SQL Meets Dataverse Web API: Query Microsoft Dataverse Data Using SQL

This article discusses the integration of SQL querying capabilities within Microsoft Dataverse via the Web API. Historically, Dataverse data retrieval has been performed using OData and FetchXML; however, developers familiar with SQL will find the new SQL querying feature particularly useful. The article explores how SQL queries can be executed, offering syntax examples like SELECT statements, INNER JOINs, ORDER BY, and GROUP BY functionalities with supported SQL syntax. It also outlines the SQL features supported by Dataverse, such as SELECT, JOIN, and aggregation, while emphasizing its limitations, as it is not a full SQL Server implementation. Unsupported features include subqueries, CTEs, HAVING, UNION, and more. In conclusion, SQL querying in Dataverse offers a familiar framework for developers to efficiently manipulate data, especially when handling relational data and complex querying needs.

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