OData

Lesson in the ASP.NET Core Roadmap · Stage 16: GraphQL

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is OData?

OData (Open Data Protocol) is a web protocol for querying and updating data. It is an open standard for creating and consuming RESTful web services. OData is built on top of the HTTP protocol, and it uses the conventions of REST to expose data through a standard interface.

In ASP.NET, OData can be used to create RESTful web services that expose data in a standardized way. OData provides a set of conventions for defining the structure of the data, and it also provides a set of conventions for querying and updating the data.

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OData: common questions

Can I learn OData in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain OData in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this OData tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 75 of 146 in the free ASP.NET Core roadmap, in stage 16, GraphQL. If you are new to ASP.NET Core, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.