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 /DynamicsCRM/Activity/Create HTTP/1.1
Host: data.regent-college.edu
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<CRMActivityCreateRequest xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/regis.DynamicsCRM.Requests">
<added_date>0001-01-01T00:00:00</added_date>
<date_of_occurrence>0001-01-01T00:00:00</date_of_occurrence>
<description>String</description>
<email_cc xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:string>String</d2p1:string>
</email_cc>
<event_location>String</event_location>
<event_participation>String</event_participation>
<event_type>String</event_type>
<gmail_thread_index>String</gmail_thread_index>
<import_id>0</import_id>
<is_account>false</is_account>
<is_completed>false</is_completed>
<is_contact>false</is_contact>
<is_email>false</is_email>
<is_event>false</is_event>
<is_lead>false</is_lead>
<is_letter>false</is_letter>
<is_meeting>false</is_meeting>
<is_phonecall>false</is_phonecall>
<is_task>false</is_task>
<lead_guid>String</lead_guid>
<phone_email>String</phone_email>
<regent_id>0</regent_id>
<related_username>String</related_username>
<scheduled_end>0001-01-01T00:00:00</scheduled_end>
<scheduled_start>0001-01-01T00:00:00</scheduled_start>
<subject>String</subject>
</CRMActivityCreateRequest>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<ResponseStatus xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.servicestack.net/types">
<ErrorCode>String</ErrorCode>
<Message>String</Message>
<StackTrace>String</StackTrace>
<Errors>
<ResponseError>
<ErrorCode>String</ErrorCode>
<FieldName>String</FieldName>
<Message>String</Message>
<Meta xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d4p1:KeyValueOfstringstring>
<d4p1:Key>String</d4p1:Key>
<d4p1:Value>String</d4p1:Value>
</d4p1:KeyValueOfstringstring>
</Meta>
</ResponseError>
</Errors>
<Meta xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:KeyValueOfstringstring>
<d2p1:Key>String</d2p1:Key>
<d2p1:Value>String</d2p1:Value>
</d2p1:KeyValueOfstringstring>
</Meta>
</ResponseStatus>