TextText-based

`text/csv`

CSV

Reference for text/csv, the MIME type for comma-separated values files used for tabular data exchange.

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Expected extensions: .csv

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

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

Associated File Extensions

.csv

Quick Facts

MIME Type	text/csv
Category	Text
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.csv

Common Usage

CSV is the simplest format for tabular data, using commas to separate values and newlines to separate rows. It is used for spreadsheet exports, database imports/exports, data science datasets, financial data feeds, and any scenario requiring portable tabular data exchange.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

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

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