<webHttpEndpoint>

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09/15/2021

This configuration element defines a standard endpoint with a fixed <webHttpBinding> binding that automatically adds the <webHttp> behavior. Use this endpoint when writing a REST service.

<configuration>
  <system.serviceModel>
    <standardEndpoints>
      <webHttpEndpoint>

Syntax

<system.serviceModel>
  <standardEndpoints>
    <webHttpEndpoint>
      <standardEndpoint automaticFormatSelectionEnabled="String"
                        defaultOutgoingResponseFormat="Xml/Json"
                        helpEnabled="Boolean"
                        webEndpointType="String" />
    </webHttpEndpoint>
  </standardEndpoints>
</system.serviceModel>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
automaticFormatSelectionEnabled	A Boolean value that indicates whether automatic format selection is enabled. When automatic format selection is enabled, the infrastructure parses the `Accept` header of the request message and determines the most appropriate response format. If the `Accept` header does not specify a suitable response format, the infrastructure uses the `Content-Type` of the request message or the default response format of the operation.
defaultOutgoingResponseFormat	An attribute that specifies the default outgoing response format. This attribute is of the WebMessageFormat type
helpEnabled	A Boolean value that indicates whether the HTTP help page is enabled for the endpoint.
webEndpointType	A string that specifies the type of the endpoint.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<standardEndpoints>	A collection of standard endpoints that are pre-defined endpoints with one or more of their properties (address, binding, contract) fixed.

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