When working with the modern ASP.NET Web API, I’m currently encountering XML responses in Chrome. How can I modify my request to receive JSON instead for proper viewing in the browser? I suspect that this adjustment relates to the request headers; is that accurate?
Yes, you’re on the right track regarding request headers. You should specifically set the Accept header to application/json in your request. This tells the API that you prefer receiving data in JSON format. If you are testing this in Chrome, tools like Postman or browser extensions such as ‘Advanced REST Client’ can be used to modify and test the headers effectively. Moreover, ensure that your Web API project is correctly configured to serialize JSON responses by setting JSON as the default formatter in the Web API configuration.