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-8Quick Facts
| MIME Type | multipart/digest |
| Category | Multipart |
| Type | Text-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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