Tips for using REST endpoints in CRM 2011(Rest endpoints browser)

Using REST endpoints with json2 are the simplest way to retrieve data in CRM 2011. The code is clean and simple. Here is a sample retrieve request

retrieveAccountsReq.open("GET", getRESTUrl() +

"/new_postcodeSet?$top=20&$select=new_name,new_Country,new_Suburb,new_State,new_postcodeId&$filter=new_name

eq ('" + postcode + "')", true);

The above request is used to retrieve the custom entity (new_postcode) dataset where new_name is equal to postcode.

To get the dataset names for all the entities use http://servername:portnumber/organization name/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/

The result will look like this

To get the fieldnames for an entity you can use http://servername:portnumber/organization name/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/entitySet

The result will look like this

You can even paste the query in the browser and check the result of the query. The following query will display all the records with postcode 2010.

http://tcrm2010:5555/CRM/XRMServices/2011/OrganizationData.svc/new_postcodeSet?$select=new_name,new_Country,new_Suburb,new_State,new_postcodeId&$filter=new_name

The result will look like this

Conclusion

REST endpoints are the best way to retrieve data on client site. You can even see the result of the query in the browser.

Happy Programming……..