diff --git a/lib/api/test/unit/validateHeaders.test.js b/lib/api/test/unit/validateHeaders.test.js
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+const { assert } = require('chai');
+const validateHeaders = require('../../units/validateHeaders');
+
+describe('validateHeaders', () => {
+  describe('given matching headers', () => {
+    const res = validateHeaders(
+      {
+        'content-type': 'application/json',
+        connection: 'keep-alive'
+      },
+      {
+        'content-type': 'application/json',
+        connection: 'keep-alive'
+      }
+    );
+
+    it('has proper validator', () => {
+      assert.propertyVal(res, 'validator', 'HeadersJsonExample');
+    });
+
+    it('has proper real type', () => {
+      assert.propertyVal(
+        res,
+        'realType',
+        'application/vnd.apiary.http-headers+json'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('has proper expected type', () => {
+      assert.propertyVal(
+        res,
+        'expectedType',
+        'application/vnd.apiary.http-headers+json'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('has no errors', () => {
+      assert.deepPropertyVal(res, 'results', []);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('given non-matching headers', () => {
+    const res = validateHeaders(
+      {
+        connection: 'keep-alive'
+      },
+      {
+        'content-type': 'application/json',
+        connection: 'keep-alive'
+      }
+    );
+
+    it('has proper validator', () => {
+      assert.propertyVal(res, 'validator', 'HeadersJsonExample');
+    });
+
+    it('has proper real type', () => {
+      assert.propertyVal(
+        res,
+        'realType',
+        'application/vnd.apiary.http-headers+json'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('has proper expected type', () => {
+      assert.propertyVal(
+        res,
+        'expectedType',
+        'application/vnd.apiary.http-headers+json'
+      );
+    });
+
+    describe('has error', () => {
+      it('for each missing header', () => {
+        assert.lengthOf(res.results, 1);
+      });
+
+      it('contains pointer to missing header(s)', () => {
+        assert.propertyVal(res.results[0], 'pointer', '/content-type');
+      });
+
+      it('contains error message', () => {
+        assert.propertyVal(
+          res.results[0],
+          'message',
+          `At '/content-type' Missing required property: content-type`
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('contains proper severity', () => {
+        assert.propertyVal(res.results[0], 'severity', 'error');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('given non-json headers', () => {
+    const res = validateHeaders('foo', 'bar');
+
+    it('has no validator', () => {
+      assert.propertyVal(res, 'validator', null);
+    });
+
+    it('has no real type', () => {
+      assert.propertyVal(res, 'realType', null);
+    });
+
+    it('has no expected type', () => {
+      assert.propertyVal(res, 'expectedType', null);
+    });
+
+    it('has invalid format error', () => {
+      assert.lengthOf(res.results, 1);
+      assert.propertyVal(res.results[0], 'severity', 'error');
+      assert.propertyVal(
+        res.results[0],
+        'message',
+        `
+No validator found for real data media type
+"null"
+and expected data media type
+"null".`
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/api/units/validateHeaders.js b/lib/api/units/validateHeaders.js
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+const { HeadersJsonExample } = require('../../validators/headers-json-example');
+
+const APIARY_JSON_HEADER_TYPE = 'application/vnd.apiary.http-headers+json';
+
+function normalizeHeaders(headers) {
+  return (
+    headers instanceof Object &&
+    Object.keys(headers).reduce(
+      (acc, headerName) =>
+        Object.assign({}, acc, {
+          [headerName.toLowerCase()]: headers[headerName]
+        }),
+      {}
+    )
+  );
+}
+
+function getHeadersType(headers) {
+  return headers instanceof Object && !Array.isArray(headers)
+    ? APIARY_JSON_HEADER_TYPE
+    : null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates given real and expected headers.
+ * @param {Object} realHeaders
+ * @param {Object} expectedHeaders
+ */
+function validateHeaders(realHeaders, expectedHeaders) {
+  const real = normalizeHeaders(realHeaders);
+  const expected = normalizeHeaders(expectedHeaders);
+  const realType = getHeadersType(real);
+  const expectedType = getHeadersType(expected);
+  const results = [];
+
+  const hasJsonHeaders =
+    realType === APIARY_JSON_HEADER_TYPE &&
+    expectedType === APIARY_JSON_HEADER_TYPE;
+
+  const validator = hasJsonHeaders
+    ? new HeadersJsonExample(real, expected)
+    : null;
+  const rawData = validator && validator.validate();
+
+  if (validator) {
+    results.push(...validator.evaluateOutputToResults());
+  } else {
+    results.push({
+      message: `
+No validator found for real data media type
+"${JSON.stringify(realType)}"
+and expected data media type
+"${JSON.stringify(expectedType)}".`,
+      severity: 'error'
+    });
+  }
+
+  return {
+    validator: validator && 'HeadersJsonExample',
+    realType,
+    expectedType,
+    rawData,
+    results
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = validateHeaders;