Form Replay Explained: Recording and Replaying Multi-Step Flows

Multi-step registration flows — where each page requires interaction before the next page appears — are beyond standard form automation. Form Replay solves this by recording exact browser interactions and replaying them on demand.

## What Makes Multi-Step Forms Difficult

Standard form automation fills visible fields on the current page. Multi-step flows require: clicking Next buttons, waiting for page transitions, handling conditional logic (if you select “Business,” different fields appear), and sometimes pausing for external verification (email codes).

A 4-step registration where each step is served dynamically can’t be handled by filling fields alone.

## How Recording Works

Click Record in the Fillnex popup. Navigate through the registration flow exactly as you normally would. The extension captures each interaction: field inputs (replacing values with profile data references), button clicks, navigation events, and page transitions.

At manual steps — like entering an email verification code — pause recording, complete the step manually, then resume. The replay will pause at the same point and wait for your input.

## The Replay Data Structure

A recorded flow consists of steps, each containing: selector (CSS selector of the target element), action type (fill, click, navigate), value (profile field reference or literal value), and timing (delay before executing this step).

## Replaying at Scale

Assign replays to specific sites within campaigns. When the campaign reaches a site with an assigned replay, it runs the recorded interaction sequence instead of generic form filling.

Replays are reusable indefinitely. Record once for a complex platform, assign to campaigns, and every future submission to that platform uses the replay automatically.

See our [complete form automation guide](https://what-is-form-automation-complete-technical-guide) for the full workflow context.