Correct MIME type for returning JSON entity

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The *right* JSON content type?

I am using Java for the server side programming, and I want to return JSON data from the server side. I have come across the several return formats of JSON as below

application/json
text/javascript
text/x-json
application/x-javascript
text/x-javascript

Out of which, according to the standard, what should be used as the correct format of the MIME type?

Bhavik Ambani · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-12T02:11:31.507

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Here, RFC 4627, which is the industry standard for the MIME types of JSON, says that the currect format of the JSON response MIME type should be application/json.

edited Dec 12 '12 at 02:11

answered Dec 12 '12 at 02:03

Bhavik Ambani

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+1 for the RFC citation. – Brian Dec 12 '12 at 02:09
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Thanks bro for the quick response, excellent answer BTW – Bhavik Ambani Dec 13 '12 at 04:42
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Great conversation you have there – Diego Ponciano Sep 13 '13 at 13:07

Correct MIME type for returning JSON entity

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