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Blob: type property

The type property of a Blob object returns the MIME type of the file.

Value

A string containing the file's MIME type, or an empty string if the type could not be determined.

Examples

This example asks the user to select a number of files, then checks each file to make sure it's one of a given set of image file types.

HTML

html

<input type="file" id="input" multiple />
<output id="output">Choose image files…</output>

JavaScript

js

// Our application only allows GIF, PNG, and JPEG images
const allowedFileTypes = ["image/png", "image/jpeg", "image/gif"];

const input = document.getElementById("input");
const output = document.getElementById("output");

input.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
  const files = event.target.files;

  if (files.length === 0) {
    output.innerText = "Choose image files…";
    return;
  }

  const allAllowed = Array.from(files).every((file) =>
    allowedFileTypes.includes(file.type),
  );
  output.innerText = allAllowed
    ? "All files clear!"
    : "Please choose image files only.";
});

Result

Specifications

Specification
File API
# dfn-type

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
type 5 12 4 10 11 6 4.4 18 4 11 6 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Blob/type