Form Sign-Up → Resend Contact & Welcome Email

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "01 \u2013 Contact Form \u2192 Create Contact & Send Welcome Email",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "sticky-overview-01",
      "name": "Overview",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        -240,
        -340
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "content": "## \ud83d\udce7 Contact Form \u2192 Welcome Email\n\n**What this workflow does:**\n1. Displays an n8n-hosted sign-up form\n2. On submission, creates the person as a contact in your Resend audience\n3. Instantly sends them a personalized welcome email\n\n**Trigger:** Form submission\n**Pattern:** Webhook \u2192 Create Record \u2192 Send Email\n\n> Inspired by Gmail \"Send welcome email on sign-up\" workflows, rebuilt for Resend with native contact management.",
        "height": 320,
        "width": 480,
        "color": 1
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "sticky-setup-01",
      "name": "Setup Instructions",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        220,
        -340
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "content": "## \u2699\ufe0f Setup Required\n\n**Step 1 \u2013 Resend credential**\nAdd your Resend API key to both Resend nodes (\"Create Resend Contact\" and \"Send Welcome Email\").\n\n**Step 2 \u2013 Verified sender address**\nIn the \"Send Welcome Email\" node, change `hello@yourcompany.com` to an address from your verified Resend domain.\n\n**Step 3 \u2013 Customize the form**\nEdit \"New Subscriber Sign Up\" to add/remove fields and update the form title and description.\n\n**Step 4 \u2013 Customize the email**\nEdit the HTML in \"Send Welcome Email\" to match your brand colors and content.\n\n> \u2139\ufe0f `continueOnFail` is ON for Create Contact so the welcome email still sends even if the contact already exists.",
        "height": 460,
        "width": 560,
        "color": 3
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "n01-form",
      "name": "New Subscriber Sign Up",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [
        -240,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "formTitle": "Join Our Community",
        "formDescription": "Sign up to receive updates, tips, and exclusive content straight to your inbox.",
        "formFields": {
          "values": [
            {
              "fieldLabel": "First Name",
              "fieldType": "text",
              "requiredField": true,
              "placeholder": "John"
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Last Name",
              "fieldType": "text",
              "requiredField": false,
              "placeholder": "Doe"
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Email",
              "fieldType": "email",
              "requiredField": true,
              "placeholder": "john@example.com"
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Company",
              "fieldType": "text",
              "requiredField": false,
              "placeholder": "Acme Inc (optional)"
            }
          ]
        },
        "responseMode": "formPage",
        "responseText": "You're in! \ud83c\udf89 Check your inbox for your welcome email.",
        "options": {}
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "n01-create-contact",
      "name": "Create Resend Contact",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-resend.resend",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        80,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "contacts",
        "operation": "create",
        "email": "={{$json[\"Email\"]}}",
        "contactCreateFields": {
          "firstName": "={{$json[\"First Name\"]}}",
          "lastName": "={{$json[\"Last Name\"]}}"
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "resendApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "continueOnFail": true
    },
    {
      "id": "n01-send-welcome",
      "name": "Send Welcome Email",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-resend.resend",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        380,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "email",
        "operation": "send",
        "from": "hello@yourcompany.com",
        "to": "={{$node[\"New Subscriber Sign Up\"].json[\"Email\"]}}",
        "subject": "=Welcome to our community, {{$node[\"New Subscriber Sign Up\"].json[\"First Name\"]}}! \ud83c\udf89",
        "useTemplate": false,
        "emailFormat": "html",
        "html": "=<!DOCTYPE html><html><body style=\"margin:0;padding:0;background:#f6f6f9;font-family:sans-serif\"><div style=\"max-width:600px;margin:40px auto;background:#fff;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.08)\"><div style=\"background:#6366f1;padding:32px 40px\"><h1 style=\"color:#fff;margin:0;font-size:28px\">Welcome aboard, {{$node[\"New Subscriber Sign Up\"].json[\"First Name\"]}}! \ud83d\udc4b</h1></div><div style=\"padding:40px\"><p style=\"color:#444;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;margin-top:0\">We're thrilled you've joined our community. Here's what's waiting for you:</p><ul style=\"color:#555;font-size:15px;line-height:2.2;padding-left:20px\"><li>\u2705 Weekly tips and insights directly in your inbox</li><li>\u2705 Early access to new features and announcements</li><li>\u2705 A welcoming community of like-minded people</li></ul><div style=\"margin:32px 0\"><a href=\"https://yourcompany.com/get-started\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#6366f1;color:#fff;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:15px\">Get Started \u2192</a></div><p style=\"color:#888;font-size:13px\">Have a question? Just reply to this email \u2014 we read every message.</p></div><div style=\"background:#f9f9fb;padding:20px 40px;border-top:1px solid #eee\"><p style=\"color:#aaa;font-size:12px;margin:0\">You signed up with {{$node[\"New Subscriber Sign Up\"].json[\"Email\"]}}. <a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#6366f1\">Unsubscribe</a></p></div></div></body></html>",
        "additionalOptions": {
          "tags": {
            "tags": [
              {
                "name": "source",
                "value": "signup-form"
              },
              {
                "name": "type",
                "value": "welcome"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "resendApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "New Subscriber Sign Up": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Create Resend Contact",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Create Resend Contact": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Welcome Email",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "11111111-aaaa-bbbb-cccc-000000000001",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": false
  },
  "id": "resend-ex-01",
  "tags": [
    {
      "id": "tag-resend-examples",
      "name": "resend-example"
    }
  ]
}

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• resendApi

About this workflow

01 – Contact Form → Create Contact & Send Welcome Email. Uses formTrigger, n8n-nodes-resend. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/resend/n8n-nodes-resend/blob/master/examples/01-contact-form-welcome-email.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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