application/*

application/manifest+json

File extensions: .webmanifest

PWA manifest describing installation metadata.

What is application/manifest+json?

application/manifest+json is the media type for a Web App Manifest — a JSON document that describes a Progressive Web App's name, icons, theme color, and installation behavior.

Typical usage

Linked from HTML via <link rel="manifest">. Required for PWA install prompts.

HTTP header example

Response header

Content-Type: application/manifest+json; charset=utf-8

Reference

W3C Web App Manifest

Related MIME types

application/json

JSON

text/html

HTML

application/ld+json

JSON-LD

application/x-ndjson

Newline-Delimited JSON

application/xml

XML

application/atom+xml

Atom Feed