---
application: "Intervention Validation"
version: "Version 3"
status: "eol"
---

# Media (MIME) Type Rule

## Validate MIME Type Strings



> public Intervention\Validation\Rules\MimeType::__construct()

Checks for a valid [Mime Type](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_type) (Media type).

### Parameters

none

### Example

```php
use Intervention\Validation\Rules\MimeType;

$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
    'attribute-key' => new MimeType(),
]);
```

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