You cannot interpret a media type. They have a definite meaning.JSON does not have a linking ability. To make it, you've created a new mime type. REST is an in

You cannot interpret a media type. They have a definite meaning.JSON does not have a linking ability. To make it, you've created a new mime type. REST is an interesting architecture. It can inform your decision. If you don't follow its prescriptions, you are not following REST. You are merely informed by it. That is fine. Don't confuse the two.