Gzip Compression of API Responses

API responses are compressed using Gzip to reduce data transfer volume.

Impact by User Usage Pattern

Package* UsageAccept-Encoding:gzip PresentClient-Side Handling Required
Package UsedHeader is added by defaultNo handling required
(Compressed responses are automatically decompressed, so no client-side consideration is needed)
Package Not UsedHeader presentProper decompression of compressed responses is required
(For curl, use --compressed)
Header not presentNo handling required
(Uncompressed responses are received, so no client-side consideration is needed)

* Refers to HTTP client libraries commonly used for REST API calls. (Examples) Libraries such as requests and urllib in Python

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