Is it possible to return application / octet stream from REST interface?

Question

Am I breaking any laws in the REST Bible by returning an application / octet stream for my answers? The REST endpoint receives 5 image URLs.

{ "image1": "http://ww.o.com/1.gif",
  "image2": "http://www.foo.be/2.gif" }

and it will load them and return them as an application / octet stream.

CLARIFICATION . The client that invokes this REST interface is a mobile application. All additional network connections reduce battery life by a few milliamps. I have to use REST because it is the standard of the company. If not, I will make my own binary protocol.

Answer 1

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POST /archives
Content-Type: application/json

{ "image1": "http://ww.o.com/1.gif",
  "image2": "http://www.foo.be/2.gif" }

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: http://example.com/archives/1234
Content-Type: application/json

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GET /archives/1234
Accept: multipart/mixed

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GET /archives/1234
Accept: application/json

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PUT /archives/1234
Content-Type: application/json

{ "image1": "http://ww.o.com/1.gif",
  "image2": "http://www.foo.be/2.gif",
  "image3": "http://www.foo2.foo/4.gif" }

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DELETE /archives/1234

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Answer 3

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