Add data to lists in sharepoint using nodejs

Hi fiona,

Please look into this url.

https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/199000/rest-to-create-a-sharepoint-list-in-node-js-hosted-offsite

var sprequest = require('sp-request');
var creds = {
username: '[email protected]',
password: 'mycoolpass'
};
var request = sprequest.create(creds);
request.requestDigest('https://mysharepoint.com/sites/mysite')
.then(function (digest) {
return request.post('https://mysharepoint.com/sites/mysite' + '/_api/web/lists', {
body: {
'__metadata': { 'type': 'SP.List' },
'AllowContentTypes': true,
'BaseTemplate': 100,
'ContentTypesEnabled': false,
'Description': 'Test list',
'Title': 'My List'
},
headers: {
'X-RequestDigest': digest
}
});
})
.then(function () {
console.log('list just created!!!');
}, function (err) {
if (err.message.indexOf('-2130575342') === -1) {
console.log('Hmmmmm something went wrong');
console.log(err);
return;
}
console.log('list already exists!!!');
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.log('Hmmmmm something went wrong');
console.log(err);

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Vikas Jha6y ago
Accepted answer
Hi fiona,

Please look into this url.
https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/199000/rest-to-create-a-sharepoint-list-in-node-js-hosted-offsite
var sprequest = require('sp-request');
var creds = {
    username: '[email protected]',
    password: 'mycoolpass'
};
var request = sprequest.create(creds);
request.requestDigest('https://mysharepoint.com/sites/mysite')
    .then(function (digest) {
        return request.post('https://mysharepoint.com/sites/mysite' + '/_api/web/lists', {
            body: {
                '__metadata': { 'type': 'SP.List' },
                'AllowContentTypes': true,
                'BaseTemplate': 100,
                'ContentTypesEnabled': false,
                'Description': 'Test list',
                'Title': 'My List'
            },
            headers: {
                'X-RequestDigest': digest
            }
        });
    })
    .then(function () {
        console.log('list just created!!!');
    }, function (err) {
        if (err.message.indexOf('-2130575342') === -1) {
            console.log('Hmmmmm something went wrong');
            console.log(err);
            return;
        }
        console.log('list already exists!!!');
    })
        .catch(function (err) {
        console.log('Hmmmmm something went wrong');
        console.log(err);
fiona sadish6y ago
Hii Vikas,
From the above mention url i got how to retrieve the data from sharepoint list,but i need to insert the data to the list using nodejs
Vikas Jha6y ago
Hi Fiona,

You can see below urls , which may help you understand how to achive requirment .
1. https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/integrating-sharepoint-with-node-js/
2. https://www.npmjs.com/package/sharepoint-list-item-model
3. https://medium.com/@mmismail109/use-sharepoint-restful-apis-with-node-js-9d62fbfab497