Process Submission 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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WriteManually re-trigger an action (currently email) for an existing submission.
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 manually replays action processing for a submission that's already been recorded — currently limited to email actions — using the action_settings object supplied (to, email_subject, email_message, etc.). It's useful for an AI assistant asked to resend a confirmation email or send an ad hoc follow-up based on an existing submission's data, without needing to resubmit the form.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Resend the confirmation email for submission 305 to the same address, with an updated subject line."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| submission_id | integer | Yes | The numeric ID of the submission. |
| action_type | string | Yes | Action type to process (currently only 'email' is supported). |
| action_settings | object | Yes | Settings for the action being processed, e.g. to, email_subject, email_message. |
Returns
An object with a 'success' boolean, the 'submission_id', 'form_id', the 'action_type' processed, and a 'message'.
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).
More Ninja Forms abilities
Add Action
Add a post-submission action to a form — email, redirect, success message, or save.
Add Calculation
Add a calculator formula to a form for use in calc fields and conditional logic.
Add Field
Add a single field to an existing form, to be called once per field when building out a form.
Create Form
Create a new Ninja Forms form, optionally with fields, actions, and calculations, in a single call.
Delete Action
Permanently delete an action from a form.
Delete Calculation
Permanently delete a calculation from a form.