# cleanup-forms

Audits and cleans up unused, test, and deprecated HubSpot forms via the Forms API. Keeps dashboards, workflows, and reporting clean.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 78
- Author: tomgranot
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/cleanup-forms/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cleanup-forms

## What it does

The skill inventories HubSpot forms to remove leftover test drafts and abandoned assets. First, it asks whether to delete forms immediately or tag them with a `[DEPRECATED]` prefix. It also lets you protect legal, compliance, or campaign forms from accidental changes. Then it fetches the complete list via Marketing Forms API v3, recording submission counts, creation dates, and last submission timestamps.

Candidates for removal include forms with zero submissions over 30 days, forms inactive for six months, and items containing keywords like `test`, `temp`, or `draft`. Crucially, deleted forms cannot be restored in HubSpot. While contact records keep their submission logs, the form definition itself disappears forever unless exported beforehand.

You need Python 3.10+, `uv`, and a `HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env` with the `forms` scope. Some HubSpot tiers return a 403 on the Forms API, forcing you to finish the cleanup manually under Marketing > Forms.

## Requirements
- Works with: HubSpot

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-forms -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/cleanup-forms/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cleanup-forms/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-forms -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/cleanup-forms/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-forms -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/cleanup-forms/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills cleanup-forms
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/cleanup-forms/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-forms -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --path skills/cleanup-forms
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/cleanup-forms/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-forms -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/cleanup-forms/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- identify HubSpot forms with zero submissions older than 30 days
- flag test and draft forms left over from development
- verify whether stale forms are tied to active workflows or live pages
- remove confirmed unused forms through Marketing Forms API v3

## Example prompts
- Audit our HubSpot forms and list those with zero submissions created over a month ago
- Find all forms with test or draft in the name and check if they are embedded anywhere
- Prefix inactive HubSpot forms with [DEPRECATED] instead of deleting them right away

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: cleanup-forms
description: "Audit and remove unused, test, or deprecated forms from HubSpot. Identifies forms with zero submissions, forms not embedded on any page, and test forms left over from development."
license: MIT
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  author: tomgranot
  version: "1.1"
  category: ongoing-maintenance
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# Cleanup Forms

Audit HubSpot forms to remove unused and test forms. Stale forms clutter the forms dashboard and can cause confusion when building workflows or reports.

## Prerequisites

- A HubSpot service key (`HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env`; an existing legacy private app token also works) with `forms` scope
- Python 3.10+ with [`uv`](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv)
- Note: The Forms API may return 403 on some plan tiers. If so, perform the audit manually in the HubSpot UI under Marketing > Forms.

## Step-by-Step Instructions

### Stage 1: Plan

Confirm with the user before starting:

1. How aggressive to be: delete outright, or prefix with "[DEPRECATED]" first and delete next quarter?
2. Any forms that must never be touched (compliance, legal, active campaigns)?

### Stage 2: Before

Inventory all forms via the Marketing Forms API (v3):

```python
import os, requests
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()
TOKEN = os.environ["HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN"]
BASE = "https://api.hubapi.com"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {TOKEN}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}

forms, after = [], None
while True:
    params = {"limit": 100}
    if after:
        params["after"] = after
    resp = requests.get(f"{BASE}/marketing/v3/forms", headers=HEADERS, params=params)
    resp.raise_for_status()
    data = resp.json()
    forms.extend(data.get("results", []))
    after = data.get("paging", {}).get("next", {}).get("after")
    if not after:
        break
```

For each form, record: form ID, name, type, submission count, created date, last submission date.

### Stage 3: Execute

Flag forms matching any of these criteria:

1. **Zero submissions** and created more than 30 days ago
2. **No recent submissions** (last submission 6+ months ago) and not embedded on an active page
3. **Test forms** (names containing "test", "temp", "draft", "copy of")
4. **Deprecated forms** replaced by newer versions

Before deleting, check:
- Is the form referenced in any workflow enrollment trigger?
- Is the form embedded on any live landing page or website page?
- Is the form used in any pop-up or slide-in CTA?

Present the candidate list to the user and wait for explicit confirmation, then delete confirmed unused forms via the API (`DELETE /marketing/v3/forms/{formId}`) or UI.

### Stage 4: After
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