File Metadata Attributes¶

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Overview
Content-Type
Content-Disposition
Content-Encoding
Content-Language
Cache-Control

Overview¶

You can define metadata attributes for each file that you host with MongoDB Realm. Metadata attributes map to standard HTTP headers and allow you to optionally configure how Realm serves your files as well as how clients that request resources should handle them. This page provides examples and describes the purpose of each available attribute.

Content-Type¶

The Content-Type file attribute indicates the media type of the file.

Note

If you do not specify a Content-Type attribute for a file, Realm will attempt to automatically add a Content-Type attribute to it based on the file extension.

For example, Realm would automatically add the attribute Content-Type: application/html to the file myPage.html.

Examples¶

Indicate that a File Contains HTML¶

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Content-Type: application/html

Content-Disposition¶

The Content-Disposition file attribute indicates to client applications (such as your web browser) whether the file should be downloaded as an attachment or displayed inline as a web page.

Examples¶

Display the File Inline¶

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Content-Disposition: inline

Download the File¶

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Content-Disposition: attachment

Download the File with a Custom Filename¶

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Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="myFile.txt"

Content-Encoding¶

The Content-Encoding file attribute indicates any encodings that were applied to the file. Client applications can use this header to determine how to properly decode the file.

Examples¶

Indicate No Encoding¶

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Content-Encoding: identity

Indicate GZIP Encoding¶

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Content-Encoding: gzip

Indicate Multiple Encodings in Application Order¶

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Content-Encoding: gzip, identity

Content-Language¶

The Content-Language file attribute optionally specifies the language used by the file’s intended target audience. This attribute does not necessarily represent the language that file is actually written in.

Examples¶

Specify a Single Language¶

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Content-Language: en-US

Specify Multiple Languages¶

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Content-Language: en-US, en-CA, en-UK

Cache-Control¶

The Cache-Control file attribute instructs CDN servers on how they should handle cached copies of the file.

Examples¶

Refresh a Cached File Every Five Minutes¶

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Cache-Control: max-age=300

Never Cache a File¶

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Cache-Control: no-cache

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