# Any way to auto complete fields from a database or file? **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** custom, populate-anything, gravity-wiz\ **Created:** [March 24, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/any-way-to-auto-complete-fields-from-a-database-or-file/20169 "2026-03-24T14:11:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![muzicman82](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/muzicman82/32/112_2.png) [@muzicman82](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/muzicman82)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/any-way-to-auto-complete-fields-from-a-database-or-file/20169/1 "2026-03-24T14:11:05Z")
Hello, What add-ons are out there that might be able to auto-complete fields from a database or file of inventory? We sell thousands of products, but do not necessarily want to add them all to a WooCommerce store (unless that’s the easiest approach). Essentially, folks that want to order from us would already know the items they need and I want them to start typing what they are looking for and auto-complete finds the correct piece and they can select it, then other fields auto-populate. What’s the best approach here? I saw this one, which says it can do JSON or MySQL but I don’t see much other information about it. > **[Gravity Forms Advanced Autocomplete Field - Gravity Extra](https://gravityextra.com/docs/gravity-forms-advanced-autocomplete-field/)** > > If you need the autocomplete field for the form, you will definitely want this add-on.  Added an Autocomplete field in the “Advanced fields” section where admin can drag it to use. Allow admin to enable/disable multiple selection for the autocomplete... ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Jackson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/jake_jackson/32/14685_2.png) [@Jake\_Jackson](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/Jake_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/any-way-to-auto-complete-fields-from-a-database-or-file/20169/2 "2026-03-24T22:17:16Z")
Gravity Wiz’s Populate Anything combined with the Advanced Select perk would be a good solution to this problem: 1. [Gravity Forms Populate Anything | Enable Dynamic Population - Gravity Wiz](https://gravitywiz.com/documentation/gravity-forms-populate-anything/) 2. [Gravity Forms Advanced Select | Gravity Perks by Gravity Wiz](https://gravitywiz.com/documentation/gravity-forms-advanced-select/) ---
**Author:** ![matt.andrews](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/matt.andrews/32/17170_2.png) [@matt.andrews](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/matt.andrews)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/any-way-to-auto-complete-fields-from-a-database-or-file/20169/3 "2026-03-25T13:34:03Z")
Exactly what Jake said, this is a perfect use case for [GP Populate Anything](https://gravitywiz.com/documentation/gravity-forms-populate-anything/) and [GP Advanced Select](https://gravitywiz.com/documentation/gravity-forms-advanced-select/). With Populate Anything, you can populate a Dropdown or Multi-Select field with your products, directly from the database. You can then make this searchable using Advanced Select. Please feel free to [open a ticket](https://gravitywiz.com/have-a-question/) with us if you have any questions about this setup. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gravityforms1/original/2X/f/fef63f0599c45e0218c30d9f5d7ca8bff9b00189.png) [@system](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/any-way-to-auto-complete-fields-from-a-database-or-file/20169/4 "2026-04-24T13:34:10Z")
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