How to batch requests in Microsoft graph JSON?
The responses have the ID of the requests associated with them so you can associate a response with a request. The request responses can then be parsed by iterating through the jobs. Using Microsoft Graph JSON Batching we can submit multiple requests as a single job, have the requests performed on the backend in parallel and get the results back.
When to use dependson in Microsoft Graph API?
Keep in mind that the request can also use the DependsOn option to make a request dependent on another that must be completed prior. Also if the response contains a dataset that is paged.
What does a JSON batch request body consist of?
A JSON batch request body consists of a single JSON object with one required property: requests. The requests property is an array of individual requests. For each individual request, the id, method, and url properties are required.
Which is an example of a batch request?
The example below is to query the User API endpoint for users whose displayName starts with the string provided. Additional requests are added as required to build the Request Body and passed as part of the Post request to the Batch endpoint.
What do you need to know about JSON batch requests?
The JSON batch request itself can contain both GET, POST, PATCH and other HTTP verbs that we discussed in this post [link to post]. JSON batch request body contains a single JSON object with one required property: “requests”. The requests property is an array of individual requests.
How to batch request in Microsoft Graph SDK?
Batching is a way of combining multiple requests into a single HTTP request. The requests are combined in a single JSON payload, which is sent via POST to the $batch endpoint. Microsoft Graph SDKs have a set of classes to simplify how you create batch payloads and parse batch response payloads.
How does Microsoft Graph return a batch response?
This allows Microsoft Graph to return a batch response as soon as any of the individual requests has completed. You will have to continue to follow the “nextLink” as long as it exists. You can specify dependencies on the requests in the JSON batch request using the “dependsOn” property.