Useful tips and tricks about SharePoint 2013 REST APIs

1. 25 January 2014
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2. Grazie ai nostri Sponsor!
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3. Giuseppe Marchi – Founder – Dev4Side S.r.l. – SharePoint
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4. Who I am
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5. Agenda
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6. SharePoint 2013 API
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7. What we had in the past
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8. What’s new in REST
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_api alias
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9. Hello REST world!
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10. Entry points
Feature area
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Context
http://server/site/_api/contextInfo
Site
http://server/site/_api/site
Web
http://server/site/_api/web
User profile
http://server/site/_api/SP.UserProfiles.PeopleManager
Search
http://server/site/_api/search
Publishing
http://server/site/_api/publishing
Excel services (new and
http://server/site/_vti_bin/ExcelRest.aspx
only on SharePoint Online)
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11. OData implementation*
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12. How to compone a query
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13. New REST syntax
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namespace method
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Full documentation on MSDN:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn292556.aspx
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14. New REST syntax –
Resource path
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15. Hello REST world!
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16. Sample URLs
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17. Get digest
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18. Create new item
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19. Edit an item
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20. Delete an item
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21. Tips for survivors
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22. General tips
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23. Tips for survivors (0)
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24. Tips for survivors (1)
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25. Tips for survivors (2)
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31. Tips for survivors
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32. Limits
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34. Bella!
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35. Session Feedback
SharePoint 2013 REST API tips and tricks
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