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 /riskprofiles/calculate/risktolerance HTTP/1.1
Host: api.portfoliolink.co.za
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<GetRiskTolerance xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PortfolioLinkApi.ServiceModel">
<Currency>String</Currency>
<Experience>0</Experience>
<Knowledgeable>0</Knowledgeable>
<Override>false</Override>
<OverrideMessage>String</OverrideMessage>
<OverrideRiskProfileId>0</OverrideRiskProfileId>
<PastInvestmentLosses>0</PastInvestmentLosses>
<PerceptionOfStockMarket>0</PerceptionOfStockMarket>
<PreferencesWhenHoldingRiskAssets>0</PreferencesWhenHoldingRiskAssets>
<WillingnessToTakeRisk>0</WillingnessToTakeRisk>
</GetRiskTolerance>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<GetRiskToleranceResponse xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PortfolioLinkApi.ServiceModel">
<Experience>0</Experience>
<GeneralMessage>String</GeneralMessage>
<Knowledgeable>0</Knowledgeable>
<Override>false</Override>
<OverrideMessage>String</OverrideMessage>
<OverrideRiskProfileId>0</OverrideRiskProfileId>
<PastInvestmentLosses>0</PastInvestmentLosses>
<PerceptionOfStockMarket>0</PerceptionOfStockMarket>
<PreferencesWhenHoldingRiskAssets>0</PreferencesWhenHoldingRiskAssets>
<RiskProfile>String</RiskProfile>
<RiskProfileId>0</RiskProfileId>
<TotalScore>0</TotalScore>
<WillingnessToTakeRisk>0</WillingnessToTakeRisk>
</GetRiskToleranceResponse>