Change Your Content Type for HTTP POST.VI or PUT.VI to JSON or XML

Updated Nov 29, 2023

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I don't know how to change the POST.vi content type or other lines in the HTTP request. When I go to change the code internally, I see that the block diagram is password protected.
Is it possible to use POST.vi to send XML data through the buffer?

Looking at the HTTP palette, there’s a folder dedicated to headers.

In this folder, there’s an Add Header VI. To change the Content-type to a JSON/XML you can use the following syntax:

Here's another example of the full system for the PUT.vi:
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Content-type is a header in the HTTP request. You can find more information on HTTP request methods->POST.

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