SharePoint / SharePoint/sp-dev-docs
PATCH REST API to update a SharePoint List Item will put a blank value to a "Multiple lines of text" field with append changes option activated
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@Ashlesha-MSFT is already working on this.
Since May 5, 2025.
area:csom/rest/api
sharepoint-developer-support
type:bug-confirmed
type:bug-suspected
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Description
Target SharePoint environment
SharePoint Online
What SharePoint development model, framework, SDK or API is this about?
SharePoint REST API
Developer environment
None
What browser(s) / client(s) have you tested
- 💥 Internet Explorer
- 💥 Microsoft Edge
- 💥 Google Chrome
- 💥 FireFox
- 💥 Safari
- mobile (iOS/iPadOS)
- mobile (Android)
- not applicable
- other (enter in the "Additional environment details" area below)
Additional environment details
Not applicable because the problem is related to how SharePoint treats the REST request. It's a server side issue.
Describe the bug / error
The issue I opened 1 year ago has been automatically closed. So I'm reopening it: https://github.com/SharePoint/sp-dev-docs/issues/9462
I provided there all the details related to this bug. I spent quite some time to describe the bug.
Steps to reproduce
See original issue at https://github.com/SharePoint/sp-dev-docs/issues/9462
Expected behavior
See original issue at https://github.com/SharePoint/sp-dev-docs/issues/9462
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Assessment
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