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Request and response types#

The Customer Management Service supports both the JSON and XML data serialization formats.

The request format is specified by using the Content-Type header and is required for operations that have a request body.

The response format can be specified in requests by using the Accept header . A response can be serialized using a format that is different from the request. If no response format is specified, JSON is the default.

JSON and XML response formats#
Format Accept header Query extension Default
JSON application/json .json Yes
XML application/xml .xml No
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