diff --git a/account.go b/account.go
index 2a66ecf..920fc9d 100644
--- a/account.go
+++ b/account.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func apiSignup(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 }
 
 func signup(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*AuthUser, error) {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 
 	// Get params
 	var ur userRegistration
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func signup(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*AuthUser, error)
 }
 
 func signupWithRegistration(app *App, signup userRegistration, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*AuthUser, error) {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 
 	// Validate required params (alias)
 	if signup.Alias == "" {
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func webLogin(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 var loginAttemptUsers = sync.Map{}
 
 func login(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	oneTimeToken := r.FormValue("with")
 	verbose := r.FormValue("all") == "true" || r.FormValue("verbose") == "1" || r.FormValue("verbose") == "true" || (reqJSON && oneTimeToken != "")
 
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ func viewExportOptions(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 func viewExportPosts(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]byte, string, error) {
 	var filename string
 	var u = &User{}
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	if reqJSON {
 		// Use given Authorization header
 		accessToken := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ func viewExportFull(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]byte, s
 }
 
 func viewMeAPI(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	uObj := struct {
 		ID       int64  `json:"id,omitempty"`
 		Username string `json:"username,omitempty"`
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ func viewMeAPI(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 }
 
 func viewMyPostsAPI(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	if !reqJSON {
 		return ErrBadRequestedType
 	}
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ func viewMyPostsAPI(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) e
 }
 
 func viewMyCollectionsAPI(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	if !reqJSON {
 		return ErrBadRequestedType
 	}
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ func viewEditCollection(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 }
 
 func updateSettings(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 
 	var s userSettings
 	var u *User
diff --git a/collections.go b/collections.go
index c095ecb..cdf3d5c 100644
--- a/collections.go
+++ b/collections.go
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (c *Collection) RenderMathJax() bool {
 }
 
 func newCollection(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	alias := r.FormValue("alias")
 	title := r.FormValue("title")
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func fetchCollection(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 	c.hostName = app.cfg.App.Host
 
 	// Redirect users who aren't requesting JSON
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	if !reqJSON {
 		return impart.HTTPError{http.StatusFound, c.CanonicalURL()}
 	}
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ func handleCollectionPostRedirect(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 }
 
 func existingCollection(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	collAlias := vars["alias"]
 	isWeb := r.FormValue("web") == "1"
diff --git a/handle.go b/handle.go
index 99c23ae..7e410f5 100644
--- a/handle.go
+++ b/handle.go
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err error)
 		return
 	}
 
-	if IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type")) {
+	if IsJSON(r) {
 		impart.WriteError(w, impart.HTTPError{http.StatusInternalServerError, "This is an unhelpful error message for a miscellaneous internal error."})
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/posts.go b/posts.go
index 88730f7..1f35eda 100644
--- a/posts.go
+++ b/posts.go
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func handleViewPost(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 //   /posts?collection={alias}
 // ? /collections/{alias}/posts
 func newPost(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	collAlias := vars["alias"]
 	if collAlias == "" {
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ func newPost(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 }
 
 func existingPost(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	postID := vars["post"]
 
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index 4939f9c..2eb29f5 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@
 
 package writefreely
 
-import "mime"
+import (
+	"mime"
+	"net/http"
+)
 
-func IsJSON(h string) bool {
-	ct, _, _ := mime.ParseMediaType(h)
-	return ct == "application/json"
+func IsJSON(r *http.Request) bool {
+	ct, _, _ := mime.ParseMediaType(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	accept := r.Header.Get("Accept")
+	return ct == "application/json" || accept == "application/json"
 }
diff --git a/unregisteredusers.go b/unregisteredusers.go
index 550c83b..b6f6ce6 100644
--- a/unregisteredusers.go
+++ b/unregisteredusers.go
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ package writefreely
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
 	"github.com/writeas/impart"
 	"github.com/writeas/web-core/log"
-	"net/http"
 )
 
 func handleWebSignup(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 
 	// Get params
 	var ur userRegistration
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func handleWebSignup(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 // { "username": "asdf" }
 // result: { code: 204 }
 func handleUsernameCheck(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	reqJSON := IsJSON(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	reqJSON := IsJSON(r)
 
 	// Get params
 	var d struct {