Custom API (preview) allows us to define our custom messages that can be called from web services, similar to Custom Actions. Usually, we would be creating custom workflow actions just to create a new message, to which we can hook our plugin, without defining any logic in the workflow. For this scenario or pattern now we can use Custom API instead.
There are different ways of creating a custom API.
- Through the Maker Portal.
- Using Web API or Organization Service.
- Editing the solution files.
The 3 key entities involved here are
- CustomAPI
- CustomAPIRequestParameter
- CustomAPIResponseProperty
Let us try creating a CustomAPI through the maker portal.
Create a new solution, and click on New and select Custom API
Let us start with a very basic custom action.
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Unique Name |
This will be the name of the message. Should have the prefix same as solution’s publisher. |
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Name |
The name of the Custom API will show up inside the solution
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Display Name |
Localized display name of the Custom API |
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Description |
Localized description of the Custom API |
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Binding Type |
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Bound Entity Logical Name |
Logical name of the entity in case of binding type – Entity and EntityCollection. |
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Is Function |
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Allowed Custom Processing Step Type |
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Execute Privilege Name |
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Plugin Type |
Reference of the plugin registered for the Custom API |
So right now we have a very basic custom API registered of Global type, which doesn’t allow any steps to be registered and doesn’t need any privileges to execute
Let us write a sample plugin and associate with this new message.
Let us register the assembly
Now let us go back to our Custom API record and associate the Plugin registered.
Let us trigger the plugin by calling the Custom API through the Postman.
Let us check the plugin trace log inside Dynamics 365 App.
Get all details here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/data-platform/custom-actions
Hope it helps..
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