To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .xml suffix or ?format=xml
HTTP + XML
The following are sample HTTP requests and responses.
The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
POST /goals/retirement/create HTTP/1.1
Host: api.portfoliolink.co.za
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<CreateOrUpdateRetirementGoal xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PortfolioLinkApi.ServiceModel">
<AddtionalSaProperty>0</AddtionalSaProperty>
<CashReserve>0</CashReserve>
<ClientId>0</ClientId>
<CurrentSavings>0</CurrentSavings>
<ExpectedInflationRate>0</ExpectedInflationRate>
<GoalName>String</GoalName>
<Id>0</Id>
<LifeExpectancyAge>0</LifeExpectancyAge>
<WithdrawalAmount>0</WithdrawalAmount>
<WithdrawalGrowthRate>0</WithdrawalGrowthRate>
</CreateOrUpdateRetirementGoal>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<CreateGoalResponse xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PortfolioLinkApi.ServiceModel">
<Success>0</Success>
</CreateGoalResponse>