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Technical MIME Specification & Web Server Guide

model/obj

Technical overview, official IANA specification, header magic bytes, and server configuration snippets for .OBJ files (Wavefront 3D Object).

File Extension

.obj

Content-Type Header

model/obj

Format Category

3D & CAD

Standard Specification

IANA Registered Standard

Description & Usage

Open 3D geometry format representing 3D vertices, texture maps, and faces.

HTTP Server Content-Type Configuration Code

# Nginx mime.types configuration for .obj
types {
    model/obj    obj;
}

OS Compatibility Matrix

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS

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Frequently Asked Questions

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