Property reference

`glide.rest.serialize.disable_response_stream_buffering`

The glide.rest.serialize.disable_response_stream_buffering property enables immediate streaming of multipart responses in REST APIs. Admins should consider adjusting this setting when working with APIs that support multipart requests to optimize response handling.

Default: Not stated
Type: Not stated
Application: Not stated

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do?	This property allows streaming of multipart responses instead of buffering them until complete, enhancing performance for specific REST API calls.
What area does it affect?	REST API performance
What does the default mean?	No default value is stated in the ServiceNow documentation.
When should you review it?	Review this property when configuring or troubleshooting multipart API responses.

Property record

Facts stated in the ServiceNow documentation. No out of the box record has been read from an instance yet.

Property name	`glide.rest.serialize.disable_response_stream_buffering`
Type	Not stated
Application	Not stated
Default value	Not stated
Description	Not stated

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... the REST API, see Supported REST API headers. Request headers Header Description Accept Data format of the response body. Supported types: application/json or multipart/mixed. To stream multipart responses, set the glide.rest.serialize.disable_response_stream_buffering system property to true. For more information, see Available system properties . Content-Type Data format of the request body. Only supports application/json. © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, ...

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... off of the instance address not the request host address. • Type: true | false • Default value: true • Location: Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.rest.serialize.disable_response_stream_buffering Enables streaming multipart responses immediately rather than buffering responses until complete. This property applies to only REST APIs that support multipart requests, such as the Batch API, and instances configured ...

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