Most mobile data collection tools treat the form as a one-way street: your team fills it out in the field, submits the record, and then the data finally starts working for you back at the office. But what if the form itself could talk to other systems — in real time, while your team is still on-site?
That’s exactly what the HTTP Request Element in iFormBuilder makes possible.
Real-Time API Access — Right Inside the Form
The HTTP Request Element lets your forms send and receive data from external systems while the form is still being filled out. Your team can issue create, update, and even delete requests to open APIs — or use iFormBuilder’s built-in authentication to interact with various iFormBuilder resources — without ever leaving the form.
This isn’t just a webhook that fires after submission. It’s live, two-way communication between your form and the systems your team depends on.
With the HTTP Request Element, your team can:
- Send data to external APIs in real time — create records, trigger workflows, or update systems before the form is even submitted.
- Pull data into the form on the fly — look up account details, validate asset IDs, or fetch reference data from other platforms mid-collection.
- Use iFormBuilder authentication to securely interact with profiles, option lists, users, and other iFormBuilder resources from within the form.
- Eliminate post-submission workarounds — no more waiting for integrations or manual data transfers to get information where it needs to go.
See It in Action
We’ve put together a walkthrough showing how to configure the HTTP Request Element, set up authenticated and open API calls, and use response data within your form logic.
Why This Changes the Game for Field Teams
Before the HTTP Request Element, connecting a form to an external system meant building server-side integrations that ran after the record was submitted. That worked for some use cases, but it left field teams flying blind — they couldn’t see the result of a lookup, confirm that a downstream system received the data, or act on real-time information while they were still on-site.
Now, the form is the integration point. Your team gets answers and confirmations in the field, not hours later at a desk.
Get Started
The HTTP Request Element is available now. Check out the help desk for configuration details, or watch the full video walkthrough to see it in action.
Want to talk through how this fits into your workflow? Schedule a time to meet with our team, or reach out to us at sales(@)zerionsoftware.com.
Thanks for being part of the iFormBuilder community.
We’re always working to put more power directly in your team’s hands in the field. If you have questions about the HTTP Request Element or need help setting up your first API call, reach out to us at sales(@)zerionsoftware.com.
