2 HTTP Headers

In order to use the web service, the web client sends the necessary HTTP headers as part of the request.

Content-type: Application/JSON

The MIME media type for JSON text is application/json. The default encoding is UTF-8. The web service client will send the content-type as application/json. The following figure shows a content-type header example to obtain the authentication token using the Telerik Fiddler Web Debugger.

Figure 2-1 Content-type Header Example


This figure shows an example of the content-type header.

Authentication Token Header

All web requests include the authentication token header, which is the latest token that was returned by the get user authentication method. The following figure shows an example usage.

Figure 2-2 Authentication Token Header Example


This figure shows an example of the authentication token header.