The vast majority of RESTful services exchange data in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). JSON is lightweight, language-agnostic, easy to parse, and directly supported in JavaScript, making it ideal for web applications and network automation tasks. YAML is popular for configuration files, XML is still seen in some legacy or SOAP-style services, and CSV is unsuited for hierarchical data structures.
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