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How to create a new item and add a user to a Person type column using SharePoint HTTP Request

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How can I create a new item in a SharePoint list and add an office365 user to a Person type column? The user won't always be a member of the site, so I'm not able to use the id of the site user.

I've tried with the following code and didn't have any luck:

{
 "__metadata": {
    "type": "SP.Data.<List name>ListItem"
  },
"formValues":[
	{
	    "FieldName": "Actiontakenby",
	    "FieldValue": "[{'Key':'i:0#.f|membership|<email>]}'}]"
	}
    ],
}

I've also tried changing the Uri and use all of the following without any luck: /items , /AddValidateUpdateItemUsingPath , and /validateUpdateListItem

I've been able to submit and create the new item by removing the people type column, so I know this column is the one causing the issue.

I can't use 'Create Item' because I'm saving my site address as a variable to later share this flow as a template, this is why I'm using HTTP Request with POST method.

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How to create a new item and add a user to a Person type column using SharePoint HTTP Request

Hi

Sorry I dont follow. If you are making it a configurable Site and Configurable List, why can't you use Create Item?

I mean the whole point of using Environment Variables is to do exactly what you want to do and use it as a template.