--- title: "og:video:type · Meta Tag · zhead" canonical_url: "https://zhead.dev/meta/og-video-type" last_updated: "2026-08-19T02:35:56.677Z" meta: description: "Provides the MIME type of the video resource declared by the preceding og:video property." "og:description": "Provides the MIME type of the video resource declared by the preceding og:video property." "og:title": "og:video:type · Meta Tag · zhead" --- Open Graph metadata # og:video:type Provides the MIME type of the video resource declared by the preceding og:video property. ## Parameters video/mp4 Indicates the video is in MP4 format, widely supported across platforms. ``` ``` video/ogg Defines the video as OGG, a free, open container format. ``` ``` video/webm Specifies the video is in WebM format, designed for the web. ``` ``` ## Code examples Good example ``` ``` The registered media type for MP4 video. Good example ``` ``` The registered media type for WebM video. Avoid this example ``` ``` A document media type does not describe the video resource. Avoid this example ``` ``` An empty value is not a media type. Omit the optional property instead. ## Recommendations - 01 Match the Response Use the media type served for the video. A guessed or mismatched value can mislead consumers. - 02 Use a Registered Type Choose the IANA media type for the video format. ## Related documentation - [Open Graph protocol](https://ogp.me/) - [IANA: Media Types](https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml#video) ## Related meta tags ### [og:audio](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio) property Provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the Open Graph object. ``` ``` An absolute, public URL to the audio file. ### [og:audio:secure\_url](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-secure-url) property Provides an alternate HTTPS URL for the audio declared by the preceding og:audio property. ``` ``` A valid HTTPS alternate for the audio resource. ### [og:audio:type](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-type) property Provides the MIME type of the audio resource declared by the preceding og:audio property. ``` ``` The registered media type for MP3 audio. ### [og:audio:url](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-url) property An alias of og:audio. It provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the object. ``` ``` An absolute URL to the audio file. ### [og:description](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-description) property Provides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object. ``` ``` Explains the subject in one specific sentence.