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'''On every request, you must set both the "Accept" and "Content-Type" HTTP headers to the MIME type of the data format you are using to communicate with the API.''' Content-Type tells the API how to interpret your request, and Accept tells it how you want your data back. | '''On every request, you must set both the "Accept" and "Content-Type" HTTP headers to the MIME type of the data format you are using to communicate with the API.''' Content-Type tells the API how to interpret your request, and Accept tells it how you want your data back. | ||
Currently, the API has only been tested with JSON (MIME type: "application/json") | Currently, the API has only been tested with JSON (MIME type: "application/json") and JSONP (MIME type: "application/javascript" - add a "callback" parameter to name your callback). However, it's also possible to use application/xml. Feel free to see what you get back, and then try feeding it back in again. But be aware that the XML output format, and any other non-JSON formats for that matter, are very much ''not'' frozen. | ||
== Errors == | == Errors == | ||