Leveraging the new Web API in CRM 2016

• Somesh Siripuram• Mihir Kadam

Leveraging the new Web API in CRM 2016

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•Web API Introduction • Demo :- Inside CRM Using JavaScript• Demo :- Outside CRM Using JavaScript •Web API Limitations

Agenda

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• Framework which makes it easy to build HTTP services• Reaches broad range of clients, including browsers and mobile

devices.• Perform all operations using HTTP request.• Based on OData v4.0 Standard.

Web API Introduction

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• Does not required Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK assemblies. • Access CRM From Inside/Outside Application – Using JavaScript/C#. • Full Support for CRM Online/ On-premises / Internet-facing

deployment (IFD)

Web API in CRM

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• Does not require Authentication • Perform Following Operation • CRUD• Action• Bulk• Functions

Inside CRM Using JavaScript

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Sample Web API Account Create Request

POST https://cfswebinar.crm5.dynamics.com/api/data/v8.0/accounts HTTP/1.1Accept: application/jsonContent-Type: application/json; type=entryOData-MaxVersion: 4.0OData-Version: 4.0

{"accountnumber":"ACC1","name":"Amazon","websiteurl":"http://amazon.com","address1_city":"NY"

}

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Sample Win Opportunity Web API Action request

POST [Organization URI]/api/data/v8.0/WinOpportunity HTTP/1.1Accept: application/jsonContent-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8OData-MaxVersion: 4.0OData-Version: 4.0

{"Status": 3,"OpportunityClose": { "subject": "Won Opportunity", "opportunityid@odata.bind": "[Organization URI]/api/data/v8.0/

opportunities(b3828ac8-917a-e511-80d2-00155d2a68d2)"

} }

Outside CRM Using JavaScript

• Required Authentication. • Perform Following Operation

• CRUD• Action• Bulk• Functions

• Prerequisites – CRM Online• Access to Azure Active Directory

Web API Authentication from Azure AD

Web Application Get Access Token

HTTP Request CRM

Azure Active Directory

Authenticate

Limitation

• GET request will return 5000 records at a time.• When calling actions with entity collection parameters as well as other parameters, a collection parameter must be

passed as the last parameter in the body.• Example :

{ "OverrideorRemove": true, "ListMember": [ { "@odata.type": "Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.account", "accountid": "483F8080-6976-E511-9172-0024E8436263" }, { "@odata.type": "Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.account", "accountid": "4D3F8080-6976-E511-9172-0024E8436263" } ]}

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Contact Details:

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1. Anil Shah – ashah@cloudfronts.com

2. Mihir kadam –mkadam@cloudfronts.com

3. Someswara Siripuram – ssiripuram@cloudfronts.com

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