audio/mpeg

What audio/mpeg is

audio/mpeg is MP3 audio — the near-universal type for compressed music and podcasts, playable by every browser's <audio> element.

How it's used

You'll see this as a Content-Type value on requests and responses — for example Content-Type: audio/mpeg. It's the type associated with the .mp3 file extension. Audio and video types identify media formats for playback in the browser or a media player.

Other audio / video types