From 84d7336f69342a947ea8866546f04a00241382cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miguel Lezama <lezama@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2025 15:22:44 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Forms: Optimize inbox data loading with _fields parameter

Reduces payload size by explicitly requesting only required fields.

Related: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/pull/45339
---
 .../forms/changelog/optimize-inbox-fields     |  4 ++++
 .../src/dashboard/hooks/use-inbox-data.ts     | 21 ++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 projects/packages/forms/changelog/optimize-inbox-fields

diff --git a/projects/packages/forms/changelog/optimize-inbox-fields b/projects/packages/forms/changelog/optimize-inbox-fields
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ae04aa165d0c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/forms/changelog/optimize-inbox-fields
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+
+Forms: optimize inbox data loading with _fields parameter to reduce payload size.
diff --git a/projects/packages/forms/src/dashboard/hooks/use-inbox-data.ts b/projects/packages/forms/src/dashboard/hooks/use-inbox-data.ts
index 2e9e19128f37f..666144f3fbe35 100644
--- a/projects/packages/forms/src/dashboard/hooks/use-inbox-data.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/forms/src/dashboard/hooks/use-inbox-data.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ interface UseInboxDataReturn {
 	filterOptions: Record< string, unknown >;
 }
 
+const RESPONSE_FIELDS = [
+	'id',
+	'status',
+	'date',
+	'date_gmt',
+	'author_name',
+	'author_email',
+	'author_url',
+	'author_avatar',
+	'ip',
+	'entry_title',
+	'entry_permalink',
+	'has_file',
+	'fields',
+].join( ',' );
+
 /**
  * Hook to get all inbox related data.
  *
@@ -73,7 +89,10 @@ export default function useInboxData(): UseInboxDataReturn {
 		isResolving: isLoadingRecordsData,
 		totalItems,
 		totalPages,
-	} = useEntityRecords( 'postType', 'feedback', currentQuery );
+	} = useEntityRecords( 'postType', 'feedback', {
+		...currentQuery,
+		_fields: RESPONSE_FIELDS,
+	} );
 
 	const records = ( rawRecords || [] ) as FormResponse[];