diff --git a/src/declaform/declaform.ts b/src/declaform/declaform.ts
index 6629342..f8f57f9 100644
--- a/src/declaform/declaform.ts
+++ b/src/declaform/declaform.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ export class Declaform extends HTMLElement {
         for (const [name, inputs] of inputGroups.entries()) {
             this._fields.push(new Field(name, inputs))
         }
+        const src = this.getAttribute('src');
+        if (src) {
+            this.hydrateForm(src);
+        }
     }
 
     get form() {
@@ -151,6 +155,24 @@ export class Declaform extends HTMLElement {
         }
         return obj;
     }
+
+    private async hydrateForm(endpoint: string) {
+        const response = await fetch(endpoint);
+        const obj = await response.json();
+        const populateFields = (current: Record<string, any>, path: string) => {
+            for (const key of Object.keys(current)) {
+                const value = current[key];
+                const propPath = (path.length) ? `${path}.${key}` : key;
+                if (typeof value !== 'object') {
+                    const fields = this.fields.filter(x => x.name === propPath);
+                    fields.forEach(x => x.value = value);
+                } else {
+                    populateFields(current[key], propPath);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        populateFields(obj, '');
+    }
 }
 
 customElements.define('decla-form', Declaform);