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/Activities/ImportIds HTTP/1.1
Host: data.regent-college.edu
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<CRMActivityImportIdsRequest xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/regis.DynamicsCRM.Requests">
<maximum>0</maximum>
<minimum>0</minimum>
</CRMActivityImportIdsRequest>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<ArrayOfint xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<int>0</int>
</ArrayOfint>