To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .xml suffix or ?format=xml
HTTP + XML
The following are sample HTTP requests and responses.
The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
PATCH /Inventory/{InventoryID}/OtherDescriptions/{OtherDescriptionID} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.jiwa.com.au
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<InventoryOtherDescriptionPATCHRequest xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/JiwaFinancials.Jiwa.JiwaServiceModel">
<_x003C_Description_x003E_k__BackingField xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/JiwaFinancials.Jiwa.JiwaServiceModel.Inventory">String</_x003C_Description_x003E_k__BackingField>
<_x003C_OtherDescriptionID_x003E_k__BackingField i:nil="true" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/JiwaFinancials.Jiwa.JiwaServiceModel.Inventory" />
<_x003C_InventoryID_x003E_k__BackingField>String</_x003C_InventoryID_x003E_k__BackingField>
<_x003C_OtherDescriptionID_x003E_k__BackingField>String</_x003C_OtherDescriptionID_x003E_k__BackingField>
</InventoryOtherDescriptionPATCHRequest>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<InventoryOtherDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/JiwaFinancials.Jiwa.JiwaServiceModel.Inventory">
<_x003C_Description_x003E_k__BackingField>String</_x003C_Description_x003E_k__BackingField>
<_x003C_OtherDescriptionID_x003E_k__BackingField>String</_x003C_OtherDescriptionID_x003E_k__BackingField>
</InventoryOtherDescription>