Changing the Available MIME Types for a REST API Descriptor

webMethods 10.2 | Service Development Help | Working with REST API Descriptors | Changing the Available MIME Types for a REST API Descriptor

The MIME types preference determines the list of available MIME types for a REST API descriptor. The MIME types specified in the preference determine the contents of the Consumes and Produces fields in the REST API Descriptor wizard, on the General tab in the REST API descriptor editor, and for an operation on the REST Resources tab.

Note: You can access the MIME types preference by clicking the

in the upper right corner of the General tab in the REST API descriptor editor.

To change the available MIME types

1. In Designer, click Window > Preferences.

2. In the Preferences dialog box, select Software AG > Service Development > REST API Descriptor.

3. Under MIME types, do one of the following:

To...	Do this...
Add a MIME type	Click Add. In the Add new MIME type dialog box, enter the MIME type and click OK.
Edit a MIME type	Select the MIME type that you want to edit and click Edit. In the Edit MIME type dialog box, modify the selected MIME type and click OK.
Delete a MIME type	Select the MIME type that you want to delete and click Remove.
Restore the default MIME types	Click Restore Defaults.

4. Click Apply to save your changes to the list of available MIME types.

5. Click OK.