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In SharePoint Designer, open the site containing the library or list where the custom action will be deployed.
- Open the library or list.
- Step 2 – Create Custom Action.
- Give the custom action a name and description.
- Select Navigate to URL and enter the URL for the action.
- Step 3 – Test the Ribbon Button.
When you are creating a SharePoint Add-in, custom actions let you interact with the lists and the ribbon in the host web. A custom action deploys to the host web when end users install your add-in. Custom actions can open a remote webpage and pass information through the query string.
Requirement: Call REST API in SharePoint designer workflow. SharePoint Designer workflow actions are very limited, and we can utilize REST API calls to extend them. Here is how to call a REST API method from SharePoint Designer workflow action: Call HTTP Web Service.
How to make multiple rest requests in SharePoint?
Update (01/06/2016): Since the time I wrote this post, REST API batching has been implemented in SharePoint Online. As a result, we can make multiple REST requests to the GetUserProfilePropertiesForfunction in a single REST call. This way, we can get Multiple custom/OOB UserProfile Properties for a Specific User without making multiple calls.
How to use create item in SharePoint connector?
Create Item in the SharePoint connector is now just as good! In the past I’ve been a fan of the REST API action available in the SharePoint connector. This to the extend of that I’m almost defaulting to the Send an HTTP request to SharePoint action for all of my SharePoint actions. I would even use the odata=verbose option most of the time.
Have you been using the REST API instead of the create item action in Power Automate. Create Item in the SharePoint connector is now just as good! In the past I’ve been a fan of the REST API action available in the SharePoint connector.