diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 8b572cde..d22d25bf 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ BUGFIXES :
   - returns the right column names for details-timeStep.txt and details-res-timeStep.txt 
 * Correction in `.formatlist()`, read N-level list instead of 2.
 
+BREAKING CHANGES :  
 
+* `api_get()` has a new parameter to control JSON file parsing
 
 # antaresRead 2.6.0
 
diff --git a/R/API-methods.R b/R/API-methods.R
index 36ade82f..d97e0e98 100644
--- a/R/API-methods.R
+++ b/R/API-methods.R
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #'  Can be a full URL (by wrapping ìn [I()]), in that case `default_endpoint` is ignored.
 #' @param ... Additional arguments passed to API method.
 #' @param default_endpoint Default endpoint to use.
+#' @param parse_result `character` options for parameter `as` of function [httr::content()]
 #' @param opts Antares simulation options or a `list` with an `host = ` slot.
 #'
 #' @return Response from the API.
@@ -18,13 +19,21 @@
 #' \dontrun{
 #'
 #' # List studies with local API
-#' api_get(
-#'   opts = list(host = "http://0.0.0.0:8080"),
-#'   endpoint = NULL
-#' )
+#' # default result content in R object (auto parsed)
+#' api_get(opts = list(host = "http://0.0.0.0:8080"),
+#'         endpoint = NULL, 
+#'         parse_result = NULL)
+#'
+#' # you can force parse options as text
+#' api_get(opts = list(host = "http://0.0.0.0:8080"),
+#'         endpoint = NULL, 
+#'         parse_result = "text")
 #'
 #' }
-api_get <- function(opts, endpoint, ..., default_endpoint = "v1/studies") {
+api_get <- function(opts, 
+                    endpoint, ..., 
+                    default_endpoint = "v1/studies", 
+                    parse_result = NULL) {
   if (inherits(endpoint, "AsIs")) {
     opts$host <- endpoint
     endpoint <- NULL
@@ -65,7 +74,7 @@ api_get <- function(opts, endpoint, ..., default_endpoint = "v1/studies") {
     stop_for_status(result, task = mess_error)
     }else 
       warn_for_status(result)
-  content(result)
+  content(result, as = parse_result)
 }
 
 #' @export
diff --git a/man/API-methods.Rd b/man/API-methods.Rd
index 1993589a..0a15a5b8 100644
--- a/man/API-methods.Rd
+++ b/man/API-methods.Rd
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 \alias{api_delete}
 \title{API methods}
 \usage{
-api_get(opts, endpoint, ..., default_endpoint = "v1/studies")
+api_get(
+  opts,
+  endpoint,
+  ...,
+  default_endpoint = "v1/studies",
+  parse_result = NULL
+)
 
 api_post(opts, endpoint, ..., default_endpoint = "v1/studies")
 
@@ -25,6 +31,8 @@ Can be a full URL (by wrapping ìn \code{\link[=I]{I()}}), in that case \code{de
 \item{...}{Additional arguments passed to API method.}
 
 \item{default_endpoint}{Default endpoint to use.}
+
+\item{parse_result}{\code{character} options for parameter \code{as} of function \code{\link[httr:content]{httr::content()}}}
 }
 \value{
 Response from the API.
@@ -36,10 +44,15 @@ API methods
 \dontrun{
 
 # List studies with local API
-api_get(
-  opts = list(host = "http://0.0.0.0:8080"),
-  endpoint = NULL
-)
+# default result content in R object (auto parsed)
+api_get(opts = list(host = "http://0.0.0.0:8080"),
+        endpoint = NULL, 
+        parse_result = NULL)
+
+# you can force parse options as text
+api_get(opts = list(host = "http://0.0.0.0:8080"),
+        endpoint = NULL, 
+        parse_result = "text")
 
 }
 }