Welcome to my blog, where today I am excited to introduce you to a new tool that will make a developer’s life easier when working with APIs in Business Central. The API Object Generator is a tool that simplifies the process of generating objects based on XML or JSON data from API
Tag Archives: API
How To Use Standard APIs In Business Central
Business Central provides a way to expose data to external applications out of the box. This is done via standard APIs. In this post, you will learn what are they, where to find them, and how to use them in Postman.
How To Use VS Code REST Client To Test Business Central APIs
In this article, we will learn to use the REST Client in VS Code to test Business Central APIs. We will start by understanding what REST API is. Then, we will install and set up the REST Client extension in VS Code. We will retrieve an access token and use it in HTTP requests to consume API endpoints.
How To Create Custom APIs In Business Central
Business Central exposes data via APIs and web services. It provides some standard APIs out of the box, but you need to create custom APIs for custom tables. In this post, you will learn how to do it and how to test them using Postman.
How To Use Postman To Connect With Business Central APIs
In this article, we’ll explore how to use Postman, a popular API development tool, to connect and get data from Business Central. We’ll start by setting up OAuth in Azure, then using Postman to consume OData endpoints. Finally, we’ll look at how to use SOAP endpoints as well.
How to Call a Rest API GET Request in AL (Making a real-time currency exchange rates viewer)
Here you can get knowledge about how to send a GET request and read a JSON response in Business Central – AL. I made a simple real-time currency exchange rates viewing page. I used a free rest API to get currency exchange rates. Follow the below steps and AL code and try it yourself.
Inexplicable delays when calling (OnPrem) Business Central API’s (and how to solve it)
We always try to upgrade all customers to latest release – and we encountered some delays in API communications, which seemed to got worse at every new upgrade. At some point, every API call took from 500 to 1000 milliseconds. I think we all agree that this is FAR to high. Even for a simple call, like getting the companies, it took so long.