Technical MIME Specification & Web Server Guide

application/x-sqlite3

Technical overview, official IANA specification, header magic bytes, and server configuration snippets for .SQLITE3 files (SQLITE3 File Format).

File Extension

.sqlite3

Content-Type Header

Format Category

General Files

Standard Specification

IANA Registered Standard

Description & Usage

Binary or text file format identified by extension .sqlite3

HTTP Server Content-Type Configuration Code

# Nginx mime.types configuration for .sqlite3
types {
    application/x-sqlite3    sqlite3;
}

OS Compatibility Matrix

Windows

macOS

Linux

Android

iOS

Want to test header signatures or binary files?

Run binary magic byte inspection in Magic Byte Detector.

Frequently Asked Questions

The official MIME content type for .sqlite3 files is "application/x-sqlite3". Web servers use this header to instruct browsers how to render or process .sqlite3 data.