Is there a preferred/recommended Internet Media Type for RESTful POST requests?For example, if I want to add a new user, should I send the data as a URL encoded string like:name=Foo&otherData=Baror does REST recommend I send the data as whatever format the response is going to be sent as (e.g. JSON/XML)?<user>  <name>Foo</name>  <other-data>Bar</other-data></user>
What is the preferred Internet media type of a RESTful POST request?
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Typically web services support both XML and JSON based on the user's preference. A lot of people tend to use JSON because it usually allow you to send the same data in a more compact way, which is important for web services(especially if they have mobile clients).