VideoBinary

`video/vp9`

VP9

Reference for video/vp9, Google's open video codec offering H.265-competitive compression for YouTube and web video.

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HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: video/vp9

Quick Facts

MIME Type	video/vp9
Category	Video
Type	Binary

Common Usage

VP9 is Google's successor to VP8, offering compression efficiency comparable to H.265 without patent licensing costs. It is used by YouTube for most video delivery, Netflix for some content, and WebRTC video calls.

VP9 supports 4K, HDR, and 10-bit color.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Set MIME type in meta or fetch headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="video/vp9">

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('video/vp9');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'video/vp9' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    video/vp9  vp9;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type video/vp9;
}