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You can add an External API Lookup extension to your stack to allow you to fetch resources from third-party/external apps using APIs and display the resources in a field in Contentstack. Using this extension, content managers can select one or more resources from a list of possible values while creating an entry.
This step-by-step guide explains how to create an External API Lookup extension for your content types:
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Here's how the configuration page looks like:
Now, let’s understand how you can start using your extension in your content type.
To use your custom field, you need to follow the steps given below:
Note: You can provide specific instance-level configuration settings for your Custom Field extension. Learn more.
This will create your Content Type. Now, go to the content type and create a new entry. Enter the relevant details. In the External API Lookup field, select any value while creating an entry for this content type as shown below:
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