Recognised as Media type
application/octet-stream
- application/octet-stream
- application
- Binary
application/octet-stream is the media type for arbitrary binary data; the default when nothing else fits. It is normally carried by .bin files. The top-level type is "application".
Media type
Full typeapplication/octet-stream
Top-level typeapplication
Subtypeoctet-stream
DescriptionArbitrary binary data; the default when nothing else fits
Text or binaryBinarynot human-readable
Using it
File extensions.bin
Content-Type headerContent-Type: application/octet-stream
Accept headerAccept: application/octet-stream
Needs charsetNo
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