SharePoint REST API: Create a List Choice XML type field

by | Mar 1, 2024 | Power Automate, Power Platform

In this fast track post, I will show you how to create a List Choice XML type filed in a SharePoint Online list using Power Automate flow action.

To implement this demo we will use the “Send an HTTP request to SharePoint” action

Site Address:

https://{site}.sharepoint.com/sites/{SiteName}

Method:

POST

Uri:

_api/web/Lists/getByTitle('{ListName}')/fields/CreateFieldAsXml

Headers :

{ "content-type": "application/json;odata=verbose;charset=utf-8", "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose" }

Body :

{"parameters": {"__metadata":
{"type":"SP.XmlSchemaFieldCreationInformation"},"SchemaXml":"<Field 
DisplayName='Choises-Field' FillInChoice='FALSE' IsModern='TRUE' 
Name='Choises-Field' Title='Choises-Field' Type='Choice'>
<CHOICES><CHOICE>Choice 1</CHOICE><CHOICE>Choice 2</CHOICE>
<CHOICE>Choice 3</CHOICE><CHOICE>Choice 4</CHOICE></CHOICES>
</Field>","Options":12}}

The screenshot below depicts an example

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