// mime type · application type
application/xml
XML data · .xml
What application/xml is
application/xml marks XML data. It's used by SOAP APIs, RSS/Atom feeds, and many document formats. (text/xml exists too, but application/xml is preferred.)
How it's used
You'll see this as a Content-Type value on requests and responses — for example Content-Type: application/xml. It's the type associated with the .xml file extension. Application types cover structured data and binary formats — from JSON and XML to PDFs, archives, and Office documents.
Other application types
application/json application/ld+json application/xml application/javascript application/pdf application/zip application/gzip application/octet-stream application/x-www-form-urlencoded application/wasm application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document