Python Dynamics CRM: Lookup Contact ID using Full Name

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Find a contactid given a fullname.

Documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/web-api/contact?view=dynamics-ce-odata-9

CURL Command

curl -X GET https://my-dynamics-domain.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.0/contacts
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "OData-MaxVersion: 4.0"  \
  -H "OData-Version: 4.0" \
  -d "$select=contactid" \
  -d "$filter=fullname eq 'Tomasz Bochenek'" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer DYNAMICS_CRM_ACCESS_TOKEN"

Python Example

import sys
import chilkat

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

#  URL: https://my-dynamics-domain.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.0/contacts
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("my-dynamics-domain.api.crm.dynamics.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != True):
    print("ConnectFailReason: " + str(rest.get_ConnectFailReason()))
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

rest.AddQueryParam("$select","contactid")
rest.AddQueryParam("$filter","fullname eq 'Tomasz Bochenek'")

rest.AddHeader("OData-MaxVersion","4.0")
rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
rest.AddHeader("OData-Version","4.0")
rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer DYNAMICS_CRM_ACCESS_TOKEN")

sbResponseBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/api/data/v9.0/contacts",sbResponseBody)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
    print("Response Header:")
    print(rest.responseHeader())
    print("Response Body:")
    print(sbResponseBody.getAsString())
    sys.exit()

jsonResponse = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

odataContext = jsonResponse.stringOf("\"@odata.context\"")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("value")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.put_I(i)
    odataEtag = jsonResponse.stringOf("value[i].\"@odata.etag\"")
    contactid = jsonResponse.stringOf("value[i].contactid")
    i = i + 1

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "@odata.context": "https://mydomain.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.0/$metadata#contacts(contactid)",
  "value": [
    {
      "@odata.etag": "W/\"1162210\"",
      "contactid": "1fa1e5b9-88df-e311-b8e5-6c3be5a8b200"
    }
  ]
}