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description: "Learn more about: Binary.InferContentType"
title: "Binary.InferContentType"
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# Binary.InferContentType

## Syntax

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Binary.InferContentType(<b>source</b> as binary) as record
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## About

Returns a record with field Content.Type that contains the inferred MIME-type. If the inferred content type is text/*, and an encoding code page is detected, then additionally returns field Content.Encoding that contains the encoding of the stream. If the inferred content type is text/csv, and the format is delimited, additionally returns field Csv.PotentialDelimiter containing a table for analysis of potential delimiters. If the inferred content type is text/csv, and the format is fixed-width, additionally returns field Csv.PotentialPositions containing a list for analysis of potential fixed width column positions.
