API for developers. What Content-Type should I use?

Question

I'm developing now API for developers feature, which gives users API access to some functions of our product.

All responses are in json format.

HTTP Content-Type header in our server's response is text/plain; charset=utf-8

Should I send one of this:

instead of text/plain.

Or for API feature text/plain Content-Type is acceptable?

Possible duplicate of [What is the correct JSON content type?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/477816/what-is-the-correct-json-content-type) — Helen, May 07 '20 at 07:37

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 15 '09 at 23:45

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I'd use application/json as mentioned in the official JSON spec.

answered Apr 15 '09 at 23:45

Sophie Alpert

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 15 '09 at 23:45

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answered Apr 15 '09 at 23:45

Brian Campbell

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