VideoBinary

`video/ogg`

Ogg Video (Theora)

Reference for video/ogg, the open-source Ogg video container typically using Theora codec with Vorbis audio.

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Expected extensions: .ogv, .ogg

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: video/ogg

Associated File Extensions

.ogv.ogg

Quick Facts

MIME Type	video/ogg
Category	Video
Type	Binary
Extensions	.ogv, .ogg

Common Usage

Ogg Video typically uses the Theora video codec with Vorbis audio. It was an early open-source web video format before WebM.

While Theora is largely superseded by VP9 and AV1, Ogg Video remains supported in Firefox and is used in open-source projects.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.ogv" type="video/ogg">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="video/ogg" src="file.ogv"></script>

Node.js

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

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

nginx

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

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