AudioBinary

`audio/ogg`

Ogg Vorbis

Reference for audio/ogg, the open-source audio container format commonly using Vorbis codec for lossy compression.

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Expected extensions: .ogg, .oga

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: audio/ogg

Associated File Extensions

.ogg.oga

Quick Facts

MIME Type	audio/ogg
Category	Audio
Type	Binary
Extensions	.ogg, .oga

Common Usage

Ogg Vorbis is an open-source alternative to MP3, generally offering better quality at similar bitrates. It is used in video games (many engines prefer Ogg), web audio (HTML5 audio element), Firefox and Chrome audio, and applications that prefer patent-free formats.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    audio/ogg  ogg oga;
}

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