Load options from external data

Dropdown and radio lists can be typed in Designer or loaded at runtime from your systems (CRM, database, REST API).

What authors do

  1. Place a Select or Radio group on the form.
  2. Set Label, Key, and placeholder text.
  3. For static lists, enter options on Main.
  4. For a dynamic list, note “Options from API X” in your handoff document.

What developers do

  • Bind option lists to data sources
  • Handle loading and error states in the host app

Developers: See External API access for integration patterns.

Test without the full API

  1. Ask developers for a Preview build with sample options.
  2. Or use static options until integration is ready, then switch.

Summary

Authors own layout, keys, and labels. Developers own live data feeds. Document dynamic fields during handoff to your technical team.

See also