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Accept-Encoding

Content encodings the client accepts

What the Accept-Encoding header does

Accept-Encoding lists the compression algorithms the client understands, like gzip and br (Brotli). The server compresses the body with one of them and names its choice in the Content-Encoding response header, cutting transfer size significantly.

Example

Accept-Encoding: gzip, br

Where it's used

Accept-Encoding is a request header. Request headers are sent by the client to describe the request and what the client can accept.

Other request headers

Accept Accept-Encoding Accept-Language Authorization Content-Type Content-Length Cookie Host Origin Referer User-Agent If-None-Match Range
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HTTP Headers Parser

Turn a block of raw headers into readable JSON.

REFERENCE

All HTTP Headers

Common request, response, caching, CORS, and security headers.

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How to Read and Parse HTTP Headers

The anatomy of headers and how to work with them.