Json/XML use in WEBAPI for request and response

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I am going to develop a WEBAPI in .NET and that will take a request in either XML or JSON so I am confused what is the best practice to use JSON or XML and what its advantage.It will be very helpful if I get any suggestions on this. thanks in advance.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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I will suggest JSON. JSON is lightweight. JSON format is text only can be read by any programming language. Easy to understand. You can Check following link for detailed comparison. json-and-xml-comparison

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answered Apr 13 '17 at 07:18

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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There are various comparisons available between XML and JSON You can refer below links

JSON and XML comparison

http://blog.cloud-elements.com/json-better-xml

Other than this comparison, you can decide based upon who is the target consumer. If its open source, or for diverse consumer you can always provide both options.

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answered Apr 13 '17 at 07:14

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Json/XML use in WEBAPI for request and response

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