TextText-based

`text/calendar`

iCalendar

Reference for text/calendar, the MIME type for iCalendar files used for sharing events, schedules, and calendar data.

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Expected extensions: .ics, .ical

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: text/calendar; charset=utf-8

Associated File Extensions

.ics.ical

Quick Facts

MIME Type	text/calendar
Category	Text
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.ics, .ical

Common Usage

iCalendar is the standard format for sharing calendar events between applications. It is used by Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, and virtually every calendar application.

ICS files contain event details, recurrence rules, alarms, and attendee information.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.ics" type="text/calendar">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="text/calendar" src="file.ics"></script>

Node.js

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

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

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    text/calendar  ics ical;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type text/calendar;
}