TextText-based

`text/vcard`

vCard

Reference for text/vcard, the MIME type for vCard contact files used for sharing personal and business contact information.

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Expected extensions: .vcf, .vcard

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

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

Associated File Extensions

.vcf.vcard

Quick Facts

MIME Type	text/vcard
Category	Text
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.vcf, .vcard

Common Usage

vCard is the standard format for electronic business cards and contact information. It is used by email clients, CRM systems, phone contact lists, and digital networking tools.

vCard files contain names, phone numbers, email addresses, photos, and social profiles.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

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

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