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How to CRUD contact using Odata API?

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Posted on by gordon li 10

Hi,

I go with this link for update the entities with API, 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/common-data-service/webapi/update-delete-entities-using-web-api

the sample works well, with account changed, 

however , if I apply the same to contacts, like 

change the uri to 

PATCH [Organization URI]/api/data/v9.1/contacts(00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001) HTTP/1.1

and content

{ "Firstname": "Updated first name " }

I get error 

 "code": "0x0",
        "message": "An error occurred while validating input parameters: Microsoft.OData.ODataException: Does not support untyped value in non-open type.\r\n   at System.Web.OData.Formatter.Deserialization.DeserializationHelpers.ApplyProperty(ODataProperty property, IEdmStructuredTypeReference resourceType, Object resource, ODataDeserializerProvider deserializerProvider, ODataDeserializerContext readContext)\r\n   at System.Web.OData.Formatter.Deserialization.ODataResourceDeserializer.ApplyStructuralProperties(Object resource, ODataResourceWrapper resourceWrapper, IEdmStructuredTypeReference structuredType, ODataDeserializerContext readContext)\r\n   at Microsoft.Crm.Extensibility.CrmODataEntityDeserializer.ApplyStructuralProperties(Object resource, ODataResourceWrapper resourceWrapper, IEdmStructuredTypeReference structuredType, ODataDeserializerContext readContext)\r\n   at System.Web.OData.Formatter.Deserialization.ODataResourceDeserializer.ReadResource(ODataResourceWrapper resourceWrapper, IEdmStructuredTypeReference structuredType, ODataDeserializerContext readContext)\r\n   at System.Web.OData.Formatter.ODataMediaTypeFormatter.ReadFromStream(Type type, Stream readStream, HttpContent content, IFormatterLogger formatterLogger)",
        
I then tried to get the first contact, serialized to Json, and replace the content with full contact, detail and I still get the error.
what is the special setting with Contact? and can I create/update using api?
Thanks for any help!
Gordon
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  • cloflyMao Profile Picture
    cloflyMao 25,210 on at

    Hi Gordon,

    Firstname should be firstname, please pay attention to letter case of fields.

    A full code for update a contact:

    var entity = {
  "firstname": "Mike 1",
  "lastname": "Johnson"
};

var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
req.open("PATCH", Xrm.Page.context.getClientUrl()   "/api/data/v9.1/contacts(xxxx)", true);
req.setRequestHeader("OData-MaxVersion", "4.0");
req.setRequestHeader("OData-Version", "4.0");
req.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/json");
req.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");
req.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (this.readyState === 4) {
        req.onreadystatechange = null;
        if (this.status === 204) {
            alert("ok");
        } else {
            Xrm.Utility.alertDialog(this.statusText);
        }
    }
};
req.send(JSON.stringify(entity));

    In addition, you could automatically create create/update with Web API by CRM Rest Builder.

    It supports for all CRUD operations.

    https://github.com/jlattimer/CRMRESTBuilder

    Regards,

    Clofly

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    gordon li 10 on at

    Thanks Clofly,

    It works by change the Firstname to firstname,

    I am using the postman .

  • cloflyMao Profile Picture
    cloflyMao 25,210 on at

    Hi gordon,

    Please let me know whether you had other problem.

    If you had found any answer helped, please kindly mark as verified, it would be greatly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Clofly

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