Yii2 : Rest API return xml instead of json

Question

I just used Yii2 to build an Application to be backend for Flutter App

so .. I created a modules/api folder and I've create controllers inside it , like this

<?php

 namespace app\modules\api\controllers;

 use yii\web\Controller;
 use yii\rest\ActiveController;


 class AdController extends ActiveController
 {
   public  $modelClass = 'app\models\Ad';
 }

and its works fine but its return XML

i tried in web.php

'components' => [
    'response' => [
        'format' => \yii\web\Response::FORMAT_JSON,
    ],
 ],

and

'request' => [
        'parsers' => [
            'application/json' => 'yii\web\JsonParser',
        ]
    ],

but it still return XML

Update

when i use

        'urlManager' => [ 
        ....
        'enableStrictParsing' => true,
         ...
         ]

it give me Not Found (#404)

Shringiraj Dewangan · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-22 13:46:07Z

2

First of all create a base controller

and override behaviour method with this configuration

namespace micro\controllers;
class ActiveController extends yii\rest\ActiveController {

    public function behaviors() {
        $behaviors = parent::behaviors();
        $behaviors['contentNegotiator'] = [
            'class' => 'yii\filters\ContentNegotiator',
            'formats' => [
                'application/json' => \yii\web\Response::FORMAT_JSON,
            ]
        ];
        return $behaviors;
    }
}

than extend it in all your project controller

contentNegotiator key is responsible for response format

edited Mar 22, 2021 at 13:46

answered Mar 22, 2021 at 13:24

Shringiraj Dewangan

78410 silver badges27 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

2 Comments

Naeem Ali Over a year ago

there is something i need to know when i Used 'enableStrictParsing' => true, i can't access s to my controller actions it gives me not found 404 what is my mistake ?

Shringiraj Dewangan Over a year ago

yiiframework.com/doc/guide/2.0/en/…

Dmitry Leiko · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-22 11:45:34Z

0

You can try in the controller action put:

\Yii::$app->response->format = \yii\web\Response::FORMAT_JSON

For example:

public function actionAd()
{
    \Yii::$app->response->format = \yii\web\Response::FORMAT_JSON;

    // return response
}

However you should add the class for serialize

 class AdController extends ActiveController
 {
     public $modelClass = 'app\models\Ad';
     public $serializer = [
         'class' => 'yii\rest\Serializer',
         'collectionEnvelope' => 'items',
     ];
 }

edited Mar 22, 2021 at 11:45

answered Mar 22, 2021 at 8:48

Dmitry Leiko

4,4923 gold badges29 silver badges48 bronze badges

2 Comments

Naeem Ali Over a year ago

I need the all application return json , Not separately

Naeem Ali Over a year ago

No it doesn’t return json too

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Yii2 : Rest API return xml instead of json

2 Answers 2

2 Comments

2 Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

2 Comments

2 Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related