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Posting data using javascript with ODATA format

I'm facing an issue when converting ODATA string into JSON while posting on my Dynamics CRM. When I'm trying to serialize that way:

var phoneCallAssociationJsonData = '{'
               +'"@odata.id" : "https://contoso.crm4.dynamics.com/api/data/v8.1/phonecalls('+ phoneCallUid +')"'
               +'}';

And serialize it in the request like that: JSON.stringify(phoneCallAssociationJsonData);

I get a BAD REQUEST response. But When I use POSTMAN to post data and I copy the following JSON:

{"@odata.id" : "https://contoso.crm4.dynamics.com/api/data/v8.1/phonecalls(12a59ec0-76b5-e611-80ed-5065f38a8ad1)"}

It works perfectly. Does someone know if there is a special way way to serialize string with odata format ?

I've tried to create a javascript object but adding a [email protected] is not possible because @ is not an allowed character.

Solution

  • Firstly, rather than creating a string, which you then stringify, create an OBJECT

    var phoneCallAssociationJsonData = {
    "@odata.id" : "https://contoso.crm4.dynamics.com/api/data/v8.1/phonecalls("+ phoneCallUid +")"
};

    then

    JSON.stringify(phoneCallAssociationJsonData);

    should now work