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return=representation error Dynamics WEB API

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I am trying to get response with return=representation but its saying bad header can anyone help on this

1.How to get errors in return=representation
2.How to add header and retrieve GUID for Creation on record i tried with following code

Dim URL As String = String.Empty
        Dim response As HttpResponseMessage
        Dim mailMessage As New StringBuilder
        Try
            System.Net.ServicePointManager.Expect100Continue = True
            System.Net.ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = System.Net.SecurityProtocolType.Tls12
            authContext = New AuthenticationContext(authority, False)
            clientCredential = New ClientCredential(clientId, appKey)
            Dim result As AuthenticationResult = Nothing
            result = authContext.AcquireToken(serviceUrl, clientCredential)
            httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = New AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", result.AccessToken)
            httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Prefer", "odata.includeannotations=OData.Community.Display.V1.FormattedValue")
            httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Prefer", "return=representation ")

            URL = "https"//test.dynamics.com" & "/api/data/v9.0/accounts?$select=name" 'Giving dummy url (https"//test.dynamics.com )for security reasons in question change your url 
            Dim createrequest1 As HttpRequestMessage = New HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, URL)
            createrequest1.Content = New StringContent(InputJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
            response = httpClient.SendAsync(createrequest1).Result


            Dim contact1Uri As String = ""
            If response.StatusCode = System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NoContent Then
                contact1Uri = response.Headers.GetValues("OData-EntityId").FirstOrDefault()
            End If
            If (ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("IsEmail").ToString().ToUpper() = "ON".ToUpper() Or String.IsNullOrEmpty(contact1Uri)) Then
                Dim strEmailSubject As String = "FAILED: Error in Dynamics post method"
                mailMessage.Append("Operation attempted: Error in Dynamics post method" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf)
                mailMessage.Append("Error date: " & DateTime.Now & vbCrLf & vbCrLf)
                mailMessage.Append("File: " & HttpContext.Current.Request.FilePath & vbCrLf & vbCrLf)
                mailMessage.Append("Call: " & Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name & vbCrLf & vbCrLf)
                mailMessage.Append("General error: " & "Post URL :"   URL   "
Json Input :" InputJson "
Json Response :" response.ReasonPhrase.ToString() "" response.Content.ToString() "") Utilities.SendEmail(HttpContext.Current.Application.Item("ErrorEmail_From").ToString, HttpContext.Current.Application.Item("ErrorEmail_High"), String.Empty, String.Empty, strEmailSubject, mailMessage.ToString, False, Net.Mail.MailPriority.Normal) End If Return contact1Uri

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    Bipin D365 Profile Picture
    28,995 Moderator on at

    Hi,

    Why do you need ?$select=name in URl as this is post request, no need to add this.

    Please remove this and try.

    See below link for sample cod to perform CRUD operation using WEB API C#.

    https://github.com/jlattimer/CrmWebApiCSharp/blob/master/CrmWebApiCSharp/Program.cs

    If found helpful, Please mark my answer verified.

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