Return always json
http://www.strathweb.com/2013/06/supporting-only-json-in-asp-net-web-api-the-right-way/
public class JsonContentNegotiator : IContentNegotiator
{
private readonly JsonMediaTypeFormatter _jsonFormatter;
public JsonContentNegotiator(JsonMediaTypeFormatter formatter)
{
_jsonFormatter = formatter;
}
public ContentNegotiationResult Negotiate(Type type, HttpRequestMessage request, IEnumerable<MediaTypeFormatter> formatters)
{
var result = new ContentNegotiationResult(_jsonFormatter, new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json"));
return result;
}
}
//Now all that’s left to do is to register the new mechanism against your instance of the HttpConfiguration:
var jsonFormatter = new JsonMediaTypeFormatter();
//optional: set serializer settings here
config.Services.Replace(typeof(IContentNegotiator), new JsonContentNegotiator(jsonFormatter));