OData API Details

Open Data Protocol (OData) enables the creation of REST-based APIs, which allow resources to be exposed as endpoints and identified using the Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). In general, OData is represented by an abstract data model called Entity Data Model (EDM). This Entity Data Model allows web clients to publish and edit REST services and their resources using simple HTTP messages. OData leverages the principles of HTTP, REST and ATOM, and combines the simplicity of REST and SOAP metadata definitions to describe service interfaces, data models, and semantics.

Field	Description
Basic information	Displays the information about the API, such as Name, Version, the teams that the API is assigned to, status of the API whether its is Active or Inactive, the date on which the API was created, and a brief description of the API.
Technical information	Displays base URL of the API and the OData version supported.
OData entity sets	Displays a list of OData entity sets. An entity set element represents a single entity or a collection of entities of a specific entity type in the data model The list of entity sets is sorted alphabetically. Click each entity set to view the resource path, entity type, resource parameter details, and the corresponding HTTP methods. The entity types are structured records consisting of named and typed properties and key properties whose values uniquely identify one instance from another.
OData singletons	Displays a list of OData singletons. Singletons are single entities which are accessed as children of the entity container. The list of singletons is sorted alphabetically. Click each singleton to view the resource path, entity type, the corresponding HTTP methods, and the navigation properties that allow navigation from an entity to related entities. The OData navigation property has an impact on the resource structure. This property is represented as an OData Resource and denoted as OData Navigation properties inside the OData Resources profile. There is no restriction to the number of levels you can drill down.
OData function imports	Displays a list of OData function imports. The Function Import element represents a function in an entity model. The list of OData function imports is sorted alphabetically. Click each function import to view the resource path, entity type, and the corresponding HTTP methods.
OData action imports	Displays a list of OData action imports. The Action Import element represents an action in an entity model. The list of OData action imports is sorted alphabetically. Click each action import to view the resource path, entity type, and the corresponding HTTP methods.
Documentation	Displays a list of specifications for the API. The metadata document. The metadata document describes the Entity Data Model that is, the structure and organization of the OData service resources) exposed as HTTP endpoints by that particular service. This document describes the entity types, entity sets, functions, and actions.