Four things to know

Hey there, in this email we'd like to introduce you to four powerful Netlify features: 1. Functions This is one of the most powerful things for building fully functional, serverless websites. We call this feature… Functions. (We have an amazing creative team.)   Functions let developers run server-side code without a dedicated server. If you can write simple JavaScript or Go then you can build robust backend applications and APIs and do things such as: Process payments, build or connect to an API, send transactional emails to users, read from or write to a database, and more. The possibilities are endless.   Visit the Functions playground to learn more about Functions and all the ways to use them.   2. Forms On Netlify, you can handle web forms without servers, API calls, or third-party scripts. Here's how to do it: Add a form to your site using HTML. Add the attribute "netlify" to the tag. That's it! Netlify will automatically begin collecting form submissions. If you were expecting something more complicated, here's what else you can do with forms on Netlify: See and manage all submissions in your Netlify dashboard. Create multiple forms. Forward submissions to any email address. Send submission alerts via Slack. Filter out spam or add a reCAPTCHA. Trigger actions via Zapier or webhooks. Handle submissions using AJAX. To learn more, see a walkthrough of the process or read the Forms documentation.   3. Webhooks Call us crazy, but as web developers we love shipping things. What we don't love is all the work involved with web deployments. Initiating builds, waiting for builds to complete, notifying others, updating tickets, and a bunch of other things we wish would just happen automatica—wait a minute…   Netlify webhooks can help!   Use webhooks to improve continuous delivery, spend more time developing great sites, and avoid fussing with integrations and deployments.   Incoming webhooks notify our servers to do something. Outgoing webhooks make another service do something when events happen with your sites. If that sounds broad, it's because there are so many things you can automate using webhooks, such as: Sending notifications to Slack after successful deploys. Sending form submissions to a Google Sheet. Scheduling automatic deploys. And so on… And with automation services such as IFTTT and Zapier, you can create practically any automation you want without writing a line of code. More time for shipping!   Learn more about Netlify webhooks→   4. Netlify CLI and Dev There's a lot you can do with Netlify right at the command line. And with the Netlify Dev plugin for the CLI, both the command line and your local dev environment become even more powerful: Test everything locally. Share what you see locally with anyone around the world. Deploy right from the command line. Read more about the power of command line deployments.   Learn more about command line tools→   ==   You made it to the end!   But... Your journey with developing and deploying serverless sites is just beginning. For a complete guide to all the features and settings available to you, visit the Netlify documentation.   Go forth and conquer→   — Team Netlify   PS: If you need help along the way, visit the support page or post a question in the Netlify Community. Netlify, 2343 3rd St. Suite 296, San Francisco, CA 94107 Unsubscribe Manage preferences