Message formats used in web services

In web services what happens in client request a service from a server over the web. So various data (messages ) can be exchanged in requester and responder. They can be in various formats in WS.

Open Formats

• RSS (XML based format used in web feeds)
• ATOM (XML based format used in web feeds)
• POX (Plain Old XML - raw xml format)
• JSON (Java Script Object Notation - light weigh - especially used in mobile applications)
• HTML

Proprietary Formats

There can be various proprietary messaging formats for vendor specific applications.

• AMF (Action Message Format by Adobe)