N1QL Rest API is missing the JSON API

In the section explaining the rest api,
this is shown:

curl -v http://172.23.99.98:8093/query/service -d 'statement=SELECT meta().id FROM `travel-sample` WHERE type = "hotel" and meta().id LIKE $1 &args=["hotel_1002%25"]'

however there is anohter way, via json property, just like the UI does.

$ curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json'"
http://172.23.99.98:8093/query/service -d '"

{statement":"SELECT meta().id FROM `travel-sample` WHERE type = 'hotel' and meta().id LIKE 'xx' "}