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JSON is faster and more compact, so it is easier on the server, and easier to parse in most application languages -- while still being human-readable.
Since the API is returning data, rather than markup, JSON is a much better choice than XML.
If you insist on XML, there are a great many ways to convert the data yourself, without loading the API ...
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