What is the correct MIME Type for JSON content? [duplicate]

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What is the correct JSON content type?

I have problem with JSON is that it is only displaying " Content-Type: text/html" I am testing on localhost and my online code is

header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *');

header('Content-Type: application/javascript');
//header('Content-type: text/javascript');
//header('Content-type: application/json');

why do you not use application/json?

Zerium
– Zerium

2012-09-30 07:09:24 +00:00
Commented Sep 30, 2012 at 7:09 — Zerium
– Zerium, Commented Sep 30, 2012 at 7:09
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Isuru
– Isuru

2012-09-30 07:13:04 +00:00
Commented Sep 30, 2012 at 7:13 — Isuru
– Isuru, Commented Sep 30, 2012 at 7:13

Xiddoc · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-30 12:05:03Z

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You should use the application/json header for JSON data:

header('Content-type: application/json');

edited Jan 30, 2023 at 12:05

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answered Sep 30, 2012 at 7:10

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Yogesh Suthar Over a year ago

@user1709424 can you post some code??

user1709424 Over a year ago

<?php require 'include/jamroom-include.inc.php'; header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin: '); //header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods: *'); //content header header('Content-Type: application/javascript'); header('Content-type: text/'); header('Content-type: application/*'); header('Content-Type: application/json'); header('Content-Type: application/x-javascript'); header('Content-Type: text/javascript'); header('Content-Type: text/x-javascript'); header('Content-Type: text/x-json');

Yogesh Suthar Over a year ago

why are you inserting this much of header only put this header header('Content-type: application/json'); for getting json output data.

Database_Query · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-30 07:09:44Z

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The application/json Media Type for JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)

header('Content-type: application/json');

chech this from IANA

good read:

Application Media Types

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Isuru · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-30 07:11:39Z

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The MIME type for JSON is application/json

answered Sep 30, 2012 at 7:11

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