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Since GetObject only returns a handle to the JSON object, it is the responsibility of the calling process to serialize the resource and update the HTTP response (e.g., Body, Content-Type Header, Status Code, etc.). The reason developers might choose to work with the GetObject service instead of the GetDatabaseItem service (aside from the latter being deprecated) is because developers might require a little more control and ability to customize the resource object. For this reason, developers have access to several other useful services (aka companion services) such as AddProperty, AddSubProperty, AddSubResource, AddLInkRelationship AddLInkRelation, AddEmbeddedResources, and AddFormAction.

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