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Microsoft Dynamics Purchase Orders API

The Purchase Orders API from Microsoft Dynamics — 2 operation(s) for purchase orders.
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openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Accounts Purchase Orders API
  description: The Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central API (v2.0) provides a RESTful interface for integrating with Business Central. It exposes standard business entities such as customers, vendors, items, sales orders, purchase orders, journals, and general ledger entries. The API uses OData v4 conventions and requires Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) authentication.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Microsoft
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/api-reference/v2.0/
  license:
    name: Microsoft APIs Terms of Use
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/microsoft-apis/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/v2.0/{tenantId}/{environment}/api/v2.0
  description: Business Central Online (SaaS)
  variables:
    tenantId:
      default: common
      description: The Azure AD tenant ID or domain name.
    environment:
      default: production
      description: The Business Central environment name.
- url: https://{baseUrl}:{port}/{serverInstance}/api/v2.0
  description: Business Central On-Premises
  variables:
    baseUrl:
      default: localhost
    port:
      default: '7048'
    serverInstance:
      default: bc
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Purchase Orders
paths:
  /companies({companyId})/purchaseOrders:
    get:
      summary: Microsoft Dynamics List purchase orders
      description: Returns a list of purchase orders.
      operationId: listPurchaseOrders
      tags:
      - Purchase Orders
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/companyId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/top'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/select'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of purchase orders.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/PurchaseOrder'
    post:
      summary: Microsoft Dynamics Create a purchase order
      description: Creates a new purchase order.
      operationId: createPurchaseOrder
      tags:
      - Purchase Orders
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/companyId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PurchaseOrder'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created purchase order.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PurchaseOrder'
  /PurchaseOrderHeaders:
    get:
      summary: Microsoft Dynamics List purchase order headers
      description: Retrieves the collection of purchase order header entities.
      operationId: listPurchaseOrderHeaders
      tags:
      - Purchase Orders
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/top_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/select'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/orderby'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/crossCompany'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A collection of purchase order headers.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/PurchaseOrderHeaderEntity'
    post:
      summary: Microsoft Dynamics Create a purchase order header
      description: Creates a new purchase order header entity.
      operationId: createPurchaseOrderHeader
      tags:
      - Purchase Orders
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PurchaseOrderHeaderEntity'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created purchase order header.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PurchaseOrderHeaderEntity'
components:
  schemas:
    PurchaseOrder:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          readOnly: true
        number:
          type: string
        orderDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        postingDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        vendorId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        vendorNumber:
          type: string
        vendorName:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        currencyCode:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        totalAmountExcludingTax:
          type: number
          format: decimal
          readOnly: true
        totalAmountIncludingTax:
          type: number
          format: decimal
          readOnly: true
        lastModifiedDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
    PurchaseOrderHeaderEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        PurchaseOrderNumber:
          type: string
        OrderCreationDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        OrderVendorAccountNumber:
          type: string
        CurrencyCode:
          type: string
        PurchaseOrderStatus:
          type: string
        RequestedDeliveryDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        TotalOrderAmount:
          type: number
          format: decimal
        dataAreaId:
          type: string
  parameters:
    top_2:
      name: $top
      in: query
      description: Maximum number of records to return (max 10000).
      schema:
        type: integer
    filter:
      name: $filter
      in: query
      description: OData filter expression.
      schema:
        type: string
    select:
      name: $select
      in: query
      description: Comma-separated list of properties to include.
      schema:
        type: string
    crossCompany:
      name: cross-company
      in: query
      description: Set to true to retrieve data across all legal entities.
      schema:
        type: boolean
    companyId:
      name: companyId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The ID of the company.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    skip:
      name: $skip
      in: query
      description: Number of records to skip.
      schema:
        type: integer
    top:
      name: $top
      in: query
      description: Maximum number of records to return.
      schema:
        type: integer
    orderby:
      name: $orderby
      in: query
      description: Comma-separated list of properties to sort by.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) OAuth 2.0 authentication.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/.default: Access Business Central API
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