Category Archives: WEB API

Programming using WebAPI through C# in Dynamics CRM 2016

Introduction: Stepping towards the enhancement, Dynamics CRM 2016 introduced ‘Web API’ as the new concept which delivers a unique development experience across a wide variety of programming languages, devices, and platforms. We have earlier explored using WEB API through scripting from within Dynamics CRM environment in this blog. We noticed quite a few queries coming… Read More »

Impersonation available using WEB API in Dynamics CRM 2016

Introduction: Microsoft Dynamics CRM online 2016 update and Dynamics CRM 2016 (on-premises) has introduced a new concept called the Web API. This can be used across a wide variety of programming languages, platforms, and devices. One of the features of Web API is Impersonation. Back in the days of CRM 4, Impersonation through scripting was… Read More »

Set Values of all Data Types using Web API in Dynamics CRM

In CRM 2016, Microsoft Introduced a new concept called “Web API” (OData v4) to perform CRUD operations as well as other special messages supported in Dynamics CRM. Stepping towards the new enhancement OData v2 is deprecated from the CRM 2016. Though WEB API too requires the object to be sent in JSON form, it differs… Read More »

Web API functions in Dynamics CRM 2016

The Web API which is introduced in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 enhances the experience while developing through different programming languages, devices and platforms. It implements the OData, version 4.0, an OASIS standard which is used to build as well as to consume Restful APIs over rich data sources. There are predefined functions introduced in the… Read More »

Web API Actions in Dynamics CRM 2016

Taking forward our series on using WEB API in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016, we will now touch upon a feature that was not available in ODATA v2 of the earlier versions. ODATA v2 only provided support for CRUD operations. But Dynamics CRM has some special messages/functions for special operations that are beyond the basic CRUD… Read More »

Execute fetchxml using Web API in Dynamics CRM 2016

Introduction Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2016 Update and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 (on-premises) introduced new concept called The Web API. It can be used across a wide variety of programming languages, platforms, and devices. The Web API implements the OData (Open Data Protocol), version 4.0, an OASIS standard for building and consuming Restful APIs. Basically… Read More »

Passing special characters For Odata request using JavaScript in Dynamics CRM 2015

To retrieve records from Dynamics CRM using JavaScript one of the popular options is using CRM Odata services using REST endpoint. There are many situations occurs when we need to retrieve records from CRM by name using REST retrieve multiple request. For example in below script we are retrieving products by product name. While passing… Read More »