Developer Reference

Complete MIME Types List

The ultimate developer reference for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME types). Essential for configuring web servers and handling file uploads.

This comprehensive table lists all standard MIME types (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) used on the web. Developers can use this reference to correctly configure server headers, handle file uploads, and debug content-type issues.

Application

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
application/json
JavaScript
application/javascript
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
application/pdf
ZIP archive
application/zip
XML
application/xml

Text

HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
text/html
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
text/css
Comma-separated values (CSV)
text/csv
Text, (generally ASCII or ISO 8859-n)
text/plain

Image

Portable Network Graphics
image/png
JPEG images
image/jpeg
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
image/gif
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
image/svg+xml

Audio

MP3 audio
audio/mpeg
Waveform Audio Format
audio/wav

Video

MP4 video
video/mp4

MIME types are critical for the correct functioning of the internet. Incorrectly set MIME types can lead to security vulnerabilities (like XSS) or files not downloading correctly. Always verify your 'Content-Type' headers against this standard list.