// http header · response header
Content-Encoding
Compression applied to the body
What the Content-Encoding header does
Content-Encoding names the compression applied to the response body, such as gzip or br. The client reverses it before reading the body. It's chosen from what the client offered in Accept-Encoding.
Example
Content-Encoding: gzipWhere it's used
Content-Encoding is a response header. Response headers are sent by the server to describe the response and tell the client how to handle it.
Other response headers
Content-Encoding Content-Disposition ETag Last-Modified Location Set-Cookie Server Retry-After WWW-Authenticate