Where is OData used?

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OData helps you focus on your business logic while building RESTful APIs without having to worry about the approaches to define request and response headers, status codes, HTTP methods, URL conventions, media types, payload formats and query options etc.

What is the use of OData in Web API?

The Open Data Protocol (OData) is a data access protocol for the web. OData provides a uniform way to query and manipulate data sets through CRUD operations (create, read, update, and delete).

What is use of OData in SAP?

OData is a Web protocol for querying and updating data, applying and building on Web technologies such as HTTP, Atom Publishing Protocol (AtomPub), and RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to provide access to information from a variety of applications.

What technologies does OData use?

OData is a REST-based protocol for querying and updating data. It is built on technologies like HTTP, ATOM/XML and JSON.

Why is OData not popular?

The interface errs on the side of being too liberal in what it will accept. The contract does not provide enough information to consumers on how to use the service. If a consumer must read something other than the service's signature to understand how to use the service, the factoring of the service should be reviewed.

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