ASP.NET Web Api Error The 'ObjectContent`1' type failed to serialize the response body for content type 'application/xml; charset=utf-8'

Asked Oct 18 '13 at 10:44

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I have created 2 tables. Test table with ( ID, name, group_id ) fields and group_master with ( group_id, group_name ).

The group_id from Test table relationship with the group_master group_id.

If i have not set a relationship key, the web api is working fine and returning me the list as xml.

If there is an reference to another table, the web api is throwing an error.

"The 'ObjectContent`1' type failed to serialize the response body for content type 'application/xml; charset=utf-8'"

This happens only fields with relationship.

What could be the issue and important this "I am new to .net".

Thanks!

edited Oct 18 '13 at 11:26

Darrel Miller

asked Oct 18 '13 at 10:44

user2894327

Please include your code in the question! – JLe Oct 18 '13 at 11:05
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Chances are you have created a cycle in your object graph. The default serializer can't handle that scenario. – Darrel Miller Oct 18 '13 at 11:25
duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12641386/failed-to-serialize-the-response-in-web-api – Nikitesh Jan 14 '14 at 09:22

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