Category: Application

application/zip

application/zip denotes standard PKZIP compressed file archives.

MIME / CONTENT-TYPE

application/zip

ASSOCIATED EXTENSIONS

.zip

PRIMARY CATEGORY

Application

HTTP Headers & Web Server Configurations

Standard HTTP Response Header

Content-Type: application/zip

Send this exact header in HTTP responses to instruct browsers how to decode and render the payload.

Node.js / Express / Web API

res.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/zip");
res.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=archive.zip");

NGINX Configuration (mime.types)

types {
    application/zip zip;
}

Apache (.htaccess / httpd.conf)

AddType application/zip .zip

Protect decompression routines against "Zip Slip" directory traversal attacks (`../../`) and Zip Bomb denial-of-service files.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions regarding MIME types, Content-Type headers, and web server configurations.

The standard HTTP response header is: "Content-Type: application/zip".