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JSON Format

You can choose whether to receive JSON (Java Script Object Notation) or XML by using the HTTP Accept header.

Most developers prefer working with JSON (Accept = application/json). Our API generates JSON or XML output according to these rules:

  • Element names become object properties.
  • Text content of elements goes into the object.

    <alice>bob</alice>

    becomes

    { "alice": "bob" }

  • Nested elements become nested properties.

    <alice><bob>charlie</bob><david>edgar</david></alice>

    becomes

    { "alice": { "bob": "charlie", "david": "edgar" } }

  • Multiple elements at the same level become array elements.

    <alice><bob>charlie</bob><bob>david</bob></alice>

    becomes

    { "alice": { "bob": ["charlie", "david"] } }

  • Attributes go in properties whose names begin with @.

    <alice charlie="david">bob</alice>

    becomes

    { "alice": { "@charlie": "david", "$": "bob" } }

  • Example JSON

    Code snippet: Json
    {
      "CityResource": {
        "Cities": {
          "City": {
            "CityCode": "NYC",
            "CountryCode": "US",
            "Position": {
              "Coordinate": {
                "Latitude": 40.689919,
                "Longitude": -74.044937
              }
            },
            "Names": {
              "Name": [{
                "@LanguageCode": "de",
                "$": "New York"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "ru",
                "$": "Нью-Йорк"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "ko",
                "$": "뉴욕"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "pt",
                "$": "Nova Iorque"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "jp",
                "$": "ニューヨーク"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "kr",
                "$": "뉴욕 - 존에프케네디 국제공항"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "en",
                "$": "New York"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "it",
                "$": "New York"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "fr",
                "$": "New York"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "es",
                "$": "Nueva York"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "ka",
                "$": "紐約"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "ja",
                "$": "ニューヨーク"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "pl",
                "$": "Nowy Jork"
              }, {
                "@LanguageCode": "mi",
                "$": "纽约"
              }]
            },
            "Airports": {
              "AirportCode": ["EWR", "JFK", "LGA"]
            }
          }
        },
        "Meta": {
          "@Version": "1.0.0",
          "Link": [{
            "@Href": "https:\/\/api-test.lufthansa.com\/v1\/references\/cities\/NYC",
            "@Rel": "self"
          }, {
            "@Href": "https:\/\/api-test.lufthansa.com\/v1\/references\/countries\/US",
            "@Rel": "related"
          }, {
            "@Href": "https:\/\/api-test.lufthansa.com\/v1\/references\/airports\/{airportCode}",
            "@Rel": "related"
          }, {
            "@Href": "http:\/\/travelguide.lufthansa.com\/de\/de\/new-york-city\/",
            "@Rel": "alternate"
          }, {
            "@Href": "http:\/\/travelguide.lufthansa.com\/de\/en\/new-york-city\/",
            "@Rel": "alternate"
          }]
        }
      }
    }
    

    Corresponding XML

    Code snippet: XML
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <CityResource>
      <Cities>
        <City>
          <CityCode>NYC</CityCode>
          <CountryCode>US</CountryCode>
          <Position>
            <Coordinate>
              <Latitude>40.689919</Latitude>
              <Longitude>-74.044937</Longitude>
            </Coordinate>
          </Position>
          <Names>
            <Name LanguageCode="de">New York</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="ru">Нью-Йорк</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="ko">뉴욕</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="pt">Nova Iorque</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="jp">ニューヨーク</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="kr">뉴욕 - 존에프케네디 국제공항</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="en">New York</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="it">New York</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="fr">New York</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="es">Nueva York</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="ka">紐約</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="ja">ニューヨーク</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="pl">Nowy Jork</Name>
            <Name LanguageCode="mi">纽约</Name>
          </Names>
          <Airports>
            <AirportCode>EWR</AirportCode>
            <AirportCode>JFK</AirportCode>
            <AirportCode>LGA</AirportCode>
          </Airports>
        </City>
      </Cities>
      <Meta Version="1.0.0">
        <Link Href="https://api-test.lufthansa.com/v1/references/cities/NYC" Rel="self"/>
        <Link Href="https://api-test.lufthansa.com/v1/references/countries/US" Rel="related"/>
        <Link Href="https://api-test.lufthansa.com/v1/references/airports/{airportCode}" Rel="related"/>
        <Link Href="http://travelguide.lufthansa.com/de/de/new-york-city/" Rel="alternate"/>
        <Link Href="http://travelguide.lufthansa.com/de/en/new-york-city/" Rel="alternate"/>
      </Meta>
    </CityResource>
    
    

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