SP REST JSON

WebExtension that modifies request header for SharePoint REST API calls to get JSON instead of XML feed.

Available for

• Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sp-rest-json/
• Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sp-rest-json/kcdolhjbipnfgefpjaopfbjbannphidh
• Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/mdjmgobkbnldmmchokoaefcaldhpdfoi

Try it yourself

• Clone the project
• Firefox:
  • Go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
  • Click "Load Temporary Add-on"
  • Point to the "SP-REST-JSON/src/SPRESTJSON.js" file
• Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sp-rest-json/kcdolhjbipnfgefpjaopfbjbannphidh
  • Go to chrome://extensions
  • Click "Load unpacked"
  • Point to the "SP-REST-JSON/src" folder
• Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/mdjmgobkbnldmmchokoaefcaldhpdfoi
  • Go to edge://extensions
  • Turn on Developer mode toggle
  • Click "Load unpacked"
  • Point to the "SP-REST-JSON/src" folder

Details

Once a tab is active, the current URL is matched against the following strings:

• /_api/web/
• /_api/site/
• /_api/sp.
• /_api/search
• /_vti_bin/ListData.svc

At a match the accept property in the request header is changed to 'application/json;odata=verbose' per default.

Global Options

• Add or change SharePoint URL filters
• Set the accept header per URL filter

In the menu the following options can be chosen:

• application/json;odata=verbose
• application/json;odata=minimalmetadata
• application/json;odata=nometadata
• text/xml