HTTP Request to SharePoint - Alternate Hyperlink Method

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Scenario: You want to fill or update a hyperlink field on a SharePoint list or library using the Send an HTTP request to SharePoint action, and you want to specify both the url and display text.

I found many solutions for using an existing hyperlink field's contents, like this:

{
"formValues":[
    {
      "FieldName": "Link",
      "FieldValue": "[your hyperlink content from another action]"
    }
]
}

I had a hard time finding how to construct the JSON when I wanted to specify the url. Most places will instruct you to break up the hyperlink into its parts, like this:

{
"__metadata": { "type": "SP.Data.YourListNameListItem" },
"YourInternalColumnName": {
    "Description": "Your Display Text",
    "Url": "https://yourlink.com"
}
}

If your web search doesn't include "formvalues" you won't see the answer you need, which is:

{
"formValues": [
    {
      "FieldName": "YourHyperlinkColumnInternalName",
      "FieldValue": " https://your-url.com, Your Description"
    }
]
}

I actually never found this answer until writing this blog! The way I figured it out was by looking at the version history of an item where the hyperlink changed, and noting how the previous value was constructed.

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