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POST file

mime_detect

1 credit

Detect MIME type from file content (magic bytes, not extension)

Endpoint

POST /api/v1/tools/file/mime_detect

Body Parameters

file_base64 string required

Example

input Request
{
    "file_base64": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+M9QDwADhgGAWjR9awAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
}
output Response
{
    "detected": true,
    "extension": "png",
    "mime_type": "image/png"
}

Response Format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK SUCCESS
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "detected": true,
    "extension": "png",
    "mime_type": "image/png"
},
  "meta": {
    "tool": "mime_detect",
    "credits_consumed": 1
  }
}
HTTP/1.1 422 Unprocessable Entity ERROR
{
  "success": false,
  "data": null,
  "error": {
    "code": "validation_error",
    "message": "The given data was invalid."
  }
}

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