Microsoft® SQL Server 2012 Unleashed

Essentials

To retrieve data exposed by WDS you make HTTP requests, each of which must include three key parts:

A uniform resource identifier (URI), which addresses the data in question

An HTTP verb (either GET, POST, MERGE, PUT, or DELETE), which indicates the type of CRUD operation to be performed

An HTTP Accept header, which indicates the format of the data being sent or received

As of this writing, WDS provide data to clients in one of two formats: ...