WebDAV headers and body

Body

Here are, for each WebDAV method, the type of content of the request and the response.

Method	Request	Response
Proppatch	XML	XML / JSON
Propfind	- / XML / JSON	XML / JSON
Options	-	-
Delete	-	-
Unlock	-	-
Mkcol	-	-
Copy	-	-
Lock	XML / JSON	XML / JSON
Move	-	-
Head	-	-
Post	- / *	-
Put	- / *	-
Get	-	*

* Whatever (binary, text, ...)

The type of the content in the response can be switcher from the default XML type to the JSON thanks to the HTTP Accept header.

The JSON is formatted by xml-js. The request body supports compact and non-compact JSON. The response body is compact JSON.

Headers

Here are the headers used in the default implementation of the server :

Header	Method	Description	Example
Accept	all	Define a list of accepted content types.	Accept: application/json, application/xml
Source	GET HEAD POST PUT PROPFIND	Define if the source of the resource must be targeted (value = T | F).	Source: T
Translate	GET HEAD POST PUT PROPFIND	It is the opposite of the Source header.
Destination	MOVE* COPY*	Define the destination of the operation.	Destination: http://webdavserver.com/destFolder/destFile
Lock-Token	LOCK response* UNLOCK*	Define the UUID of the new lock or of the lock to remove.	Lock-Token: <urn:uuid:a515cfa4-5da4-22e1-f5bf-00a0451e6bf7>
If	all LOCK refresh*	Define a condition (for a full description, refer to the RFC4918 - Header If).	If: (<urn:uuid:a515cfa4-5da4-22e1-f5bf-00a0451e6bf7>)
Overwrite	MOVE COPY	Define if the operation can overwrite the destination resource if it already exists (value = T | F).	Overwrite: T
Depth	PROPFIND	Define the depth of the operation (Value = 0 | 1 | Infinity).	Depth: 0
Host	all*	Define the host used for the request, allowing the server to produce absolute URL.	Host: webdavserver.com:1900
Content-Length	all*	Define the content length. If there is no content, the value must be 0.	Content-Length: 0
Authorization	all	Authenticate the user.	Authorization: Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==

* Required