AudioBinary

`audio/x-ape`

Monkey's Audio

Reference for audio/x-ape, the MIME type for Monkey's Audio lossless compression format popular in audiophile communities.

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Expected extensions: .ape

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: audio/x-ape

Associated File Extensions

.ape

Quick Facts

MIME Type	audio/x-ape
Category	Audio
Type	Binary
Extensions	.ape

Common Usage

Monkey's Audio (APE) provides lossless audio compression with higher compression ratios than FLAC, but with slower encoding and decoding. It is popular in audiophile communities and music archiving, particularly in East Asian markets.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    audio/x-ape  ape;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type audio/x-ape;
}