MessageText-based

`message/http`

HTTP Message

Reference for message/http, the MIME type for encapsulated HTTP request or response messages.

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HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: message/http; charset=utf-8

Quick Facts

MIME Type	message/http
Category	Message
Type	Text-based (human-readable)

Common Usage

message/http wraps a complete HTTP request or response message as a MIME entity. It is used in HTTP TRACE responses, message forwarding, caching proxies, and debugging tools that need to encapsulate HTTP transactions for logging or replay.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Set MIME type in meta or fetch headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="message/http">

Node.js

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

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

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    message/http  http;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type message/http;
}