Python Dynamics CRM: Create an Account

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Creates a new account.

Documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/developer/webapi/create-entity-web-api

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://my-dynamics-domain.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.0/accounts \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
  -H "OData-MaxVersion: 4.0"  \
  -H "OData-Version: 4.0" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer DYNAMICS_CRM_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Sample Account",
    "creditonhold": false,
    "address1_latitude": 47.639583,
    "description": "This is the description of the sample account",
    "revenue": 5000000,
    "accountcategorycode": 1
}'

Python Example

import sys
import chilkat

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

#  URL: https://my-dynamics-domain.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.0/accounts
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()

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.UpdateString("name","Sample Account")
json.UpdateBool("creditonhold",False)
json.UpdateNumber("address1_latitude","47.639583")
json.UpdateString("description","This is the description of the sample account")
json.UpdateNumber("revenue","5000000")
json.UpdateNumber("accountcategorycode","1")

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json; charset=utf-8")
rest.AddHeader("OData-Version","4.0")
rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
rest.AddHeader("OData-MaxVersion","4.0")
rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer DYNAMICS_CRM_ACCESS_TOKEN")

sbRequestBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
sbResponseBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/api/data/v9.0/accounts",sbRequestBody,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()