How do I get ASP.NET Web API to return JSON instead of XML using Chrome?

Answer 1

Here is the easiest way that I have used in my applications. Add given below 3 lines of code in App_Start\\WebApiConfig.cs in Register function

    var formatters = GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters;

    formatters.Remove(formatters.XmlFormatter);

    config.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SupportedMediaTypes.Add(new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json"));

Asp.net web API will automatically serialize your returning object to JSON and as the application/json is added in the header so the browser or the receiver will understand that you are returning JSON result.