Getting started

Quickstart

Go from zero to collecting signups in about five minutes. You'll create a waitlist, pick one of four ways to go live, and verify your first signup.

1. Create your waitlist

1. Create a free account — no credit card needed.
2. Create a waitlist (the setup wizard takes a minute — details here).
3. Note your waitlist key, shown at the top of the waitlist's Overview page. You'll need it for options C and D below.

2. Pick how you'll collect signups

Option A — hosted landing page (no code, fastest)

Waitlister hosts a full landing page for you. Customize it in the drag-and-drop editor (or generate one with the AI page builder), hit publish, and share the URL. Done — you can stop reading here.

Option B — embed a form on your site

Add a Waitlister form to a page you already have with a copy-paste embed snippet. Works on any site that allows scripts. Set up the embeddable form →

Option C — point any HTML form at Waitlister

Keep full control of your design: any form can submit straight to Waitlister. Perfect for Webflow, Framer, Wix, or hand-written HTML.

<form action="https://waitlister.me/s/YOUR_WAITLIST_KEY" method="POST">
  <input type="email" name="email" required placeholder="you@example.com" />
  <button type="submit">Join the waitlist</button>
</form>

One requirement: add your site's domain to the waitlist's whitelisted domains (waitlist → Settings), or submissions are rejected. On submit, the subscriber is redirected to their hosted thank-you page with their position and referral link. Form action endpoint details →

Option D — the API or SDK (Growth plan+)

For custom signup flows, use the REST API — or the official SDK:

npm install waitlister

import { Waitlister } from 'waitlister'

const wl = new Waitlister({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY', waitlistKey: 'YOUR_WAITLIST_KEY' })
const result = await wl.signUp({ email: 'user@example.com' })
// result.position, result.referral_code, result.redirect_url

Your API key lives in the waitlist's Settings page. Machine-readable spec: openapi.json · Authentication →

3. Verify it works

Sign up with a real email address (Waitlister validates deliverability, so test addresses like test@example.com are rejected). You should land on the thank-you page with a queue position — and the subscriber appears in your dashboard.

Next steps

• Welcome emails — greet every signup automatically
• Referral program — let subscribers climb the queue by sharing
• Analytics — track views, conversion, and referral sources
• Webhooks — get notified of signups in your own systems