How to get schema of Entity through API?

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I am trying to implement a data synchronization tool between my application and Dynamics, and I need to be able to fetch the Entity Schema on the user's side to provide mapping options.

/api/data/v8.2/$metadata#accounts
allows me to get the full metadata for the Accounts entity, but it is way too big and does not seem to be the right way to fetch schema data.

I just need to know the fields available on the Accounts entity along with its type and whether it is a required field, is there a way to fetch just that data?

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RE: How to get schema of Entity through API?

Hello,

You should check this url - msdn.microsoft.com/.../mt607522.aspx but basically your query should look like:

[Server Url]/api/data/v8.2/EntityDefinitions(70816501-edb9-4740-a16c-6a5efbc05d84)?$select=LogicalName&$expand=Attributes

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