# Data Formats

Our API supports multiple data formats for both request payloads and response bodies. Here are the primary formats:

### 1. JSON (Default)

* **Request:** Ensure your request payload is in valid JSON format.
* **Response:** All responses are in JSON format by default.

Example Request:

```json
{
  "key1": "value1",
  "key2": "value2"
}
```

### 2. Form-Data

For certain endpoints, you may need to send data using the `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` format.

Example Request:

```http
httpCopy codePOST /endpoint
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

key1=value1&key2=value2
```

### 3. File Uploads

If your application requires file uploads, use the `multipart/form-data` format.

Example Request:

```http
httpCopy codePOST /upload
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

file=@/path/to/file.txt
```

Make sure to check the documentation for each endpoint to determine the required data format.

### 4. Pagination

For resource-intensive endpoints that return large sets of data, our API supports pagination. This allows you to retrieve a subset of data in each request.

### Query Parameters

* **`page`:** Specifies the page number (e.g., `page=1`, `page=2`).
* **`per_page`:** Specifies the number of items per page (e.g., `per_page=10`).

### Example Request

```http
GET /large-data-endpoint?page=2&per_page=20
```

### Example Response

```json
jsonCopy code{
  "data": [
    // ...items for page 2
  ],
  "meta": {
    "page": 2,
    "per_page": 20,
    "total_items": 100
  }
}
```


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