What is Payload

[Rr Kumaran]

Hi All,

I see a web services terminology called Payload and what exactly is it ?

[Ramesh Sukumar]

Hi!

As i understood Payload is nothing but the message which is commonly found to be in XML form.

This following link will give you a better picture of the usage.

http://www.e-government.govt.nz/docs/xnal-guidelines-200312/chapter6.html

regards,
SRamesh

[Pradeep bhatt]

Posted by Lasse

Payload is something one carries. A paperboy's payload is a pile of newspapers and a HTTP POST request's payload is whatever comes in the "body". HTTP GET doesn't have payload because it doesn't have a "body" (although custom HTTP headers and request parameters could be considered as payload).

[Rr Kumaran]

Thanks Pradeep. Your response is satisfactory.