application/xml
The MIME type for XML. The backbone of SOAP, RSS, Atom, SVG, and friends.
Typical extensions
Primary uses
- SOAP API payloads
- RSS / Atom feeds
- Configuration files of many flavours
In a browser
Browsers render a tree view; XSLT stylesheets can style the document.
On a server
Disable external-entity resolution server-side to block XXE attacks.
In email
Not inlined by default; arrives as an attachment.