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# API response
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](/api-integrations/api-endpoints-security-layer.md);
* [Webhooks](/api-integrations/webhooks.md).
{% hint style="warning" %}
Remember, that step works only for scenarios running in [synchronic mode](/scenarios/synchronic-scenarios-1.md)
{% endhint %}
* **Return body**. Actual response. Can contain data from object fields via [the template system](/template-system/basics-of-template-system.md). 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 ``.
You should enter to "Return body" field the following:
```
```