Technical MIME Specification & Web Server Guide
audio/flac
Technical overview, official IANA specification, header magic bytes, and server configuration snippets for .FLAC files (Free Lossless Audio Codec).
File Extension
.flac
Content-Type Header
audio/flac
Format Category
Audio
Standard Specification
IANA Registered Standard
Description & Usage
Open source bit-perfect audio compression format for audiophiles.
HTTP Server Content-Type Configuration Code
# Nginx mime.types configuration for .flac
types {
audio/flac flac;
}OS Compatibility Matrix
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The official MIME content type for .flac files is "audio/flac". Web servers use this header to instruct browsers how to render or process .flac data.