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MIME Types

Browse common MIME types with clear explanations, file extensions, examples, and developer notes.

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application/atom+xml

MIME type for Atom feeds used in content syndication.

application/epub+zip

MIME type for EPUB ebook files.

application/graphql-response+json

MIME type for GraphQL responses, as defined by the GraphQL over HTTP specification.

application/gzip

MIME type for GZIP-compressed files.

application/javascript

Common MIME type for JavaScript files used in browsers and web apps.

application/json

Standard MIME type for JSON data used in APIs, web apps, and structured responses.

application/jwt

MIME type for JSON Web Token data represented as a standalone media type.

application/ld+json

MIME type for JSON-LD, commonly used for structured data and SEO markup.

application/msword

Legacy MIME type for Microsoft Word DOC documents.

Newline-Delimited JSON

A format for streaming JSON objects separated by newlines.

application/octet-stream

Generic MIME type for arbitrary binary data when a more specific type is not known.

application/pdf

Standard MIME type for PDF documents.

Problem Details for HTTP APIs

A standardized JSON format for describing HTTP API errors.

application/rss+xml

MIME type for RSS feeds used for blog and content syndication.

application/vnd.api+json

MIME type for responses conforming to the JSON:API specification.

application/vnd.ms-excel

Legacy MIME type for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet files.

application/vnd.ms-powerpoint

Legacy MIME type for Microsoft PowerPoint PPT presentation files.

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation

Standard MIME type for modern Microsoft PowerPoint PPTX presentation files.

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Standard MIME type for modern Excel XLSX spreadsheet files.

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Standard MIME type for modern Microsoft Word DOCX documents.

application/wasm

MIME type for WebAssembly binary modules used in modern web applications.

application/x-7z-compressed

MIME type for 7-Zip compressed archive files.

application/x-bzip2

MIME type for Bzip2 compressed files, commonly used in Unix and Linux environments.

application/x-gzip

Legacy GZIP MIME type still seen in older environments and server configurations.

ArchiveDeprecated

application/x-javascript

Legacy non-standard JavaScript MIME type still seen in older systems and outdated server configurations.

Web AssetDeprecated

application/x-rar-compressed

MIME type for RAR compressed archive files.

application/x-tar

MIME type for TAR archive files.

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Traditional MIME type for HTML form submissions encoded as key-value pairs.

application/xml

MIME type for XML documents and structured machine-readable data.

application/zip

Standard MIME type for ZIP archive files.

MIME type for AAC audio files, widely used in streaming and mobile devices.

MIME type for FLAC lossless audio files.

Standard MIME type for MP3 audio files.

MIME type for OGG audio containers, often used with Vorbis or Opus codecs.

MIME type for WAV audio files, often uncompressed.

MIME type for OpenType font files.

MIME type for TrueType font files.

MIME type for WOFF web font files.

Modern compressed MIME type for WOFF2 web font files.

Modern high-efficiency image MIME type based on the AV1 codec.

MIME type for GIF images, including animated GIFs.

MIME type for HEIC images, the default photo format on modern iPhones and iPads.

Standard MIME type for JPEG images, commonly used for photos.

Standard MIME type for PNG raster images with lossless compression.

MIME type for SVG vector graphics written in XML.

MIME type for TIFF image files, commonly used in print, design, and professional photography workflows.

image/vnd.microsoft.icon

Official MIME type for ICO icon files used by browsers and Windows environments.

Modern image MIME type designed for smaller file sizes and good web performance.

Common MIME type for favicon ICO files.

multipart/form-data

MIME type used when submitting forms that include files or mixed fields.

MIME type for iCalendar files used to share calendar events and scheduling data.

Standard MIME type for Cascading Style Sheets used to style web pages.

Standard MIME type for comma-separated values files.

Server-Sent Events (SSE)

Used for streaming real-time updates from a server to a client over HTTP.

Standard MIME type for HTML documents rendered by web browsers.

text/javascript

Legacy but still commonly seen MIME type for JavaScript files.

MIME type for Markdown-formatted text documents.

Basic MIME type for plain text content without formatting.

Text-based XML MIME type sometimes used for XML documents and feeds.

Standard MIME type for MP4 video files.

MIME type for OGG video containers.

video/quicktime

MIME type for QuickTime MOV video files, commonly produced by Apple devices and cameras.

MIME type for WebM video files optimized for the web.

video/x-msvideo

MIME type for AVI video files, a legacy Microsoft container format.