$(document).ready(function() { $('#email-form').submit(function(e) { e.preventDefault(); $.ajax({ url: 'http://localhost:3000/api/users/landing', type: 'post', data: $('#email-form').serialize(), success: function(data) { //whatever you wanna do after the form is successfully submitted $('#popup') .text('Added to list! Thank you for joining!') .slideDown() .delay(4000) .slideUp(); }, error: function(error) { $('#popup') .text('Email invalid or exists') .slideDown() .delay(4000) .slideUp(); } }); }); });