documentation/Email%20Requires%20Confirmation%20-%20PADS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A07%3A58Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A07%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LGw0%2FtceLOSflUQw0yvRl18l7Q13CxmJ%2FOid%2BLH88ck%3D)
6. Click **Save** on the form ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/17dc564a-8310-4f61-b929-1bd73b36e158/Images/Documentation/Save Form Builder - PADS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A07%3A58Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A07%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LGw0%2FtceLOSflUQw0yvRl18l7Q13CxmJ%2FOid%2BLH88ck%3D)
7. The **confirm email** field will now display ![Form field for email address.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/17dc564a-8310-4f61-b929-1bd73b36e158/Images/Documentation/Preview%20Confirm%20Email%20Field%20-%20PADS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A07%3A58Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A07%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LGw0%2FtceLOSflUQw0yvRl18l7Q13CxmJ%2FOid%2BLH88ck%3D)

> [!WARNING]
> **Note**:
> 
> The confirmation field name will use the label you added to your email element.