Link headers vs link elements for RESTful JSON

Question

When building a RESTful / hypermedia API with JSON resources, it seems I have two options for specifying the hypermedia relationships between resources.

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Answer 1

It seems to me using both alternatives (Link headers and hypermedia links in the response body following a standard format such as HAL) allows your solution to reap the benefits of both approaches. Of course that sounds like a good idea if your REST development framework supports automatic creation of the links in both places.