The SmartStore.Net Web API in detail
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A request body needs to be UTF8 encoded.
Request HTTP header fields
User-Agent (optional): Short description of the API consumer. Example: My shopping data consumer v.1.0
Accept (required): The desired response format. Example for JSON: application/json, text/javascript, /. Example for XML: application/atom+xml,application/atomsvc+xml,application/xml
Accept-Charset (required): Always UTF-8.
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