How to Call a Dataverse Custom API from a Canvas App
Dataverse Custom APIs are a powerful extension model of the PowerPlatform. However, at the time of writing, there are no direct method to execute a Custom API inside the PowerApps Canvas App model.
In this post I will show how to call any Custom API from a Canvas App with the use of a generic Power Automate Flow and the new ParseJSON functionality.
UPDATE 17-FEB-2023
Dataverse Custom APIs can now be called directly from PowerFx in Canvas Apps and Custom Pages. ( still in experimental phase)
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