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We can use HTTP compression to reduce the size of API requests and responses.
It is used by APIs that deliver large data to many clients.
By utilizing compression, bandwidth usage can be significantly reduced, resulting in improved speed and performance for your API.
It is used by APIs that deliver large data to many clients.
By utilizing compression, bandwidth usage can be significantly reduced, resulting in improved speed and performance for your API.
It utilizes a range of algorithms to compress the payload.
Its formats vary from general-purpose compression (e.g., gzip) to specialized compression algorithms designed for specific uses such as `text/html` or `image/svg`.
Its formats vary from general-purpose compression (e.g., gzip) to specialized compression algorithms designed for specific uses such as `text/html` or `image/svg`.
Compression can be implemented using libraries and extensions.
Examples include mod_deflate in Apache or Gzip-js in JavaScript.
Examples include mod_deflate in Apache or Gzip-js in JavaScript.
📌 How does it work?
When making a request, the client sends an `Accept-Encoding` header to the server.
This header informs the server about the compression algorithms client understands.
For example, `Accept-Encoding: gzip` means the client understands gzip.
When making a request, the client sends an `Accept-Encoding` header to the server.
This header informs the server about the compression algorithms client understands.
For example, `Accept-Encoding: gzip` means the client understands gzip.
If the server understands the requested algorithm, it compresses the data using it.
Once compressed, the server sends the response with a header specifying the algorithm used.
For example, `Content-Encoding: gzip` shows that the content is compressed using gzip.
Once compressed, the server sends the response with a header specifying the algorithm used.
For example, `Content-Encoding: gzip` shows that the content is compressed using gzip.
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