Forms & SurveysReal-timeUpdated June 2026

KoBoToolbox integration

KoboToolbox humanitarian data collection

KoBoToolbox is the open-source data-collection platform built for humanitarian field work — used by NGOs, UN agencies, academic researchers, and emergency responders for offline-capable mobile data collection in low-connectivity environments. Tiny Command surfaces one trigger (Form Submitted — fires when a KoBoToolbox submission lands, including from field-collected submissions synced from offline devices) plus two actions (List Forms; Get Submissions — paginated history for a specific form, useful for backfills). The connection takes the KoBoToolbox instance URL (kf.kobotoolbox.org for the public install, or a self-hosted instance URL) plus an API token from the user account settings. The Form Submitted payload includes the form's answers keyed by question name (kf.kobotoolbox.org uses XLSForm conventions for question naming). Most workflows: a field-collected health-survey submission triggers a workflow that flags incomplete data, geo-validates the GPS coordinate, and pushes the clean data to a downstream database (often PostgreSQL or an Airtable-like analytics layer).

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Triggers

Workflows start when KoBoToolbox does.

1 real-time trigger, each backed by a webhook subscription. Events arrive within seconds and you don't have to set up polling.

Real-time · webhook-driven

Trigger live

When kobotoolbox form submitted

Fires when a submission lands on the server (which may be hours/days after the field interview for offline-collected data via KoBoCollect). For humanitarian-data-collection workflows that need cloud-side processing of field submissions.

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Actions

Do anything KoBoToolbox can do, from a workflow.

Every action accepts dynamic inputs from upstream nodes, whether that's an AI output, a form field, or a search result.

Action	What it does	Inputs	Open action
Get KoBoToolbox Submissions	Paginated historical submissions for a specific form. For backfill workflows or for "weekly export to warehouse" data-pipeline patterns.	2 inputs	View
List KoBoToolbox Forms	Returns deployed forms in the account. Useful for resolving form IDs at workflow setup.	1 input	View

Recipes

Pre-built KoBoToolbox workflows.

Clone any recipe and customize it in one click. Every recipe is fully editable.

KoBoToolbox → Slack alerts

AI-triage every KoBoToolbox event, ping the right channel only when it matters.

KoBoToolbox → Google Sheets log

Every event matching a filter, appended to a running spreadsheet.

KoBoToolbox → Notion database

Turn KoBoToolbox into a Notion-backed source of truth, auto-tagged.

Before you build

Three things worth knowing.

Filter at the trigger

Tiny Command counts a run the moment a trigger fires. Filtering early means only matching events spend your usage budget.

Authorize once, reuse anywhere

Connect KoBoToolbox once and every workflow on your account can use its triggers and actions. You don't have to re-auth per workflow.

No JSON to read

Every KoBoToolbox field shows up in the visual picker for downstream nodes. The raw payload is there for power users, optional for everyone else.

FAQ

Questions about the KoBoToolbox integration.

If we missed yours, ping support. We usually reply within an hour.

How do I connect KoBoToolbox to Tiny Command?

Open the Tiny Command workflow builder, drop in a KoBoToolbox node, and click Connect. Authorize KoBoToolbox once and any workflow on your account can use its triggers and actions. Most teams finish the connection in under two minutes.

What KoBoToolbox triggers does Tiny Command support?

Tiny Command supports 1 real-time KoBoToolbox trigger, including "KoBoToolbox Form Submitted". Each trigger fires within seconds of the event happening in KoBoToolbox.

What KoBoToolbox actions can I run from a workflow?

2 KoBoToolbox actions are available out of the box, covering forms & surveys operations like "Get KoBoToolbox Submissions". Every action accepts dynamic inputs from upstream nodes, whether that's a search result, an AI output, or a form field.

Is the KoBoToolbox integration real-time?

Yes. KoBoToolbox Form Submitted and every other KoBoToolbox trigger uses webhooks or push subscriptions, so workflows fire within seconds of the event in KoBoToolbox rather than on a polling schedule.

Do I need to write code to use KoBoToolbox with Tiny Command?

No. Every KoBoToolbox trigger and action is fully configurable from the visual workflow builder. For edge cases that aren't covered, drop in a custom HTTP node and call any KoBoToolbox API endpoint directly.

How much does the KoBoToolbox integration cost?

There's a free tier you can start on without a credit card. Higher run volumes and team features come with paid plans. The KoBoToolbox integration itself has no per-app surcharge.