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A response looks compressed. You've never checked.
What you'll have at the end
One curl command proving Content-Encoding: gzip on a real response, with the byte count before and after
You need
A URL that answers real HTTP requests, whether your own API or one you're diagnosing, and curl available at the command line.
Not covered
How to actually turn gzip on inside your server or framework's own configuration; this only covers proving it after the fact.
Leans on
Checked 18 Aug 2026
Part of the HTTP cookbook