AWS S3 Content Types

When you upload content to AWS S3, the object can be assigned a MIME type that describes the format of the contents.

The transfer service automatically applies content types to objects as they are uploaded, with content types assigned from the following list:

3dm x-world/x-3dmf
3dmf x-world/x-3dmf
a application/octet-stream
aab application/x-authorware-bin
aam application/x-authorware-map
aas application/x-authorware-seg
abc text/vnd.abc
acgi text/html
afl video/animaflex
ai application/postscript
aif audio/aiff
#aif audio/x-aiff
aifc audio/aiff
#aifc audio/x-aiff
aiff audio/aiff
#aiff audio/x-aiff
aim application/x-aim
aip text/x-audiosoft-intra
ani application/x-navi-animation
aos application/x-nokia-9000-communicator-add-on-software
aps application/mime
arc application/octet-stream
arj application/arj
art image/x-jg
asf video/x-ms-asf
asm text/x-asm
asp text/asp
asx application/x-mplayer2
#asx video/x-ms-asf
#asx video/x-ms-asf-plugin
au audio/basic
#au audio/x-au
#avi video/avi
#avi video/msvideo
avi video/x-msvideo
avs video/avs-video
bcpio application/x-bcpio
#bin application/mac-binary
#bin application/macbinary
#bin application/octet-stream
bin application/x-binary
#bin application/x-macbinary
bm image/bmp
bmp image/bmp
boo application/book
book application/book
boz application/x-bzip2
bsh application/x-bsh
bz application/x-bzip
bz2 application/x-bzip2
c text/plain
c++ text/plain
cat application/vnd.ms-pki.seccat
cc text/plain
ccad application/clariscad
cco application/x-cocoa
cdf application/cdf
cer application/pkix-cert
cha application/x-chat
chat application/x-chat
class application/java
com application/octet-stream
conf text/plain
cpio application/x-cpio
cpp text/x-c
cpt application/mac-compactpro
crl application/pkcs-crl
crt application/pkix-cert
csh application/x-csh
css text/css
cxx text/plain
dcr application/x-director
deepv application/x-deepv
def text/plain
der application/x-x509-ca-cert
dif video/x-dv
dir application/x-director
dl video/dl
doc application/msword
dot application/msword
dp application/commonground
drw application/drafting
dump application/octet-stream
dv video/x-dv
dvi application/x-dvi
dwf model/vnd.dwf
dwg application/acad
dxf application/dxf
dxr application/x-director
el text/x-script.elisp
elc application/x-bytecode.elisp
env application/x-envoy
eps application/postscript
es application/x-esrehber
etx text/x-setext
evy application/envoy
exe application/octet-stream
f text/plain
f77 text/x-fortran
f90 text/plain
fdf application/vnd.fdf
fif application/fractals
fli video/fli
flo image/florian
flx text/vnd.fmi.flexstor
fmf video/x-atomic3d-feature
for text/plain
fpx image/vnd.fpx
frl application/freeloader
funk audio/make
g text/plain
g3 image/g3fax
gif image/gif
gl video/gl
gsd audio/x-gsm
gsm audio/x-gsm
gsp application/x-gsp
gss application/x-gss
gtar application/x-gtar
gz application/x-gzip
gzip application/x-gzip
h text/plain
hdf application/x-hdf
help application/x-helpfile
hgl application/vnd.hp-hpgl
hh text/plain
hlp application/hlp
hpg application/vnd.hp-hpgl
hpgl application/vnd.hp-hpgl
hqx application/binhex
hta application/hta
htc text/x-component
htm text/html
html text/html
htmls text/html
htt text/webviewhtml
htx text/html
ice x-conference/x-cooltalk
ico image/x-icon
idc text/plain
ief image/ief
iefs image/ief
iges application/iges
igs application/iges
ima application/x-ima
imap application/x-httpd-imap
inf application/inf
ins application/x-internett-signup
ip application/x-ip2
isu video/x-isvideo
it audio/it
iv application/x-inventor
ivr i-world/i-vrml
ivy application/x-livescreen
jam audio/x-jam
java text/plain
jcm application/x-java-commerce
jfif image/jpeg
jpeg image/jpeg
jpg image/jpeg
jps image/x-jps
js application/x-javascript
jut image/jutvision
kar audio/midi
ksh text/x-script.ksh
la audio/nspaudio
lam audio/x-liveaudio
latex application/x-latex
lha application/octet-stream
lhx application/octet-stream
list text/plain
lma audio/nspaudio
log text/plain
lst text/plain
lsx text/x-la-asf
ltx application/x-latex
lzh application/octet-stream
lzx application/octet-stream
m text/plain
m1v video/mpeg
m2a audio/mpeg
m2v video/mpeg
m3u audio/x-mpequrl
m4v video/x-m4v
man application/x-troff-man
mht message/rfc822
mhtml message/rfc822
midi audio/midi
mif application/x-frame
mjf audio/x-vnd.audioexplosion.mjuicemediafile
mjpg video/x-motion-jpeg
mod audio/mod
mov video/quicktime
movie video/x-sgi-movie
mp2 audio/mpeg
mp3 audio/mpeg
#mpa audio/mpeg
mpa video/mpeg
mpc application/x-project
mpeg video/mpeg
mpg video/mpeg
mpga audio/mpeg
ogg video/ogg
ogv video/ogg
p text/x-pascal
p10 application/pkcs10
#p12 application/pkcs-12
p12 application/x-pkcs12
p7a application/x-pkcs7-signature
p7c application/x-pkcs7-mime
p7m application/pkcs7-mime
p7r application/x-pkcs7-certreqresp
p7s application/pkcs7-signature
part application/pro_eng
pas text/pascal
pbm image/x-portable-bitmap
pcl application/x-pcl
pct image/x-pict
pcx image/x-pcx
pdb chemical/x-pdb
pdf application/pdf
pfunk audio/make
pgm image/x-portable-graymap
pic image/pict
pict image/pict
pkg application/x-newton-compatible-pkg
pko application/vnd.ms-pki.pko
pl text/plain
plx application/x-pixclscript
pm image/x-xpixmap
pm4 application/x-pagemaker
pm5 application/x-pagemaker
png image/png
pnm image/x-portable-anymap
pot application/mspowerpoint
ppa application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
ppm image/x-portable-pixmap
pps application/mspowerpoint
ppt application/mspowerpoint
#ppt application/powerpoint
#ppt application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
#ppt application/x-mspowerpoint
ppz application/mspowerpoint
pre application/x-freelance
prt application/pro_eng
ps application/postscript
psd application/octet-stream
pvu paleovu/x-pv
pwz application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
py text/x-script.phyton
pyc applicaiton/x-bytecode.python
qcp audio/vnd.qcelp
qd3 x-world/x-3dmf
#qd3d x-world/x-3dmf
qif image/x-quicktime
qt video/quicktime
qtc video/x-qtc
qti image/x-quicktime
qtif image/x-quicktime
ra audio/x-pn-realaudio
#ra audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin
#ra audio/x-realaudio
ram audio/x-pn-realaudio
ras application/x-cmu-raster
#ras image/cmu-raster
#ras image/x-cmu-raster
#rast image/cmu-raster
#rexx text/x-script.rexx
#rf image/vnd.rn-realflash
rgb image/x-rgb
rm application/vnd.rn-realmedia
#rm audio/x-pn-realaudio
rmi audio/mid
rmm audio/x-pn-realaudio
rmp audio/x-pn-realaudio
#rmp audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin
rng application/ringing-tones
#rng application/vnd.nokia.ringing-tone
rnx application/vnd.rn-realplayer
roff application/x-troff
rp image/vnd.rn-realpix
rpm audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin
rt text/richtext
#rt text/vnd.rn-realtext
rtf application/rtf
#rtf application/x-rtf
#rtf text/richtext
#rtx application/rtf
#rtx text/richtext
rv video/vnd.rn-realvideo
s text/x-asm
s3m audio/s3m
#saveme application/octet-stream
sbk application/x-tbook
scm application/x-lotusscreencam
#scm text/x-script.guile
#scm text/x-script.scheme
#scm video/x-scm
sdml text/plain
sdp application/sdp
#sdp application/x-sdp
sdr application/sounder
sea application/sea
#sea application/x-sea
set application/set
sgm text/sgml
#sgm text/x-sgml
sgml text/sgml
#sgml text/x-sgml
sh application/x-bsh
#sh application/x-sh
#sh application/x-shar
#sh text/x-script.sh
shar application/x-bsh
#shar application/x-shar
shtml text/html
#shtml text/x-server-parsed-html
sid audio/x-psid
#sit application/x-sit
sit application/x-stuffit
skd application/x-koan
skm application/x-koan
skp application/x-koan
skt application/x-koan
sl application/x-seelogo
smi application/smil
smil application/smil
#snd audio/basic
snd audio/x-adpcm
sol application/solids
#spc application/x-pkcs7-certificates
spc text/x-speech
spl application/futuresplash
spr application/x-sprite
sprite application/x-sprite
src application/x-wais-source
ssi text/x-server-parsed-html
ssm application/streamingmedia
sst application/vnd.ms-pki.certstore
step application/step
stl application/sla
#stl application/vnd.ms-pki.stl
#stl application/x-navistyle
stp application/step
sv4cpio application/x-sv4cpio
sv4crc application/x-sv4crc
svf image/vnd.dwg
#svf image/x-dwg
svr application/x-world
#svr x-world/x-svr
swf application/x-shockwave-flash
t application/x-troff
talk text/x-speech
tar application/x-tar
tbk application/toolbook
#tbk application/x-tbook
tcl application/x-tcl
#tcl text/x-script.tcl
tcsh text/x-script.tcsh
tex application/x-tex
texi application/x-texinfo
texinfo application/x-texinfo
#text application/plain
text text/plain
#tgz application/gnutar
tgz application/x-compressed
tif image/tiff
#tif image/x-tiff
tiff image/tiff
#tiff image/x-tiff
tr application/x-troff
tsi audio/tsp-audio
tsp application/dsptype
#tsp audio/tsplayer
tsv text/tab-separated-values
turbot image/florian
txt text/plain
uil text/x-uil
uni text/uri-list
unis text/uri-list
unv application/i-deas
uri text/uri-list
uris text/uri-list
ustar application/x-ustar
#ustar multipart/x-ustar
uu application/octet-stream
#uu text/x-uuencode
uue text/x-uuencode
vcd application/x-cdlink
vcs text/x-vcalendar
vda application/vda
vdo video/vdo
vew application/groupwise
viv video/vivo
#viv video/vnd.vivo
vivo video/vivo
#vivo video/vnd.vivo
vmd application/vocaltec-media-desc
vmf application/vocaltec-media-file
voc audio/voc
#voc audio/x-voc
vos video/vosaic
vox audio/voxware
vqe audio/x-twinvq-plugin
vqf audio/x-twinvq
vql audio/x-twinvq-plugin
vrml application/x-vrml
#vrml model/vrml
#vrml x-world/x-vrml
vrt x-world/x-vrt
vsd application/x-visio
vst application/x-visio
vsw application/x-visio
w60 application/wordperfect6.0
w61 application/wordperfect6.1
w6w application/msword
wav audio/wav
#wav audio/x-wav
wb1 application/x-qpro
wbmp image/vnd.wap.wbmp
web application/vnd.xara
wiz application/msword
wk1 application/x-123
wmf windows/metafile
wml text/vnd.wap.wml
wmlc application/vnd.wap.wmlc
wmls text/vnd.wap.wmlscript
wmlsc application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc
word application/msword
wp application/wordperfect
wp5 application/wordperfect
#wp5 application/wordperfect6.0
wp6 application/wordperfect
wpd application/wordperfect
#wpd application/x-wpwin
wq1 application/x-lotus
wri application/mswrite
#wri application/x-wri
#wrl application/x-world
wrl model/vrml
#wrl x-world/x-vrml
#wrz model/vrml
#wrz x-world/x-vrml
#wsc text/scriplet
wsrc application/x-wais-source
wtk application/x-wintalk
#xbm image/x-xbitmap
#xbm image/x-xbm
xbm image/xbm
xdr video/x-amt-demorun
xgz xgl/drawing
xif image/vnd.xiff
xl application/excel
xla application/excel
#xla application/x-excel
#xla application/x-msexcel
#xlb application/excel
#xlb application/vnd.ms-excel
xlb application/x-excel
#xlc application/excel
#xlc application/vnd.ms-excel
#xlc application/x-excel
xld application/excel
#xld application/x-excel
#xlk application/excel
xlk application/x-excel
#xll application/excel
#xll application/vnd.ms-excel
xll application/x-excel
#xlm application/excel
#xlm application/vnd.ms-excel
xlm application/x-excel
#xls application/excel
#xls application/vnd.ms-excel
#xls application/x-excel
xls application/x-msexcel
#xlt application/excel
xlt application/x-excel
#xlv application/excel
xlv application/x-excel
#xlw application/excel
#xlw application/vnd.ms-excel
#xlw application/x-excel
xlw application/x-msexcel
xm audio/xm
#xml application/xml
xml text/xml
xmz xgl/movie
xpix application/x-vnd.ls-xpix
#xpm image/x-xpixmap
xpm image/xpm
x-png image/png
xsr video/x-amt-showrun
#xwd image/x-xwd
xwd image/x-xwindowdump
xyz chemical/x-pdb
#z application/x-compress
z application/x-compressed
#zip application/x-compressed
#zip application/x-zip-compressed
zip application/zip
#zip multipart/x-zip
zoo application/octet-stream
zsh text/x-script.zsh