video/matroska is a video media type commonly associated with .mkv extensions.
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What is video/matroska
video/matroska is one of the video media types used on the internet. When serving this content over HTTP, set the Content-Type header in the response, for example:
Content-Type: video/matroska
Related entities: associated extensions include .mkv, and is delivered over HTTP via the Content-Type header, commonly with GET, POST, PUT and PATCH requests.
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video/matroska is a video media type used to identify a content format; servers announce it to clients with the Content-Type header.
Extensions such as .mkv are associated with this MIME type.
Send Content-Type: video/matroska in the HTTP response.
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Updated 2026-09-13
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