how to get xml response from web api

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how to get xml response from web api with xml request

Manav Pandya · Answer

Hello Well for this task of returning xml and other format we should specify its formatter Primarily there are two ways XML and JSON that i had worked with For doing this you need to add single line in Application_Start() method inside global file : 1 - For XML : GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter.UseDataContractSerializer = true ; OR config.Formatters.XmlFormatter.MediaTypeMappings.Add( new QueryStringMapping( "type" , "xml" , new MediaTypeHeaderValue( "application/xml" ))); 2 . For JSON : GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter.UseDataContractSerializer = true ; OR config.Formatters.JsonFormatter.MediaTypeMappings.Add( new QueryStringMapping( "type" , "json" , new MediaTypeHeaderValue( "application/json" ))); That's it , now you can see difference of the output For more reference you can learn about this : https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/2b481f/getting-the-result-of-Asp-Net-web-api-on-notepad/ https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/manas1/introduction-to-Asp-Net-webapi-and-returns-result-in-differe/ Thanks

Prakash Chasiya · Answer

Hi Gajendra; Please refer my article : https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/login-using-webapi-in-desktop-application/ You can find your answer from there regaring XML and JSON. Also, I have explain in detail, how to create and host web api. Hope this will help you. Thank you.

Sagar Pandurang Kap · Answer

Hi, Try refer from below lonks :- https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/2b481f/getting-the-result-of-Asp-Net-web-api-on-notepad/ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11662028/webapi-to-return-xml Hope it helps....