BaseCamp API doesn't provide JSON responses

Question

I am trying to implement Basecamp API in Android application. I am trying to rename the url from .xml extension to .json. It is working fine for some of the web services like peoples, Companies etc.

But when I try to get the json response of the particular company then it is giving me response in xml, though I am requesting for json.

like

String url =  "https://"+ domain +"/companies/" + companyId +".json"

and also Same for

"https://" + domain + "/projects/count.json".

Also I am trying to implement for below links it is not giving me result in json(is it giving blank response) but if I change the extension from .json to .xml then it is working fine for me and giving me response in XML

 1. "https://" + domain + "/projects/" + projectid +
    "/calendar_entries/milestones.json" 

 2. "https://" + domain + "/todo_lists.json?responsible_party=" + id

 3. "https://" + domain + "/projects/" + projectId +
    "/calendar_entries.json"

 4. "https://" + domain + "/projects/" + projectId +
    "/categories.xml?type=post"

I am using a Rest full API for connection with Restful web service.

I don't know why I am not getting json response from the web service.

Please help me out.

Answer 1

Looking at their API docs, they don't seem to support JSON responses.

The Basecamp API is implemented as vanilla XML over HTTP using all four verbs (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE)

Some routes maybe returning json - probably they're working on json responses & is not rolled out yet. But the docs say it's XML, so you're stuck with XML for now.

Answer 2

It seems like you are using Basecamp Classic API which does not support JSON response.

The all-new Basecamp has all-new API supporting REST-style API that uses JSON for serialization and OAuth 2 for authentication. You can find it here (https://github.com/37signals/bcx-api).

Answer 3

You may try adding 'Accept' in the requests headers something like

Accept : application/json