---
title: FileHandle.type
slug: Web/API/IDBMutableFile/type
tags:
  - API
  - Files
  - Non Standard
  - Property
  - Reference
  - WebAPI
---
{{APIRef("File System API")}}{{non-standard_header}}

## Summary

Provides the mime type of the file.

## Syntax

```js
var type = instanceOfFileHandle.type
```

## Value

A string.

## Specifications

This feature is not part of any current specification. It is no longer on track to become a standard.

## See also

- {{domxref("IDBMutableFile")}}
