# API response

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If a third-party service requires specific response to its API-calls, you can easily do it using the API-response step. You can edit response for:

* POST requests via [API-endpoints](https://readme.directual.com/api-integrations/api-endpoints-security-layer);
* [Webhooks](https://readme.directual.com/api-integrations/webhooks).

{% hint style="warning" %}
Remember, that step works only for scenarios running in [synchronic mode](https://readme.directual.com/scenarios/synchronic-scenarios-1)
{% endhint %}

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* **Return body**. Actual response. Can contain data from object fields via [the template system](https://readme.directual.com/template-system/basics-of-template-system). You can compose JSON, XML or simple text here;
* **Return code**. 200 – by default;
* **Content-type:** JSON, XML or text.

### Example

*Example.* an external service would send an API-request to Directual via Webhook, and would expect a response in XML format `<xml><yes /></xml>`.

You should enter to "Return body" field the following:

```
<xml><yes /></xml>
```