ApplicationBinary

`application/x-rar-compressed`

RAR Archive

Reference for application/x-rar-compressed, the MIME type for RAR archives known for solid compression and recovery records.

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Expected extensions: .rar

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: application/x-rar-compressed

Associated File Extensions

.rar

Quick Facts

MIME Type	application/x-rar-compressed
Category	Application
Type	Binary
Extensions	.rar

Common Usage

RAR is a proprietary archive format popular for distributing large files split across multiple volumes. It supports solid compression, recovery records for repairing damaged archives, and AES-256 encryption.

It remains common for game distributions and file sharing.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    application/x-rar-compressed  rar;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type application/x-rar-compressed;
}