Name
Content-Encoding
Synopsis
The Content-Encoding header is used to specify whether any encodings have been performed on the object. By encoding the content, a server can compress it before sending the response. The value of the Content-Encoding header tells the client what type or types of encoding have been performed on the object. With that information, the client can then decode the message.
Sometimes more than one encoding is applied to an entity, in which case the encodings must be listed in the order in which they were performed.
Type
Entity header
Basic Syntax
Content-Encoding: 1# content-coding
Examples
Content-Encoding: gzip
Content-Encoding: compress, gzip
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