ApplicationText-based

`application/typescript`

TypeScript

Reference for application/typescript, the MIME type for TypeScript source files used in modern web and server-side development.

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Expected extensions: .ts, .tsx, .mts

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

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

Associated File Extensions

.ts.tsx.mts

Quick Facts

MIME Type	application/typescript
Category	Application
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.ts, .tsx, .mts

Common Usage

TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript used for large-scale application development. This MIME type identifies TypeScript source files in development servers, code editors, and build pipelines.

TypeScript files are compiled to JavaScript before being served to browsers.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    application/typescript  ts tsx mts;
}

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