title: Should the WebDAV PROPFIND method be used with JSON in REST APIs?
body: <p>I'm building a web service that use JSON everywhere.</p>
  
  <p>Now I need an HTTP method to retrieve properties of a resource (e.g. attribute like read-only, write, ACL, on so on). It looks like there is only one HTTP method for this purpose: <code>PROPFIND</code>.</p>
  
  <p>However <a href="http://www.webdav.org/specs/rfc4918.html#METHOD_PROPFIND" rel="nofollow">the spec</a> clearly instructs to use XML.</p>
  
  <p>Is that insane to use that verb with a JSON interface anyway?
  I'm also concerned that <code>PROPFIND</code> is part of the WebDAV extension.</p>
  
  <p>If that's a no-go, what is the recommended verb or the recommended way to retrieve properties for a resource in a JSON-oriented web service?</p>