Category: Audio

audio/mpeg

audio/mpeg is the standard MIME type for MP3 compressed digital audio tracks and podcast streams.

MIME / CONTENT-TYPE

audio/mpeg

ASSOCIATED EXTENSIONS

.mp3

PRIMARY CATEGORY

Audio

HTTP Headers & Web Server Configurations

Standard HTTP Response Header

Content-Type: audio/mpeg

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

Node.js / Express / Web API

<audio controls>
  <source src="track.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
</audio>

NGINX Configuration (mime.types)

types {
    audio/mpeg mp3;
}

Apache (.htaccess / httpd.conf)

AddType audio/mpeg .mp3

Include `Accept-Ranges: bytes` header for streaming support.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The standard HTTP response header is: "Content-Type: audio/mpeg".