Over the past many years, working with MVC and the like has got me hooked on the JSON format. You could also consider XML. Both the formats would do fine on HTTP with the API style resource. There are easily available binary message formats in case you need to use one. We are not recommending any format; you can go ahead with any of the selected message formats.
Message formats
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