# Welcome to Form.io

**Form.io** is a powerful form and API platform that provides a standardized strategy for data collection and data management. It allows application developers to rapidly create forms using a flexible palette of drag-and-drop components. Alongside this form, the Form.io Platform generates the API necessary to collect and handle the data collected by the form.

The Form.io Platform has been used to power...

* Customized CRM applications
* Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
* Industrial data and process management systems
* Educational organization student and alumni portals
* User onboarding and management applications
* Inventory tracking systems
* Medical form and patient management applications

... and much, much more. Form.io is for anyone who needs data from their users.

## How to Get Help

Form.io offers a wide array of resources to help understand and use the platform.

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Select from one of the following options to begin exploring the Form.io Platform:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Form.io Fundamentals</td><td>Have a firm grasp of the basics before proceeding.</td><td><a href="/pages/anIMQg9Ux8Nx4PexEDOH">/pages/anIMQg9Ux8Nx4PexEDOH</a></td></tr><tr><td>Getting Started with Form.io</td><td>An easy walkthrough on how to get going with Form.io.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deployment Guide</td><td>Helpful guides for deploying Form.io to a variety of enironments.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>User Guide</td><td>How to operate with the Form.io Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Developer Guide</td><td>Customizations and integrations to harness the power of Form.io in an application.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://help.form.io/master.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.