Web API Reference

This section contains reference documentation of the types, functions, and actions that constitute the Web API for Microsoft Dataverse. More information:

• Use the Microsoft Dataverse Web API
• Web API types and operations

In This Section

Section	Description
EntityType Reference	An EntityType represents an entity type in the OData v4 entity model. More information: Web API EntityTypes
Action Reference	Actions represent operations that may have observable side effects, such as creating or updating records. An action may require parameters and may return a value. Actions may be bound to entity types. More information: Web API Actions
Function Reference	A function is an operation that doesn't have observable side effects. Functions typically retrieve data. They may have parameters and they may return values. Functions may be bound to entity types. More information: Web API Functions
Query Function Reference	Query functions are functions that can be used as a filter criteria in a query. They accept parameters and return a Boolean value. More information: Web API query functions
ComplexType Reference	A ComplexType represents structured data that doesn't have a key. Complex types are frequently returned as a response from using an action or function or passed as a parameter to a function. More information: Complex types
EnumType Reference	An EnumType represents an enumeration type in an OData v4 entity model. More information: Enumeration types
Metadata EntityType Reference	Metadata EntityTypes represent the types used in the Dataverse schema. More information: Use the Web API with table definitions

Reference

OData - the best way to REST
OData Version 4.0 Part 1: Protocol
OData Version 4.0 Part 2: URL Conventions
OData Version 4.0 Part 3: Common Schema Definition Language (CSDL)

Related Sections

Use the Microsoft Dataverse Web API
Web API types and operations