Mime Types
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HTTP clients let the server know the data types that they are able to handle by using the Accept header with the types listed. The server responds by telling the client the type returned in the body by using the Content-Type header field. Clients will also use the Content-Type header field for request methods such as POST and PUT where files may be uploaded to the server.
Media types, or mime types are made up of a small number of types (such as text, application, video etc.) and a much larger number of sub types relating to specific uses or data/file types. MIME stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, which were originally developed for e-mail messages, however HTTP uses these for sending files and data as a standard.
Standard HTML files use the text type with the html subtype - given as text/html. The tables below give the mime types for many of the types available.
Application files
| type/subtype | File extension |
|---|---|
| application/dsptype | tsp |
| application/futuresplash | spl |
| application/mac-binhex40 | hqx |
| application/mspowerpoint | ppt, ppz, pps, pot |
| application/msword | doc |
| application/octet-stream | bin, exe |
| application/oda | oda |
| application/pdf | |
| application/pgp-encrypted | |
| application/pgp-keys | |
| application/pgp-signature | |
| application/postscript | ai, eps, ps |
| application/rtf | rtf |
| application/vnd.framemaker | |
| application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3 | wks, wk1 |
| application/vnd.lotus-approach | |
| application/vnd.lotus-freelance | |
| application/vnd.lotus-organizer | |
| application/vnd.lotus-screencam | scr |
| application/vnd.lotus-wordpro | |
| application/vnd.mif | |
| application/vnd.ms-artgalry | |
| application/vnd.ms-excel | xls |
| application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | ppt |
| application/vnd.ms-project | prj |
| application/vnd.ms-tnef | |
| application/vnd.ms-works | wks |
| application/vnd.xara | xar |
| application/vocaltec-media-desc | vmd |
| application/vocaltec-media-file | vmf |
| application/wordperfect5.1 | |
| application/wpc | wpc |
| application/x-asap | asp |
| application/x-cdlink | vcd |
| application/x-chat | chat |
| application/x-csh | csh |
| application/x-director | dcr |
| application/x-director | dir |
| application/x-director | dxr |
| application/x-dvi | dvi |
| application/x-envoy | evy |
| application/x-hdf | hdf |
| application/x-java-archive | jar, war, ear |
| application/x-javascript | js |
| application/x-java-serialized-object | |
| application/x-java-vm | class |
| application/x-latex | latex |
| application/x-mif | mif |
| application/xml | xml |
| application/xml-dtd | dtd |
| application/xml-external-parsed-entity | xml |
| application/x-netcdf | nc, cdf |
| application/x-sh | sh |
| application/x-shockwave-flash | swf |
| application/x-sprite | sprite, spr |
| application/x-streaming-audio | key |
| application/x-tar | tar |
| application/x-tcl | tcl |
| application/x-tex | tex |
| application/x-texinfo | texinfo, texi |
| application/x-troff | t, tr, roff |
| application/x-troff-man | man |
| application/x-troff-me | me |
| application/x-troff-ms | ms |
| application/x-wais-source | src |
| application/zip | zip |
Audio files
| type/subtype | File extension |
|---|---|
| audio/basic | au, snd |
| audio/mpeg | mpg, mpeg |
| audio/tone | |
| audio/vnd.lucent.voice | |
| audio/vnd.nortel.vbk | |
| audio/voxware | vox |
| audio/x-aiff | aif, aiff, aifc |
| audio/x-midi | mid, midi |
| audio/x-mod | mod |
| audio/x-pn-realaudio | ra, rv |
| audio/x-pn-realaudio | ram, rm |
| audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin | rpm |
| audio/x-s3m | s3m |
| audio/x-wav | wav |
Image files
| type/subtype | File extension |
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| image/cgm | cgm |
| image/cis-cod | cod |
| image/fif | fif |
| image/g3fax | |
| image/gif | gif |
| image/ief | ief |
| image/jpeg | jpeg, jpg, jpe |
| image/png | |
| image/tiff | tiff, tif |
| image/vasa | mcf |
| image/vnd.wap.wbmp | |
| image/x-cmu-raster | ras |
| image/x-portable-anymap | pnm |
| image/x-portable-bitmap | pbm |
| image/x-portable-graymap | pgm |
| image/x-portable-pixmap | ppm |
| image/x-rgb | rgb |
| image/x-xbitmap | xbm |
| image/x-xpixmap | xpm |
| image/x-xwindowdump | xwd |
Messages
| type/subtype | File extension |
|---|---|
| message/delivery-status | |
| message/disposition-notification | |
| message/external-body | |
| message/http | |
| message/news | |
| message/partial | |
| message/rfc822 | |
| message/s-http |
Text files
| type/subtype | File extension |
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| text/calendar | |
| text/css | css |
| text/directory | |
| text/enriched | |
| text/html | html htm |
| text/plain | txt, c, ec |
| text/richtext | rtx |
| text/rtf | rtf |
| text/sgml | sgml |
| text/tab-separated-values | tsv |
| text/uri-list | |
| text/vnd.curl | curl |
| text/vnd.wap.wml | wml |
| text/vnd.wap.wmlscript | wml |
| text/xml | xml |
| text/x-setext | etx |
| text/x-speech | talk, spc |
Video/VRML/Model files
| type/subtype | File extension |
|---|---|
| model/vrml | vrml |
| video/mpeg | mpeg, mpg, mpe |
| video/quicktime | qt, mov |
| video/vnd.vivo | vivo, viv |
| video/x-msvideo | avi |
| video/x-sgi-movie | movie |
| x-world/x-vrml | wrl |
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