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text/csv

File extensions: .csv

Comma-Separated Values — the universal tabular data format.

What is text/csv?

text/csv is the media type for comma-separated values files. Every spreadsheet and BI tool can import CSV, which is why it is the default export format for tabular data on the web.

Typical usage

Data exports for spreadsheets, database bulk imports, analytics tools.

Common gotchas

Some European locales use semicolons instead of commas because the comma is a decimal separator. Include an appropriate Content-Disposition header if you want the browser to download rather than preview.

HTTP header example

Response header

Content-Type: text/csv; charset=utf-8

Reference

RFC 4180

Related MIME types

application/json

JSON

text/plain

Plain text

text/html

HTML

text/css

CSS

text/javascript

JavaScript

text/xml

XML (text form)