The Dynamics 365 REST APIs are a collection of APIs that allow you to access data and functionality in Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE) and Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (F&O). These APIs are designed to be easy to use and to provide a consistent interface for interacting with Dynamics 365.
The REST APIs use the OData (Open Data Protocol) standard, which is a protocol for querying and updating data over the web. OData is based on the AtomPub and JSON standards, which make it easy to consume the APIs using a wide range of platforms and programming languages.
To use the Dynamics 365 REST APIs, you will need to authenticate your requests using Azure AD authentication. You can use either a client secret or a client certificate for authentication, depending on your needs.
Once you have authenticated your requests, you can use the REST APIs to perform a wide range of operations, including:
Reading and writing data from Dynamics 365
Executing custom functions and actions
Working with metadata to create, update, and delete entities and fields
Querying data using OData query parameters
You can find more detailed documentation and examples for the Dynamics 365 REST APIs at the following links:
Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement REST API reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/developer/webapi/
Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations REST API reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance-and-operations/dev-itpro/data-entities/data-entities-overview
Happy coding,
Tom Hundley
Elegant Software Solutions