Restore deleted records with code

When using the SDK, you can retrieve data using FetchXml or QueryExpression.

When you retrieve data by using FetchXml, set the fetch element datasource attribute to 'bin' when you retrieve records.

static EntityCollection GetDeletedAccountRecordsFetchXml(IOrganizationService service) {

   string queryString = @"<fetch top='3' datasource='bin'>
                     <entity name='account'>
                        <attribute name='name' />
                     </entity>
                     </fetch>";
   
   FetchExpression query = new(queryString);

   return service.RetrieveMultiple(query);
}

When you retrieve data by using QueryExpression, set the QueryExpression.DataSource property to 'bin' when you retrieve records.

static EntityCollection GetDeletedAccountRecordsQueryExpression(IOrganizationService service) {

   QueryExpression query = new("account") { 
         ColumnSet = new ColumnSet("name"),
         DataSource = "bin",
         TopCount = 3
   };

   return service.RetrieveMultiple(query);
}

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By using Web API, you can retrieve records with FetchXml or OData syntax.

When you retrieve data by using FetchXml, set the fetch element datasource attribute to 'bin' when you retrieve records.

This Get-DeletedAccountRecords PowerShell function returns up to three deleted account records.

This Web API example and others in this article depend on the $environmentUrl and $baseHeaders variables as described in Quick Start Web API with PowerShell and Visual Studio Code.

function Get-DeletedAccountRecords{

   $query = @()
   $query += "<fetch top='3' datasource='bin'>"
   $query += "<entity name='account'>"
   $query += "<attribute name='name' />"
   $query += "</entity>"
   $query += "</fetch>"

   $uri = $environmentUrl
   $uri += 'accounts'
   $uri += '?fetchXml=' + [uri]::EscapeUriString($query -join '')

   $RetrieveMultipleRequest = @{
      Uri     = $uri
      Method  = 'Get'
      Headers = $baseHeaders
   }
   Invoke-RestMethod @RetrieveMultipleRequest

}

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How you restore a record by using the SDK for .NET depends on whether you're generating early bound types by using pac modelbuilder, or if you're using the late bound style.

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Early bound example

The static RestoreAccountRecordEarlyBound method uses the RestoreRequest<T> and Account classes generated by using the pac modelbuilder.

/// <summary>
/// Restores an account record
/// </summary>
/// <param name="service">The authenticated IOrganizationService instance</param>
/// <param name="accountId">The ID of the deleted account record.</param>
/// <param name="originalName">The original name value for the account record.</param>
/// <returns>The ID of the restored account</returns>
static Guid RestoreAccountRecordEarlyBound(
    IOrganizationService service, 
    Guid accountId,
    string originalName)
{
    Account accountToRestore = new()
    {
        Id = accountId,
        // Appending '(Restored)' to the original name
        // to demonstrate overwriting a value.
        Name = originalName + " (Restored)"
    };

    RestoreRequest<Account> request = new()
    {
        Target = accountToRestore
    };

    var response = (RestoreResponse)service.Execute(request);
    return response.id;
}

Late bound example

The static RestoreAccountRecordLateBound method uses the OrganizationRequest class to invoke the Restore message, setting the Target parameter.

/// <summary>
/// Restores an account record
/// </summary>
/// <param name="service">The authenticated IOrganizationService instance</param>
/// <param name="accountId">The ID of the deleted account record.</param>
/// <param name="originalName">The original name value for the account record.</param>
/// <returns>The ID of the restored account</returns>
static Guid RestoreAccountRecordLateBound(
   IOrganizationService service,
   Guid accountId,
   string originalName)
{
   Entity accountToRestore = new("account", accountId)
   {
         Attributes = {
            // Appending '(Restored)' to the original name
            // to demonstrate overwriting a value.
            {"name", originalName + " (Restored)"}
         }
   };

   OrganizationRequest request = new("Restore")
   {
         Parameters = {
            { "Target", accountToRestore }
         }
   };

   OrganizationResponse response = service.Execute(request);

   return (Guid)response.Results["id"];
}

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Use the Restore action to restore deleted records. This operation returns a RestoreResponse complex type that has an id property set to the ID of the restored record.

Restore any type of record without overwriting column values

The Restore-AnyRecord PowerShell function shows how to restore any type of record by referencing it using the full URL to the record and the @odata.id annotation. Pass a relative URL like contacts(0ad63f65-990d-ef11-9f89-6045bdece8bb) to the relativeUri parameter of this function. However, with this approach you can't overwrite any values for the record.

function Restore-AnyRecord{
   param(
      [Parameter(Mandatory)]
      [uri]$relativeUri
   )

   $uri = $environmentUrl + 'api/data/v9.2/'
   $uri += 'Restore'
   
   $body = @{
      'Target' = @{
         '@odata.id' = $environmentUrl + 'api/data/v9.2/' + $relativeUri
      }
   }

   $postHeaders = $baseHeaders.Clone()
   $postHeaders.Add('Content-Type', 'application/json')

   $RestoreRequest = @{
      Uri     = $uri
      Method  = 'Post'
      Headers = $postHeaders
      Body    = (ConvertTo-Json $body) 
   }
  
  $id = Invoke-RestMethod @RestoreRequest | Select-Object -ExpandProperty id

  return $id
}

Restore a record and overwrite column values

The Restore-AccountRecord PowerShell function shows how to restore an account record and overwrite a value. There are three requirements:

• Specify the table type parameter by using the @odata.type with the fully qualified name of the entity type. This annotation tells OData what type of record it is.
• To specify the record, include the primary key value, in this case accountid .
• Specify any properties you want to overwrite, in this case the name property.

function Restore-AccountRecord {
   param(
      [Parameter(Mandatory)]
      [guid]$recordId,
      [Parameter(Mandatory)]
      [string]$originalName
   )
   
   $uri = $environmentUrl
   $uri += 'Restore'
   
   $body = @{
      'Target' = @{
         '@odata.type' = 'Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.account'
         # Appending '(Restored)' to the original name
         # to demonstrate overwriting a value.
         'name'       = ($originalName + ' (Restored)')
         'accountid'  = $recordId.Guid
      }
   }

   $postHeaders = $baseHeaders.Clone()
   $postHeaders.Add('Content-Type', 'application/json')

   $RestoreRequest = @{
      Uri     = $uri
      Method  = 'Post'
      Headers = $postHeaders
      Body    = (ConvertTo-Json $body) 
   }
  
  $id = Invoke-RestMethod @RestoreRequest | Select-Object -ExpandProperty id

  return $id
}

Use this static SetCleanupIntervalInDays method to set the CleanupIntervalInDays column value for a specific table.

/// <summary>
/// Updates the CleanupIntervalInDays value for a specified table
/// </summary>
/// <param name="service">The authenticated IOrganizationService instance</param>
/// <param name="entityId">The entityId of the table</param>
/// <param name="cleanupIntervalInDays">The new CleanupIntervalInDays value</param>
static void SetCleanupIntervalInDays(
    IOrganizationService service,
    Guid entityId,
    int cleanupIntervalInDays)
{

    QueryExpression query = new("recyclebinconfig")
    {
        ColumnSet = new ColumnSet("recyclebinconfigid"),
        Criteria = new FilterExpression(LogicalOperator.And)
        {
            Conditions = {
              {
                  new ConditionExpression(
                      attributeName: "extensionofrecordid",
                      conditionOperator: ConditionOperator.Equal,
                      value: entityId)
              }
          }
        }
    };

    EntityCollection records = service.RetrieveMultiple(query);

    if (records.Entities.Count.Equals(1))
    {
        Guid id = records.Entities[0].Id;

        Entity record = new(entityName: "recyclebinconfig", id: id)
        {
            Attributes = {
                { "cleanupintervalindays", cleanupIntervalInDays }
            }
        };

        service.Update(record);

    }
    else
    {
        throw new Exception($"Deleted record keeping configuration for table '{tableLogicalName}' not found.");
    }
}

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This Set-CleanupIntervalInDays PowerShell function retrieves the recyclebinconfig row that has the entityId that matches the $tableEntityId parameter. Then it updates the cleanupintervalindays column property of the record to the value of the $cleanupIntervalInDays parameter.

This function depends on the Get-Records and Update-Record functions described in Create table operations functions.

function Set-CleanupIntervalInDays{
      param(
         [Parameter(Mandatory)]
         [guid]$tableEntityId,
         [Parameter(Mandatory)]
         [int]$cleanupIntervalInDays
      )
      $records = (Get-Records `
         -setName 'recyclebinconfigs' `
         -query "?`$filter=_extensionofrecordid_value eq $($tableEntityId)").value
   
      if ($records.Count -eq 1) {
         $recyclebinconfigId = $records[0].recyclebinconfigid
   
         Update-Record `
               -setName 'recyclebinconfigs' `
               -id $recyclebinconfigId `
               -body @{
               'cleanupintervalindays' = $cleanupIntervalInDays
         }
      }
      else {
         Write-Host "Deleted record keeping configuration for table $tableEntityId not found."
      }
}

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