Business Data client class library

Find information about the Business Data client object model in SharePoint 2013 that you can use to build SharePoint Add-ins, mobile applications, and Microsoft Silverlight applications.

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Server 2013

The Business Data client object library reference for SharePoint 2013 contains information that you can use to build SharePoint Add-ins, mobile applications, and Silverlight applications to work with Business Connectivity Services (BCS). The client object model in SharePoint 2013 is derived from the .NET server programming model, and the programming capabilities defined here reflect those found in the original .NET server source.

For information about the server object model, see .NET server API reference for SharePoint 2013.

Business Data client namespaces in SharePoint 2013

• Microsoft.BusinessData.Infrastructure

• Microsoft.BusinessData.Infrastructure.Collections

• Microsoft.BusinessData.Infrastructure.SecureStore

• Microsoft.BusinessData.Infrastructure.Throttle

• Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel

• Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel.Collections

• Microsoft.BusinessData.Offlining

• Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime

• Microsoft.BusinessData.SystemSpecific

• Microsoft.BusinessData.SystemSpecific.Wcf

• Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationServices

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Infrastructure

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.MetadataModel

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.MetadataModel.Constants

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Parser

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Runtime

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SharedService

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SystemSpecific

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SystemSpecific.OData

• Microsoft.SharePoint.DistributedCaching.Utilities

• Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel

• Microsoft.Office.BusinessData.Infrastructure

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.Constants

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.Parser

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Infrastructure.Client

• Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Infrastructure.Collections.Client

Additional resources

• .NET client API reference for SharePoint 2013

• SharePoint Add-ins

• Build Windows Phone apps that access SharePoint 2013

• Choose the right API set in SharePoint 2013

• SharePoint Add-ins compared with SharePoint solutions

• .NET server API reference for SharePoint 2013