// mime type · application type
application/zip
ZIP archive · .zip
What application/zip is
application/zip is a ZIP archive. It's almost always downloaded rather than displayed, so it's paired with a download disposition.
How it's used
You'll see this as a Content-Type value on requests and responses — for example Content-Type: application/zip. It's the type associated with the .zip 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