Automatically fill SharePoint Online list fields from an internally hosted API

Question

Hi,

I'm interested in customizing a SharePoint Online list entry such that when a user fills one field, the other fields are filled automatically with data from an API hosted internally. How can I achieve this with SharePoint Online?

I'm looking into form customizers, but I'd like to confirm that I'm on the right path, or if there's a better solution.

Answer 1

Hi @Parekh, Soham,

Since you could use spfx extension to reach your requirement, but I would recommend you to use Power app. In this scenario, power app is simpler and more convenient than spfx. You could refer to the following nice article

https://blog.mydock365.com/how-to-customize-a-sharepoint-list-form-with-powerapps

Also you could use extension to build form customizer. Extension has a higher degree of freedom and implements more complex functions.

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