FetchXML Builder for XrmToolBox

FetchXML Builder is currently used more than 3000 4000 5000 6000 times EVERY DAY! Check out the latest stats.

When Stunnware Tools was discontinued, I searched for a tool to create advanced FetchXML queries.

I didn’t find any.

So, I created it.

See how You can contribute!

Build queries for Microsoft Dataverse, Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Investigate data. Get code. Empower yourself to achieve more.

FetchXML Builder – empowering since 2014
Example of the rich feature set in FetchXML Builder. Click to enlarge.

FeaturesThe unfill feature list for FetchXML Builder
💬ForumQuestions, Feedback, FXB community chatter
🚀ReleasesDetails of all new releases
📅HistoryRead about the background of FetchXML Builder
😮What?General information about the FetchXML query language
🤔When?When and why should I care about FetchXML?
🏆SupportSee who are officially supporting FXB and become a supporter
🔗IntegrateIntegrate your XrmToolBox tool with FetchXML Builder
🤓GitHubVisit the GitHub repository

Features

For a full feature description – see FetchXML Builder – Features.

  • Outline for visual query construction
  • Dataverse/CRM/D365 metadata intellisense
  • New query from template
  • Open query (from Dataverse or file)
  • Save query (to Dataverse or file)
  • Open, Edit, and Save layouts for Views in Dataverse
  • Clone query
  • Aggregate query support
  • Undo (CTRL+Z) and Redo (CTRL+Y) support
  • Integration from other XrmToolBox tools
  • Query to FetchXML
  • Query to code (C#/js/SQL/OData)
  • Query to Power Automate List Records parameters
  • Results in view
  • Results serialized (XML/JSON)
  • Query Repository
  • Abort query execution over multiple pages
  • Multiple options and settings
  • Fully configurable window layout

Continued support

The development and support of FetchXML Builder has undoubtedly consumed a few hours over the years since its initial release in 2014.

If you (or your company) feel that this tool has helped you in your work, perhaps by saving you a few hours of work, donations for the continued support and development are accepted, appreciated, and will grant you a good feeling and perhaps a sticker if you like, and a spot on the FetchXML Builder Supporters Wall of Fame (unless you want to be an anonymous supporter).

You may use the Donate link in the XrmToolBox menu (remember to select the FetchXML Builder option)

You can also use this direct link to the PayPal donations page.


Installation

Like all tools for XrmToolBox, FetchXML Builder is installed from the Tool Library within XrmToolBox.

In some scenarios, the Tool Library in XrmToolBox might not be allowed to access the tools to download, and if you for some reason might want to install an older version of FetchXML Builder, you may follow the steps for Manual installation of FetchXML Builder.

To install XrmToolBox, see these instructions.


Contributing and feedback

FetchXML Builder is freeware and open source hosted on GitHub.
Please submit any issues here.
Comments and questions are very welcome in the FetchXML Builder Forum.


Tips!

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FetchXML Builder
– users from Zero to Hero.

Read Carl de Souza‘s blog “10 Features in FetchXML Builder You Need to be Using“.
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Original documentation

The original documentation including all comments is still available, see: fetchxmlbuilder.com/origdocs


Feedback and Questions

Please visit the FetchXML Builder Forum for any questions or feedback!