VideoBinary

`video/av1`

AV1

Reference for video/av1, the next-generation open video codec from the Alliance for Open Media with superior compression.

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HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: video/av1

Quick Facts

MIME Type	video/av1
Category	Video
Type	Binary

Common Usage

AV1 is an open, royalty-free video codec developed by the Alliance for Open Media (Google, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta). It offers 30-50% better compression than VP9/H.265.

Used by Netflix, YouTube, and emerging streaming services for bandwidth-efficient 4K/HDR delivery.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Set MIME type in meta or fetch headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="video/av1">

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('video/av1');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'video/av1' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    video/av1  av1;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type video/av1;
}