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/Donation/{donation_id} HTTP/1.1
Host: data.regent-college.edu
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<CRMDonationRequest xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/regis.DynamicsCRM.Requests">
<donation_id>String</donation_id>
</CRMDonationRequest>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<ArrayOfCRMDonationResponse xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/regis.DynamicsCRM.Responses">
<CRMDonationResponse>
<acknowledgment_sent>false</acknowledgment_sent>
<acknowledgment_template_guid>String</acknowledgment_template_guid>
<added_date>0001-01-01T00:00:00</added_date>
<anonymous>false</anonymous>
<appeal_code>String</appeal_code>
<campaign>String</campaign>
<channel>String</channel>
<cheque_number>String</cheque_number>
<contact_addressee>String</contact_addressee>
<currency>String</currency>
<description>String</description>
<designation>String</designation>
<designation_description>String</designation_description>
<donation_id>String</donation_id>
<donor_addressee>String</donor_addressee>
<donor_city>String</donor_city>
<donor_country>String</donor_country>
<donor_first_name>String</donor_first_name>
<donor_last_name>String</donor_last_name>
<donor_owner_full_name>String</donor_owner_full_name>
<exchange_rate>0</exchange_rate>
<general_ledger_account_number>String</general_ledger_account_number>
<gift_date>0001-01-01T00:00:00</gift_date>
<guid>String</guid>
<import_id>0</import_id>
<is_account>false</is_account>
<is_contact>false</is_contact>
<is_parent_donation>false</is_parent_donation>
<is_recurring>false</is_recurring>
<name>String</name>
<parent_guid>String</parent_guid>
<receipt_amount>0</receipt_amount>
<receipting_organization>String</receipting_organization>
<recurring_gift_end_date>0001-01-01T00:00:00</recurring_gift_end_date>
<recurring_gift_start_date>0001-01-01T00:00:00</recurring_gift_start_date>
<regent_id>0</regent_id>
<send_acknowledgment>false</send_acknowledgment>
<soft_credit_contact_addressee>String</soft_credit_contact_addressee>
<soft_credit_contact_city>String</soft_credit_contact_city>
<soft_credit_contact_country>String</soft_credit_contact_country>
<soft_credit_contact_first_name>String</soft_credit_contact_first_name>
<soft_credit_contact_last_name>String</soft_credit_contact_last_name>
<soft_credit_contact_owner_full_name>String</soft_credit_contact_owner_full_name>
<soft_credit_contact_spouse_is_main_contact>false</soft_credit_contact_spouse_is_main_contact>
<soft_credit_regent_id>0</soft_credit_regent_id>
<soft_credit_second_contact_addressee>String</soft_credit_second_contact_addressee>
<soft_credit_second_contact_city>String</soft_credit_second_contact_city>
<soft_credit_second_contact_country>String</soft_credit_second_contact_country>
<soft_credit_second_contact_first_name>String</soft_credit_second_contact_first_name>
<soft_credit_second_contact_last_name>String</soft_credit_second_contact_last_name>
<soft_credit_second_contact_owner_full_name>String</soft_credit_second_contact_owner_full_name>
<soft_credit_second_contact_spouse_is_main_contact>false</soft_credit_second_contact_spouse_is_main_contact>
<soft_credit_second_regent_id>String</soft_credit_second_regent_id>
<source>String</source>
<spouse_is_main_contact>false</spouse_is_main_contact>
<total_paid_amount>0</total_paid_amount>
<total_paid_canadian_amount>0</total_paid_canadian_amount>
<total_pledge_amount>0</total_pledge_amount>
<type>String</type>
<version_number>0</version_number>
</CRMDonationResponse>
</ArrayOfCRMDonationResponse>