ApplicationText-based

`application/sql`

SQL

Reference for application/sql, the MIME type for SQL query files and database scripts used in relational databases.

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Expected extensions: .sql

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: application/sql; charset=utf-8

Associated File Extensions

.sql

Quick Facts

MIME Type	application/sql
Category	Application
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.sql

Common Usage

SQL files contain database queries, schema definitions, migrations, and seed data. This MIME type is used by database management tools, migration frameworks, and API endpoints that accept raw SQL.

It is relevant to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server, and other RDBMS.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.sql" type="application/sql">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="application/sql" src="file.sql"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('application/sql');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/sql' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    application/sql  sql;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type application/sql;
}