File Types & MIME Cheatsheet
A quick reference for common file formats and their corresponding MIME types.
Application
| MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|
application/json |
JSON format |
application/xml |
XML format |
application/pdf |
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) |
application/zip |
ZIP archive |
application/octet-stream |
Any kind of binary data |
Audio
| MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|
audio/mpeg |
MP3 audio |
audio/wav |
WAV audio |
audio/ogg |
OGG audio |
Image
| MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|
image/jpeg |
JPEG images |
image/png |
Portable Network Graphics |
image/gif |
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) |
image/svg+xml |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) |
image/webp |
WEBP image |
Text
| MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|
text/plain |
Plain text |
text/html |
HTML |
text/css |
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) |
text/csv |
Comma-separated values (CSV) |
text/javascript |
JavaScript |
Video
| MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|
video/mp4 |
MP4 video |
video/webm |
WEBM video |
video/quicktime |
QuickTime video |