Content Negotiation

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-layer communication protocol used to exchange requests and responses between clients and servers over a network, forming the foundation of web APIs, websites, and distributed applications.

A standardized identifier that specifies the format and nature of data exchanged between applications, especially in network requests and responses.

A mechanism that specifies how message content is compressed or transformed for transmission and how it should be decoded by the recipient.

The data carried within a request, response, message, or event exchanged between systems.

The process of converting data structures or objects into a structured format for storage, transmission, or exchange between systems.