AudioBinary

audio/3gpp

3GPP Audio

Reference for audio/3gpp, the MIME type for audio in the 3GPP container format used in mobile telephony.

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Expected extensions: .3gp

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header
Content-Type: audio/3gpp

Associated File Extensions

.3gp

Quick Facts

MIME Typeaudio/3gpp
CategoryAudio
TypeBinary
Extensions.3gp

Common Usage

3GPP audio is the standard container format for mobile phone audio recordings and MMS messages. It typically contains AMR or AAC encoded audio.

Used by mobile carriers and older smartphones for voice recordings, voicemail, and multimedia messaging.

Code Examples

HTML
<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.3gp" type="audio/3gpp">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="audio/3gpp" src="file.3gp"></script>
Node.js
// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('audio/3gpp');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'audio/3gpp' });
nginx
# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    audio/3gpp  3gp;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type audio/3gpp;
}

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