or
var people = new kendo.data.DataSource({ transport: { read: { type: 'GET', //url being set dynamically and works fine for the read dataType: 'json' }, create: { url: uri, //http://wwww.mysite.com/api/people type: 'POST', dataType: 'json' } } });//the call:// data structure on web api POST has same fields as below//the "add" is working locally but a POST is never made back to the remote web api// i have tried with and without the JSON.stringify people.add(JSON.stringify({FirstName: $("#bfname").val(), LastName: $("#blname").val(), Phone: $("#bphone").val(), Email: $("#bemail").val(), ShowId: showID, HostId: 1, DealerId: 1, Note:$("#bemail").val(), Photo: '', Id: -1}));