Master HTTP Accept-Encoding Headers
Optimize your website performance with HTTP compression algorithms
Compression Algorithms
Learn about the most popular HTTP compression algorithms and how to implement them.
Gzip Compression
The most widely supported compression algorithm with excellent compatibility.
Learn about gzip →Brotli Compression
Google's modern compression algorithm offering superior compression ratios.
Learn about Brotli →Deflate Compression
The foundation of gzip, offering basic compression capabilities.
Learn about deflate →Zstandard (zstd)
Facebook's real-time compression algorithm with excellent speed.
Learn about zstd →Browser Support & Compatibility
Understand which browsers support which compression algorithms and how to handle edge cases.
Browser Compatibility
Comprehensive browser support information for all compression algorithms.
Check compatibility →Performance Testing
Benchmark and optimize compression for maximum performance.
Optimize performance →Testing Tools
Tools and resources for testing HTTP compression.
Test compression →Server Configuration Guides
Step-by-step tutorials for enabling compression on popular web servers.
Performance Optimization
Advanced techniques for maximizing compression efficiency and website speed.
Performance Optimization
Maximize website speed with optimal compression strategies.
Optimize now →Best Practices
Industry standards and recommendations for HTTP compression.
Learn best practices →Testing & Monitoring
Tools and techniques for testing compression effectiveness.
Test compression →Troubleshooting
Solutions to common HTTP compression problems.
Fix issues →Implementation Guides
Practical tutorials for implementing compression in your applications.
API & Implementation
Code examples for Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, and more.
View code examples →Browser Support
Detailed browser compatibility information.
Check support →Best Practices
Security considerations and optimization tips.
Learn more →Troubleshooting
Debug and fix common compression issues.
Get help →Quick Accept-Encoding Header Reference
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br
Accept-Encoding: *
Accept-Encoding: gzip;q=1.0, identity;q=0.5, *;q=0The Accept-Encoding request header indicates which content encoding the client can understand.