RETRIEVING ENTITY METADATA IN DYNAMICS 365 WITH JAVASCRIPT
In this post, we will look at how to retrieve Entity Metadata in Dynamics 365 with JavaScript.
Let’s say you want to get the metadata for an entity.
var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
req.open("GET", Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext().getClientUrl() + "/api/data/v9.0/EntityDefinitions(LogicalName='account')", true);
req.setRequestHeader("OData-MaxVersion", "4.0");
req.setRequestHeader("OData-Version", "4.0");
req.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/json");
req.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");
req.setRequestHeader("Prefer", "odata.include-annotations=\"*\"");
req.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (this.readyState === 4) {
req.onreadystatechange = null;
if (this.status === 200) {
var results = JSON.parse(this.response);
console.log(results);
} else {
Xrm.Utility.alertDialog(this.statusText);
}
}
};
req.send();Running this, we get:
Talha Manzoor
My background is entirely involved in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Sales/Service/Marketing solution management, implementation, development, .Net Development, with the majority of it in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011/2013/2015/Online and .Net Solutions Implementation, Development and Application analysis. Extensively worked in Dynamics CRM Customization and Configuration, Plugins, custom workflow activities, Rest, Soap,Javascript and CRM custom integration and data migration.
