# HG changeset patch
# User Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
# Date 1577686906 -3600
# Node ID cfa00eea896f37a02fc00e0e4031e0394fd39dea
# Parent  a1f1f703d604c6f74c27b31e8598e5b8f1a17009
mod_rest: Add some text about the payload format

diff -r a1f1f703d604 -r cfa00eea896f mod_rest/README.markdown
--- a/mod_rest/README.markdown	Mon Dec 30 05:19:23 2019 +0100
+++ b/mod_rest/README.markdown	Mon Dec 30 07:21:46 2019 +0100
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@
 </message>
 ```
 
+## Payload format
+
+``` {.xml}
+<message type="" id="" to="" from="" xml:lang="">
+...
+</message>
+```
+
+An XML declaration (`<?xml?>`) **MUST NOT** be included.
+
+The payload MUST contain one (1) `message`, `presence` or `iq` stanza.
+
 # Compatibility
 
 Requires Prosody trunk / 0.12