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D365 Sales integration to an OnPremise API

Hi,

we are using D365 Sales (Cloud) and would like to connect (vice versa) to an API which is hosted on premise.

Requirements

Onpremise API should not be accessible by public
We would like to call the on premise API as a WebHook in plugins
Communications should be in both directions
- OnPremise logic/apps can call the D365 WebAPI in a secure manner
- D365 logic (plugins) can call the on premise API
The communication can be asynchronous and sometimes synchronous

What is the best solution for this or which optionals a matching? Which components to we need from Azure side

Is Onpremise data gateway a good solution for event driven integrations?

Regards,

Martin

Do you also have Azure? that would simplify things since to expose D365 Sales (Cloud) the best approach is to create an azure service principal account for the integration that goes from cloud to on-prem

that is how you use the application user account to expose and api to onprem. that also uses a cheaper/ or maybe free license: powerobjects.com/.../

So many options but what many would do is first see if you can use something like Microsoft identity platform access tokens or an alternative like Forge Rock

That is the most popular approach to secure APIs these days

Other options would be using a firewall to white list api consumers but not as good as the above

that my help you to decide:

stackoverflow.com/.../use-on-premise-ad-for-authentication-in-asp-net-core-web-api

To invoke the API in d365 cloud you as a webhook you can either use the plugin registration tool (Synch/Asynch):

www.itaintboring.com/.../

docs.microsoft.com/.../use-webhooks