ApplicationText-based

`application/toml`

TOML

Reference for application/toml, the MIME type for TOML configuration files used in Rust, Python, and other ecosystems.

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Expected extensions: .toml

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

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

Associated File Extensions

.toml

Quick Facts

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

Common Usage

TOML (Tom's Obvious Minimal Language) is a configuration file format designed to be easy to read. It is the standard for Rust's Cargo.toml, Python's pyproject.toml, Hugo site configuration, and various other tools that prefer explicit, unambiguous configuration.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

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

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