Category: Video

video/mp4

video/mp4 is the universally supported digital multimedia container format for H.264/AVC or H.265/HEVC video with AAC audio.

MIME / CONTENT-TYPE

video/mp4

ASSOCIATED EXTENSIONS

.mp4

PRIMARY CATEGORY

Video

HTTP Headers & Web Server Configurations

Standard HTTP Response Header

Content-Type: video/mp4

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

Node.js / Express / Web API

<video controls preload="metadata">
  <source src="clip.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>

NGINX Configuration (mime.types)

types {
    video/mp4 mp4;
}

Apache (.htaccess / httpd.conf)

AddType video/mp4 .mp4

Servers must support HTTP Byte-Range requests (`Accept-Ranges: bytes`) to allow video seeking in HTML5 `<video>` players.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The standard HTTP response header is: "Content-Type: video/mp4".