# How to Track Referrals From Paperform Signups

> Credit every referred Paperform signup to the right referrer. Paste one GrowSurf code block next to your embedded Paperform form. Nothing changes in Paperform.

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Paste one GrowSurf code block next to your embedded Paperform form, and every referred signup is credited to the person who referred them.

Want the full setup walkthrough?

Use these docs for exact setup steps, supported fields, and troubleshooting.

[GrowSurf Paperform setup guide](https://docs.growsurf.com/integrations/paperform) [Paperform embedding guide](https://paperform.co/help/articles/embedding-guide/)

When a referred friend submits the Paperform form on your website, GrowSurf can add them to your referral program and credit the person who sent them. Paperform’s embed code tells your page when someone submits and passes along their answers. A GrowSurf code block on that page picks up the email address and name.

Nothing changes inside Paperform. The same setup works for an affiliate program. There, GrowSurf credits each lead to the affiliate who sent it.

The form must be embedded on your own website with Paperform’s embed code, and it must ask for an email address. The stand-alone paperform.co link does not work.

## Integration Steps

### Open the Paperform setup in GrowSurf

In the Program Editor, go to **Installation** and continue to the step that asks how GrowSurf will know a referred friend signed up. Under *Using a form builder? Prep your form first*, click the Paperform icon.

The GrowSurf installation step that asks how GrowSurf will know a referred friend signed up, with a row of form builder iconsThe form builder icons sit under the question in Program Editor > 5. Installation.

The **Prep your form** window opens with Paperform selected. Keep it open while you work. It lists every step and holds the code you paste later.

The GrowSurf Prep your form window with Paperform selected, showing the requirements and the first setup stepsPrep your form lists what Paperform needs before you start.

### Check the form asks for an email address

In Paperform, open the form that is embedded on your website and make sure it asks for an email address. Your embed code lives under **Share** > **Embed** if you need to find it again.

### Paste the GrowSurf code next to your embed

Copy the code block from the Prep your form window and paste it on the page where your form is embedded, before the code that loads the form. When someone submits the form, the code reads their email address and name and adds them to your program.

### Finish the installation

Back in GrowSurf, choose **Programmatic** as the way GrowSurf will know a referred friend signed up. Then finish the remaining installation steps.

## Tips

#### Test it with a real referral link

Open your own referral link in a private browser window, then fill out the form. The new person should show up in GrowSurf as referred by you. Visiting the form directly does not add anyone, so test through a referral link.

#### Ask for the email with an Email question

GrowSurf reads the email address from your form’s Email question. If the form has none, it looks for a question with “email” in its wording, then for any answer that looks like an email address.

Recommended Guides

[Tally logo How to Track Referrals From Tally Form Signups Paste one GrowSurf code block next to your embedded Tally form, and every referred signup is credited to the person who referred them. View Guide →](/integration-guides/tally-referral-signup-tracking/) [Typeform logo How to Track Referrals From Typeform Signups Send Typeform respondents to your thank-you page with their answers, and GrowSurf credits every referred signup to the person who referred them. View Guide →](/integration-guides/typeform-referral-signup-tracking/) [Zapier logo How to Sync Referral Leads to Your CRM with Zapier + GrowSurf Use GrowSurf's New Participant trigger in Zapier to create or update CRM records when someone joins your referral program. View Guide →](/integration-guides/zapier-referral-crm-sync/)

## FAQ

#### Does this work on Paperform’s free plan?

Yes. Paperform includes embedding on every plan, including Free.

#### Can I use a plain iframe instead of Paperform’s embed code?

No. The submission message comes from Paperform’s own embed code, so a plain iframe never tells your page that someone submitted.

#### Will people who were not referred be added?

No. The code adds someone only when GrowSurf can tell who referred them. A visitor who found your Paperform form on their own is not added to your program.

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