MultipartText-based

multipart/digest

Message Digest

Reference for multipart/digest, the MIME type for collections of email messages bundled as a digest.

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HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header
Content-Type: multipart/digest; charset=utf-8

Quick Facts

MIME Typemultipart/digest
CategoryMultipart
TypeText-based (human-readable)

Common Usage

multipart/digest bundles multiple email messages into a single message, where each part defaults to message/rfc822 type. It is used for mailing list digests, email forwarding collections, and aggregating related messages into a single email delivery.

Code Examples

HTML
<!-- Set MIME type in meta or fetch headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="multipart/digest">
Node.js
// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('multipart/digest');
  res.send(data);
});

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

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type multipart/digest;
}

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