What is HTTP Content-Type
"Senior female engineer "Olivia" is telling to a girl "Ava" about What is HTTP Content-Type"
Hi Ava, how's it going? Do you know what HTTP Content-Type is?
Hey Olivia, I'm good. No, I don't really know what it is.
HTTP Content-Type is a header that specifies the format of the data that is being sent in the HTTP request or response. It tells the recipient what kind of data is being sent, so they can process it correctly.
Oh, I see. So what are some examples of Content-Types?
Well, some common ones are text/html for HTML files, application/json for JSON data, and image/png for PNG images. There are many more, but those are just a few examples.
Got it. So how does the recipient know what Content-Type is being sent?
The sender includes the Content-Type header in the HTTP request or response. For example, if a client sends a request to a server to get an HTML page, the request might include a header that looks like this. That tells the server that the client is expecting an HTML page in response.
Content-Type: text/htmlOkay, I think I understand now. Thanks for explaining it to me, Olivia!