Taking Advantage of the SharePoint 2013 REST API
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The document discusses the SharePoint 2013 REST API. It begins with an introduction that describes the REST architecture and how the SharePoint REST API is implemented. It then covers endpoints for various SharePoint objects that can be accessed via REST, such as sites, lists, search, and user profiles. The document also discusses basic operations for retrieving and manipulating objects and more advanced methods like queries, filtering, sorting and CRUD operations. It describes using the REST API from JavaScript and Windows 8 applications. Authorization techniques are also covered. The document is sponsored by a company that provides monitoring tools for SharePoint.
Taking Advantage of the SharePoint 2013 REST API
- 1. Get Some REST: SharePoint 2013 REST API's Eric Shupps SharePoint Server MVP
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- 5. INTRODUCTION
- 6. Background HTTP-based web service architecture that uses nouns and verbs to define operations Noun: “Items” Verbs: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE OData provides metadata, object typing and query semantics for underlying data structure (WCF data services) /items(0) Client Object Model service (client.svc) processes queries, interacts with server OM, returns formatted response (JSON, XML) /items/GetByTitle(‘foo’)
- 7. Implementation READ UPDATE DELETE GET PUT, MERGE, DELETE Client.svc CREATE POST Server OM Content DB
- 10. Gotchas OData Spec != SharePoint REST No request batching Must specify “odata=verbose” in header Default response format is ATOM Use CSOM notation when accessing static methods and properties Some requests may not return default values due to processing overhead
- 11. ENDPOINTS
- 12. SharePoint 2013 REST Endpoints Site Web Publishing User Profiles Search Taxonomy Webs Lists Pages Users Query Results Managed Metadata Features Items Variations Profiles Suggestions Navigation Activity Event Receivers
- 14. BASIC OPERATIONS
- 15. Sites Get Feature http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/sites/features/GetById(guid’<value>’) View Event Receivers http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/sites/eventreceivers Create a Site http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/web/webinfos/add { 'd' :{ 'parameters': { '__metadata': {'type': 'SP.WebInfoCreationInformation' }, 'Url': 'RestSubWeb', 'Title': 'RestSubWeb', 'Description': 'rest created web', 'Language':1033, 'WebTemplate':'sts', 'UseUniquePermissions':false} }}
- 16. Lists Get All Lists http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/lists Get List http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/lists/GetByTitle(‘Shared Documents’) Get List Item http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/lists/GetByTitle(‘Shared Documents’)/items/GetById(0) Get List Item with Specific Properties http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/lists/GetByTitle(‘Shared Documents’)/items/ GetById(1)?$select=Title,ID
- 17. Search Simple Term http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/search/query?queryText=‘Value’ Item Property http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/search/query?queryText=‘PreferredName:Robert Smith’ Suggestions http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/search/suggest?queryText=‘quarterly sales’
- 18. Social Get Followed Users http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/social.following/followed Get Followed Documents http://<siteCollection>/<site>/_api/social.following/my/followeddocumentsuri Get Suggestions http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/sp.userprofiles.peoplemanager/getmysuggestions Get Followers http://<siteCollection>/<site>/_api/sp.userprofiles.peoplemanager/ getpeoplefollowedby(accountName=@v)?@v='domainuser'
- 19. ADVANCED METHODS
- 21. Sorting & Filtering Filter with Comparison http://<site>/_api/web/lists/getbytitle(‘Products’)/items/?$filter=Price gt 30000 Join with Filter http://<site>/_api/web/lists/getbytitle(‘Products’)/items()? $select=Title,Price,Supplier_/Title&$expand=Supplier_/Title&$filter=Supplier_/Title eq ‘Acme’ Top ‘N’ Results http://<site collection>/<site>/_api/web/lists('<guid>')/items$top=10
- 22. CRUD Operations Create a List Item url: http://site url/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle(‘Test')/items method: POST body: { '__metadata': { 'type': 'SP.Data.TestListItem' }, 'Title': 'Test'} headers: Authorization = "Bearer " + accessToken X-RequestDigest = form digest value accept: "application/json;odata=verbose" content-type: "application/json;odata=verbose" content-length:1024 Edit a List Item url: http://site url/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle(‘Test')/items(item id) method: POST body: { '__metadata': { 'type': 'SP.Data.TestListItem' }, 'Title': 'TestUpdated'} headers: Authorization = "Bearer " + accessToken X-RequestDigest = form digest value “IF-MATCH”: etag or “*” “X-HTTP-Method”:”MERGE”, accept: "application/json;odata=verbose" content-type: "application/json;odata=verbose" content-length:1024
- 23. Form Digest Used to prevent replay attacks Updates will fail without digest value Local $("#__REQUESTDIGEST").val() Remote POST to /_api/contextinfo
- 24. JAVASCRIPT
- 25. Operations Async GET/POST operations using AJAX library Cross-Domain Library SP.RequestExecutor Remote Apps: SP.AppContextSite with @target JSON response accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"
- 26. Authorization Remote Use CSOM to set context Sites/Webs/Lists – Handled by appweb not hostweb Pass token in request – RequestExecutor Local Use current context
- 27. Retrieving SharePoint list data with jQuery, REST and AJAX PROVIDER HOSTED APP
- 28. WINDOWS 8
- 29. Operations XAML List items with specific fields Async – HTTPClient, HTTPClientHandler ATOM LINQ
- 30. Authorization Domain Credentials Permissions Enterprise Authentication Private Networks
- 31. Uploading Documents to SharePoint using REST WINDOWS 8 APP
- 32. Sponsored by: Real-time application monitoring, event management, and operational health metrics for Microsoft SharePoint Reduce troubleshooting time by up to 30% Increase efficiency and improve user satisfaction Avoid downtime and costly outages Meet or exceed service level agreements Maximize investment in current infrastructure Visit us on the web at www.binarywave.com
- 33. Resources Description Link Programming Using the SharePoint 2013 REST Service http://bit.ly/TUwC9N OData URI Conventions http://bit.ly/Ytgdz4 Using the SharePoint 2013 REST Service http://bit.ly/YPHif5 SharePoint 2013 Search REST API http://bit.ly/ZqzOuM Configuring SharePoint 2013 Search REST for Anonymous Users http://bit.ly/152vFoy SharePoint 2013 REST TypeScript Library http://sprestts.codeplex.com