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Is there any way to know which url an external api is hitting in business central.

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Posted on by Ashar Farooqi 10

I am trying to maintain an API Log in BC, whenever the external app tries to hit an api page of BC, i want to know some specific details like, on which url the external app hit, the external api method, request body, response code, response body (what response did business central sent back). I want to do all this in AL code. Help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • steveendow Profile Picture
    steveendow 2,281 on at
    RE: Is there any way to know which url an external api is hitting in business central.

    Hi,

    I would recommend starting with Business Central Telemetry using Application Insights.  It only takes a few minutes to setup and requires zero AL or customization.  If you still need more information about the API calls, you could then investigate AL options.  

    Note:  Entering the App Insights key in the BC Admin center will reboot the BC tenant, so you'll want to do that after hours or during a maintenance window

    Note on data collected by BC Telemetry: Request Body and Response Body are not logged to Application Insights due to GDPR compliance requirements.

    twitter.com/.../1420409536091938819

    Here is a Docs page listing the data elements available through BC Telemetry with Application Insights:

    docs.microsoft.com/.../telemetry-webservices-trace

    (thanks to AJ for the link  twitter.com/.../1420414035837825043

    Here is an article on the BC Telemetry configuration process:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/telemetry-enable-application-insights

    Let me know if BC Telemetry with Application Insights might work for you.

  • steveendow Profile Picture
    steveendow 2,281 on at
    RE: Is there any way to know which url an external api is hitting in business central.

    Kennie has created a sample Application Insights KQL query for web service calls:

    twitter.com/.../1420454936215699462

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