Create SharePoint List Items Using REST API

In this blog, I would like to share the code to Create a SharePoint list item using Rest API.

Here is the detailed documentation for the lists and their features.

There are multiple ways to create a list item, here I’m sharing the REST API Code.

Steps to Create the SP List Item

Follow the below listed steps to Create an item.

Step 1

Create one JS file or you can use the Content Editor Web Part.

Step 2

Below is the API to get the particular list, you can browse this URL in the browser to check whether the API is working or not.

https://sharepoint.com/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('samplelist')/items

Note

Replace your list name with “samplelist”.

Step 3

Refer to the jQuery in your HTML file or CEWP.

Use the below code to Create an item in a SharePoint list.

 

'use strict';
ExecuteOrDelayUntilScriptLoaded(initializePage, "sp.js");

function initializePage() {
    var siteURL;
    // This code runs when the DOM is ready and creates a context object which is needed to use the SharePoint object model
    $(document).ready(function() {
        var scriptbase = _spPageContextInfo.webServerRelativeUrl + "/_layouts/15/";
        CreateListItem();
    });
    //Retrieve list items from sharepoint using API
    function CreateListItem() {
        siteURL = _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl;
        console.log("from top nav - " + siteURL);
        var apiPath = siteURL + "/_api/lists/getbytitle(''samplelist'')/items";
        $.ajax({
                url: apiPath,
                type: "POST",
                headers: {
                    Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"
                },
                data: "{__metadata:{'type':'SP.Data.YourlistnameListItem'},Title:”Ur input "
            }
            ",
            async: false, success: function(data) {
                alert("Item is Created successfully!!");
            }, eror: function(data) {
                console.log("An error occurred. Please try again.");
            }
        });
}
}

 

Summary

In this blog, we have explored how to create an item in the SharePoint list using REST API. Happy Coding!!