diff --git a/src/oro/api_nap.cpp b/src/oro/api_nap.cpp
index 3b6e48c..3f9a9d1 100644
--- a/src/oro/api_nap.cpp
+++ b/src/oro/api_nap.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "private/api_nap.hpp"
 #include "private/v1_endpoints.hpp"
 #include "private/dateconv.hpp"
+#include "private/mime_split.hpp"
 #include "duckhandy/int_conv.hpp"
 #include "api_nap_exception.hpp"
 #include <optional>
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ void fill_creator_list (const sjd::element& elem, std::vector<Creator>& out) {
 	}
 }
 
+std::string_view header_entry (const nap::HttpResponse& resp, std::string_view name) {
+	for (const auto& head : resp.header_list) {
+		if (equal(head.first, name))
+			return head.second;
+	}
+	return {""};
+}
+
 } //unnamed namespace
 
 ApiNap::ApiNap (
@@ -265,6 +274,14 @@ ApiOutput<T> ApiNap::fetch_and_parse (const char* endpoint, F&& data_fill, bool
 	if (200 != resp.code)
 		throw ServerError(resp);
 
+	{
+		bool ok;
+		int parsed_char;
+		auto mime = tawashi::string_to_mime(header_entry(resp, "content-type"), ok, parsed_char);
+		if (ok and (not equal(mime.type, "application") or not equal(mime.subtype, "json")))
+			throw ContentTypeError(mime.type, mime.subtype);
+	}
+
 	T dataret;
 	{
 		std::unique_lock lock(m_json_mutex);
diff --git a/src/oro/api_nap_exception.cpp b/src/oro/api_nap_exception.cpp
index 39968c7..df461db 100644
--- a/src/oro/api_nap_exception.cpp
+++ b/src/oro/api_nap_exception.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,21 @@
 #include "api_nap_exception.hpp"
 #include "nap/http_response.hpp"
 #include <string>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
 
 namespace oro {
+namespace {
+std::size_t append_to_char_arary (std::string_view in, char* out, std::size_t offs, std::size_t capacity) {
+	assert(capacity >= offs + 1);
+
+	const std::size_t out_size = std::min(in.size(), capacity - offs - 1);
+	std::copy(in.begin(), in.begin() + out_size, out + offs);
+	out[out_size] = '\0';
+
+	return offs + out_size;
+}
+} //unnamed namespace
 
 ServerError::ServerError (const nap::HttpResponse& resp) :
 	std::runtime_error(
@@ -35,4 +48,20 @@ int ServerError::error_code() const noexcept {
 	return m_err_code;
 }
 
+ContentTypeError::ContentTypeError (std::string_view type, std::string_view subtype) :
+	std::runtime_error(
+		std::string("Unexpected content-type received: \"") +
+		std::string(type) + "/" + std::string(subtype) + "\""
+	)
+{
+	std::size_t offs = 0;
+	offs = append_to_char_arary(type, m_content_type.data(), offs, m_content_type.size());
+	offs = append_to_char_arary("/", m_content_type.data(), offs, m_content_type.size());
+	offs = append_to_char_arary(subtype, m_content_type.data(), offs, m_content_type.size());
+}
+
+std::string_view ContentTypeError::content_type() const noexcept {
+	return {m_content_type.data()};
+}
+
 } //namespace oro
diff --git a/src/oro/api_nap_exception.hpp b/src/oro/api_nap_exception.hpp
index 230bd99..f5eb70b 100644
--- a/src/oro/api_nap_exception.hpp
+++ b/src/oro/api_nap_exception.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <array>
+#include <string_view>
 
 namespace nap {
 struct HttpResponse;
@@ -34,4 +36,13 @@ private:
 	int m_err_code;
 };
 
+class ContentTypeError : public std::runtime_error {
+public:
+	explicit ContentTypeError (std::string_view type, std::string_view subtype);
+	std::string_view content_type() const noexcept;
+
+private:
+	std::array<char, 32> m_content_type;
+};
+
 } //namespace oro
diff --git a/src/oro/private/mime_split.cpp b/src/oro/private/mime_split.cpp
index 82865be..e50d934 100644
--- a/src/oro/private/mime_split.cpp
+++ b/src/oro/private/mime_split.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
 
 BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT(
 	tawashi::SplitMime,
-	(boost::string_view, type)
-	(boost::string_view, subtype)
+	(std::string_view, type)
+	(std::string_view, subtype)
 	(tawashi::MimeParametersMapType, parameters)
 );
 
@@ -90,26 +90,26 @@ namespace tawashi {
 	namespace {
 		template <typename Iterator, typename Skipper>
 		struct MimeGrammar : boost::spirit::qi::grammar<Iterator, tawashi::SplitMime(), Skipper> {
-			explicit MimeGrammar (const std::string* parString);
+			explicit MimeGrammar (std::string_view parString);
 
 			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, SplitMime(), Skipper> content_type;
 			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, SplitMime(), Skipper> media_type;
-			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, boost::string_view(), Skipper> type;
-			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, boost::string_view(), Skipper> subtype;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, std::string_view(), Skipper> type;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, std::string_view(), Skipper> subtype;
 			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, MimeParametersMapType::value_type(), Skipper> parameter;
-			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, boost::string_view(), Skipper> attribute;
-			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, boost::string_view(), Skipper> value;
-			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, boost::string_view(), Skipper> quoted_string;
-			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, boost::string_view(), Skipper> token;
-			const std::string* m_master_string;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, std::string_view(), Skipper> attribute;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, std::string_view(), Skipper> value;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, std::string_view(), Skipper> quoted_string;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, std::string_view(), Skipper> token;
+			std::string_view m_master_string;
 			Iterator m_begin;
 		};
 
 		template <typename Iterator, typename Skipper>
-		MimeGrammar<Iterator, Skipper>::MimeGrammar (const std::string* parString) :
+		MimeGrammar<Iterator, Skipper>::MimeGrammar (std::string_view parString) :
 			MimeGrammar::base_type(content_type),
 			m_master_string(parString),
-			m_begin(m_master_string->cbegin())
+			m_begin(m_master_string.cbegin())
 		{
 			namespace px = boost::phoenix;
 			using boost::spirit::ascii::space;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace tawashi {
 			using boost::spirit::qi::raw;
 			using boost::spirit::qi::_val;
 			using boost::spirit::qi::lexeme;
-			using boost::string_view;
+			using std::string_view;
 			using boost::spirit::_1;
 
 			content_type = -media_type;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace tawashi {
 
 			token = raw[+(alnum | char_("_.-"))][
 				_val = px::bind(
-					&string_view::substr, px::construct<string_view>(px::ref(*m_master_string)),
+					&string_view::substr, px::construct<string_view>(px::ref(m_master_string)),
 					px::begin(_1) - px::ref(m_begin),
 					px::size(_1)
 				)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ namespace tawashi {
 					'"'
 				]
 			][_val = px::bind(
-				&string_view::substr, px::construct<string_view>(px::ref(*m_master_string)),
+				&string_view::substr, px::construct<string_view>(px::ref(m_master_string)),
 				px::begin(_1) + 1 - px::ref(m_begin),
 				px::size(_1) - 2
 			)];
@@ -161,34 +161,34 @@ namespace tawashi {
 		};
 	} //unnamed namespace
 
-	SplitMime string_to_mime (const std::string* parMime, bool& parParseOk, int& parParsedCharCount) {
+	SplitMime string_to_mime (std::string_view parMime, bool& parParseOk, int& parParsedCharCount) {
 		using boost::spirit::qi::blank;
 		using boost::spirit::qi::blank_type;
 
-		MimeGrammar<std::string::const_iterator, blank_type> gramm(parMime);
+		MimeGrammar<std::string_view::const_iterator, blank_type> gramm(parMime);
 		SplitMime result;
 
 		parParseOk = false;
 		parParsedCharCount = 0;
 
-		std::string::const_iterator start_it = parMime->cbegin();
+		std::string_view::const_iterator start_it = parMime.cbegin();
 		const bool parse_ok = boost::spirit::qi::phrase_parse(
 			start_it,
-			parMime->cend(),
+			parMime.cend(),
 			gramm,
 			blank,
 			result
 		);
 
-		parParseOk = parse_ok and (parMime->cend() == start_it);
-		parParsedCharCount = std::distance(parMime->cbegin(), start_it);
+		parParseOk = parse_ok and (parMime.cend() == start_it);
+		parParsedCharCount = std::distance(parMime.cbegin(), start_it);
 		assert(parParsedCharCount >= 0);
 		return result;
 	}
 
 	std::string mime_to_string (const SplitMime& parMime, bool& parWriteOk) {
 		namespace px = boost::phoenix;
-		using boost::string_view;
+		using std::string_view;
 		using boost::spirit::karma::generate;
 		using boost::spirit::karma::char_;
 		using boost::spirit::karma::string;
diff --git a/src/oro/private/mime_split.hpp b/src/oro/private/mime_split.hpp
index f13e9e2..e4b7549 100644
--- a/src/oro/private/mime_split.hpp
+++ b/src/oro/private/mime_split.hpp
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <boost/utility/string_view.hpp>
 #include <boost/container/flat_map.hpp>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 
 namespace tawashi {
-	typedef boost::container::flat_map<boost::string_view, boost::string_view> MimeParametersMapType;
+	typedef boost::container::flat_map<std::string_view, std::string_view> MimeParametersMapType;
 
 	struct SplitMime {
-		boost::string_view type;
-		boost::string_view subtype;
+		std::string_view type;
+		std::string_view subtype;
 		MimeParametersMapType parameters;
 	};
 
-	SplitMime string_to_mime (const std::string* parMime, bool& parParseOk, int& parParsedCharCount);
+	SplitMime string_to_mime (std::string_view parMime, bool& parParseOk, int& parParsedCharCount);
 	std::string mime_to_string (const SplitMime& parMime, bool& parWriteOk);
 } //namespace tawashi