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How to call ExecuteAction using API in MS Dynamics CRM?

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Hi,

I have following code which is working properly for ExecuteAction. I want to call following call using API. 

Can anybody please suggest me with return parameter?

function ExecuteAction(entityId, entityName, requestName) {
	try {
		var response = "";
		var requestXML = "";
		requestXML += "<s:Envelope xmlns:s=\"schemas.xmlsoap.org/.../envelope\">";
		requestXML += "  <s:Body>";
		requestXML += "    <Execute xmlns=\"schemas.microsoft.com/.../Services\" xmlns:i=\"www.w3.org/.../XMLSchema-instance\">";
		requestXML += "      <request xmlns:a=\"schemas.microsoft.com/.../Contracts\">";
		requestXML += "        <a:Parameters xmlns:b=\"schemas.datacontract.org/.../System.Collections.Generic\">";
		requestXML += "          <a:KeyValuePairOfstringanyType>";
		requestXML += "            <b:key>Target</b:key>";
		requestXML += "            <b:value i:type=\"a:EntityReference\">";
		requestXML += "              <a:Id>" + entityId + "</a:Id>";
		requestXML += "              <a:LogicalName>" + entityName + "</a:LogicalName>";
		requestXML += "              <a:Name i:nil=\"true\" />";
		requestXML += "            </b:value>";
		requestXML += "          </a:KeyValuePairOfstringanyType>";
		requestXML += "        </a:Parameters>";
		requestXML += "        <a:RequestId i:nil=\"true\" />";
		requestXML += "        <a:RequestName>" + requestName + "</a:RequestName>";
		requestXML += "      </request>";
		requestXML += "    </Execute>";
		requestXML += "  </s:Body>";
		requestXML += "</s:Envelope>";

		$.ajax({
			type: "POST",
			contentType: "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
			datatype: "xml",
			url: serverUrl + "/XRMServices/2011/Organization.svc/web",
			data: requestXML,
			async: false,
			beforeSend: function (XMLHttpRequest) {
				XMLHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/xml, text/xml, */*");
				XMLHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction", "schemas.microsoft.com/.../Execute");
			},
			success: function (data, textStatus, XmlHttpRequest) {
				if (XmlHttpRequest.status === 200) {
					response = $(XmlHttpRequest.responseText).find('b\\:value').text();
				}
				return response;
			},
			error: function (XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
				alert(errorThrown);
				return XMLHttpRequest.ResponseText;
			}
		});
	}
	catch (e) {
		return "";
	}
}

API call should return when it gets response.

Please suggest.

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  • Suggested answer
    Rawish Kumar Profile Picture
    Rawish Kumar 13,756 on at
    RE: How to call ExecuteAction using API in MS Dynamics CRM?

    you can try below ; i am retrieving the lead id first from the current record and then passing that leadid to my call action function as an input parameter.

       abcfunction: function () {

           var regardingObject = Xrm.Page.getAttribute("regardingobjectid");

           if (regardingObject != null && regardingObject.getValue() != null) {

               var leadlookup = regardingObject.getValue()[0];

               var leadId = leadlookup.id;

               leadId = leadId.replace(/[{}]/g, "");

             callAction("leads", "Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.actionName", leadId);

           }

       },

       callAction: function (entityName, actionName, targetid) {

           var result = null;

           var oDataEndPoint = Xrm.Page.context.getClientUrl() + "/api/data/v8.0/";

           var req = new XMLHttpRequest();

           req.open("POST", oDataEndPoint + entityName + "(" + targetid + ")/" + actionName, false);

           req.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/json");

           req.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");

           req.setRequestHeader("OData-MaxVersion", "4.0");

           req.setRequestHeader("OData-Version", "4.0");

           req.onreadystatechange = function () {

               if (this.readyState == 4) {

                   req.onreadystatechange = null;

                   if (this.status == 200) {

                       result = JSON.parse(this.response);

                       Xrm.Utility.openEntityForm("opportunity", result.OpportunityID);

                   }

                   else {

                       var error = JSON.parse(this.response).error;

                       alert(error.message);

                   }

               }

           };

           req.send();

           return result;

       },

  • Verified answer
    sardar ahmed Profile Picture
    sardar ahmed 520 on at
    RE: How to call ExecuteAction using API in MS Dynamics CRM?

    Hi,

    Please go through the below link.

    https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/nishantranaweblog/archive/2017/05/27/sample-code-to-call-action-using-web-api-in-crm 

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