Over the Summer, Microsoft released JSON Light support in the SharePoint 2013 REST API.
One of the big bits of feedback we got from developers using the REST SharePoint API was about the payload of the data that was returned. Our response was to add support for JSON Light. JSON Light is an open standard that allows developers to provide in the header of the request how much metadata is returned.
I this video I show you how to use JSON Light to implement and call get, create and update operations.
[…] Rob Windsor also put together a nice video which explains JSON Light in SharePoint in more detail: Video: JSON Light Support in the SharePoint 2013 REST API […]