How do I use Ninja Forms's Import Form ability with AI?

Install the Easy MCP AI WordPress plugin alongside Ninja Forms, connect your AI client, then ask in natural language — for example: "Import this .nff file content as a new form."

Import Form is a WordPress ability from Ninja Forms — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.

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Ninja Forms Forms ninjaforms/import-form

Import a form from Ninja Forms' .nff export file content.

Requires the Ninja Forms plugin on WordPress 6.9+ for the Abilities API (all 32 abilities are registered only when the wp_register_ability() function exists, via NF_Abilities_Integration::load_abilities_api() running on plugins_loaded). Every ability is gated by the same ninja_forms_ability_can_manage_forms() permission callback, requiring the caller to hold WordPress's manage_options capability or Ninja Forms' own nf_edit_forms capability.

What it does

This ability recreates a form from the JSON content of a Ninja Forms .nff export file — settings, fields, and actions included — returning the new form's form_id and title. It pairs with ninjaforms/export-form-definition to let an AI assistant move a form between sites, or restore/duplicate a form from a previously exported backup.

See it in action

You ask your AI assistant

"Import this .nff file content as a new form."

Inputs

Name	Type	Required	Description
file_content	string	Yes	JSON content of the .nff export file.
decode_utf8	boolean	No	Whether to decode UTF-8. Defaults to true.

Returns

An object with a 'success' boolean, a 'message', the new 'form_id', and the imported 'form_title'.

Permission

The current user must have WordPress's 'manage_options' capability or Ninja Forms' own 'nf_edit_forms' capability (checked via the shared ninja_forms_ability_can_manage_forms() permission callback).

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Add Action

Add a post-submission action to a form — email, redirect, success message, or save.

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Add Calculation

Add a calculator formula to a form for use in calc fields and conditional logic.

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Add Field

Add a single field to an existing form, to be called once per field when building out a form.

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Create Form

Create a new Ninja Forms form, optionally with fields, actions, and calculations, in a single call.

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Delete Action

Permanently delete an action from a form.

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Delete Calculation

Permanently delete a calculation from a form.

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