I have implemented client side people in SharePoint 2019 site in a custom form using plain HTML and jQuery. Requirement is to give user enough permission to use people picker but restrict from add/edit/delete data in Site Content.
Problem statement: The user with Contribute permission is able to resolve user in people picker. Where as user with Limited Access permission get error in user resolution in people picker.
I tried creating custom permission to meet the requirement. But if I remove edit/delete/add list item permission then client side people picker does not work.
Ge following error :

Would appreciate any help, suggestions or pointer to resolve this scenario.




