Who owns OData?

Who created OData?

Microsoft initiated OData in 2007. Versions 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 are released under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise.

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.

Who is using OData?

Companies Using OData Microsoft obviously uses the standard quite actively, with support in Lightswitch, Dyanamics CRM, and more. SAP Gateway uses OData to connect “any programming language or model” to SAP applications. Webnodes CMS uses OData has one of its supported data formats.

Does Microsoft use OData?

OData stands for the Open Data Protocol. It was initiated by Microsoft and is now an ISO approved and OASIS standard. OData enables the creation and consumption of REST APIs, which allow resources, identified using URLs and defined in a data model, to be published and edited by Web clients using simple HTTP requests.

What is OData producer?

OData Producer is a specialized service that lets Salesforce users view and use external data present in other data storage services. OData Producer uses a tool called OData 2.0 adapter to let Salesforce Connect link and map to external data from outside sources.

Is OData a Web service?

The Open Data Protocol (OData) is a web protocol that is designed for querying tabular data and provides you with an alternative to SOAP-based web services.

Is OData open source?

It is a fully open sourced project maintained by Microsoft OData team. The libraries are used by the WebApi and RESTier libraries for building OData Services. OData stands for the Open Data Protocol.

Is OData same as API?

If you have ever explored these systems, you might have come across two popular technologies: OData and REST APIs. These two are technologies used to facilitate communication and interaction between different Software Systems. Although the two are closely related, they are not the same.