There are many "standards" for the JSON content type, Which JSON content type do I use?

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Aryan Kumar · Answer

The correct content type for JSON is application/json. This is the standard content type for JSON and is supported by most web browsers and servers.

There are other content types that can be used for JSON, such as text/json and text/x-json. However, these content types are not as widely supported as application/json and should be avoided.

Here is an example of how to specify the content type for JSON in an HTTP request:

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POST /api/v1/users HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 123

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "email": "johndoe@example.com"
}

In this example, the Content-Type header is set to application/json. This tells the server that the body of the request contains JSON data.

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