How to change default ASP.NET MVC Web API media formatter?

Question

I have a Web API project that returns some product data. It negotiates the return type correctly depending on the Accept header (JSON/XML) of the request. The problem is, if no Accept header is specified it returns JSON, but I want it to return XML by default. How do I change the content negotiation defaults in Global.asax?

Edgar · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-05 13:09:02Z

32

Found a solution via http://www.strathweb.com/2013/06/supporting-only-json-in-asp-net-web-api-the-right-way/

Added this in WebApiConfig.Register():

config.Formatters.Clear();
config.Formatters.Add(new XmlMediaTypeFormatter());
config.Formatters.Add(new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());
config.Formatters.Add(new FormUrlEncodedMediaTypeFormatter());

So default is XML, the first formatter, but the API still supports JSON if the request asks for it.

edited Apr 5, 2015 at 13:09

answered Nov 25, 2013 at 11:48

Edgar

4,5285 gold badges44 silver badges64 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

3 Comments

Kiran Over a year ago

Also add FormUrlEncodedMediaTypeFormatter in your above code as by default Web API has that formatter too in the collection

Sunny Sharma Over a year ago

what this FormUrlEncodedMediaTypeFormatter does?? I see that returns nothing!

Edgar Over a year ago

@Sunny it should return URL formatted values (msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/…) like myVariable=1&myOtherVariable=test

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

How to change default ASP.NET MVC Web API media formatter?

1 Answer 1

3 Comments

Your Answer

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

3 Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Linked

Related